Heather Lynn Richards, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Pittsburgh, PA
Heather Lynn Richards, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1568740728, issued on Jul 21, 2011. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD452318, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Heather Lynn Richards
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- MD452318 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1307 Federal St, Pittsburgh, PA 15212
- Phone
- (412) 359-3360
- Enumerated
- Jul 21, 2011
- Record last updated
- Oct 1, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (412) 359-6899
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140926000945); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Wake Forest University School Of Medicine, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Heather Lynn Richards in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD452318Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
41% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
1,868 Medicare Part D claims for 83 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 26 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Buprenorphine-Naloxone241 claims
- Tivicay125 claims
- Descovy91 claims
- Biktarvy89 claims
- Bupropion Xl89 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium68 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 93.8 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Allegheny ClinicPittsburgh, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Heather Lynn Richards among 7,300 internal medicine physician records in Pennsylvania
Heather Lynn Richards, M.D. is one of 7,300 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 52% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 52% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2008 among the 4,208 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
750 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Pittsburgh
They are 750 of the 28,866 NPPES records with a practice address in Pittsburgh, and 7,300 internal medicine physician records in Pennsylvania.
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Common questions
What is Heather Lynn Richards, M.D.'s NPI number?
Heather Lynn Richards, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568740728, issued on Jul 21, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Heather Lynn Richards, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1307 Federal St, Pittsburgh, PA, 15212. Phone: (412) 359-3360. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Heather Lynn Richards, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD452318, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Heather Lynn Richards, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Heather Lynn Richards, M.D. had 1,868 Medicare Part D claims for 83 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Heather Lynn Richards, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.8 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.