James Martin Richards, M.D.
Specialist · Los Angeles, CA
James Martin Richards, M.D. is a specialist with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1235227778, issued on Oct 10, 2006. Check the license (California G37794, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Martin Richards
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- G37794 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6222 W Manchester Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90045
- Phone
- (310) 670-1840
- Enumerated
- Oct 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 9, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (310) 670-4016
- Medicaid ID
- GR0080020 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110221000165); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James Martin Richards in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license G37794Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average specialist in 2024
4,417 Medicare Part D claims for 278 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 114 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium474 claims
- Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide182 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate175 claims
- Metformin Hcl172 claims
- Losartan Potassium138 claims
- Gabapentin124 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): 5.7 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $688.99
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Manchester Medical Group PCLos Angeles, CA
- Manchester Urgent Care IncLos Angeles, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Martin Richards among 5,749 specialist records in California
James Martin Richards, M.D. is one of 5,749 specialist records with a practice address in California. 30% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 60% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 30% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 19% of these records are
- Graduated1977 · median 1989 among the 1,075 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 77% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is James Martin Richards, M.D.'s NPI number?
James Martin Richards, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235227778, issued on Oct 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Martin Richards, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6222 W Manchester Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90045. Phone: (310) 670-1840. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Martin Richards, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G37794, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does James Martin Richards, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Martin Richards, M.D. had 4,417 Medicare Part D claims for 278 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James Martin Richards, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 5.7 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.