Howard S. Richter, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Ogden, UT
Howard S. Richter, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Ogden, Utah, and NPI 1659468106, issued on Oct 6, 2006. Check the license (Utah 59242271205, as entered in NPPES) on the Utah Medical Licensing Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Howard S. Richter
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License numbers
- 59242271205 UT
MD61451749 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4403 Harrison Blvd Ste 2400, Ogden, UT 84403
- Phone
- (801) 387-2750
- Enumerated
- Oct 6, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 17, 2023
- Medicaid ID
- 942854057032 UT
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040614001681); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Southwestern Medical School At Dallas, 1997
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4403 Harrison Blvd Ste 2400
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Casey Bachison, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1235349820
- Adam Bagley, PA-CPhysician Assistant1265941892
- Joseph Bowcutt, PA-CPhysician Assistant1255428728
- Jairon FesslerPhysician Assistant1679186480
- Skyler Gallegos, PA-CPhysician Assistant1811554694
- Jeffrey Harrison, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1770670242
Verify Howard S. Richter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersUtah Medical Licensing Board
Search for license 59242271205Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 83.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $23.40
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Sawtooth Surgical Solutions Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
4 hospitals and group practices
- Kadlec Regional Medical CenterRichland, WA · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
- Acute Care Surgery Medical Group IncSan Jose, CA
- Orthopedic Institute OF Newport Beach Limited PartnershipNewport Beach, CA
- Scl Health Medical Group-Butte LLCButte, MT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Howard S. Richter among 266 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Utah
Howard S. Richter, M.D. is one of 266 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Utah. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2005 among the 164 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Utah practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Utah
There are 266 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Utah.
All 266 in Utah → Every provider in Ogden → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Casey Bachison, M.D.Ogden, UT 844031235349820
- Brent Baranko, MDOgden, UT 844031306833967
- Donald Bryan, MDOgden, UT 844031366434433
- Nicholas Goucher, M.D.Ogden, UT 844031528015542
- Michael Hall, MDOgden, UT 844031720075047
- Jeffrey Harrison, M.D.Ogden, UT 844031770670242
- Damian Illing, MDOgden, UT 844031437536554
- Sean Kuehn, MDOgden, UT 844031750607891
Common questions
What is Howard S. Richter, M.D.'s NPI number?
Howard S. Richter, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659468106, issued on Oct 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Howard S. Richter, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4403 Harrison Blvd Ste 2400, Ogden, UT, 84403. Phone: (801) 387-2750. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Howard S. Richter, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Utah license number 59242271205, as entered by the provider. Search the Utah Medical Licensing Board at https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
What is Howard S. Richter, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.1 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.