James Darryl Richards, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Cookeville, TN
James Darryl Richards, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Cookeville, Tennessee, and NPI 1831181205, issued on Aug 22, 2005. Check the license (Tennessee MD20946, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Darryl Richards
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- MD20946 TN
MD020946 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3830 Mirandy RD, Cookeville, TN 38506
- Phone
- (931) 239-0284
- Enumerated
- Aug 22, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 20, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid IDs
- 1509111 TN
3055058 TN - Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James Darryl Richards in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD20946Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
8,178 Medicare Part D claims for 311 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 260 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium664 claims
- Eliquis489 claims
- Trazodone Hcl450 claims
- Furosemide342 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium304 claims
- Famotidine212 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.
James Darryl Richards among 2,674 family medicine physician records in Tennessee
James Darryl Richards, M.D. is one of 2,674 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 83% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 63% of these records are
- Record last updated2011 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
32 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Cookeville
They are 32 of the 1,654 NPPES records with a practice address in Cookeville, and 2,674 family medicine physician records in Tennessee.
All 2,674 in Tennessee → Every provider in Cookeville → Family Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- James Cates, MDCookeville, TN 385061073517892
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- Alyssa RaglandCookeville, TN 385061275135519
- Pamela Sanders, M.D.Cookeville, TN 385061295706356
- Steven Alexander, MDCookeville, TN 385011891873618
- Aaron Bennett, DOCookeville, TN 385011174984421
- Robert Comparin, MDCookeville, TN 385011992026587
- Pushpendra Jain, MDCookeville, TN 385011689748634
Common questions
What is James Darryl Richards, M.D.'s NPI number?
James Darryl Richards, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831181205, issued on Aug 22, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Darryl Richards, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3830 Mirandy RD, Cookeville, TN, 38506. Phone: (931) 239-0284. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Darryl Richards, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number MD20946, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James Darryl Richards, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Darryl Richards, M.D. had 8,178 Medicare Part D claims for 311 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.