James Wesley Richey, M.D.
Urology Physician · Alexandria, LA
James Wesley Richey, M.D. is a urology physician with a practice address in Alexandria, Louisiana, and NPI 1649243767, issued on Feb 9, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana L022921, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Wesley Richey
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Urology Physician 208800000X
- License number
- L022921 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 301 4TH St, Alexandria, LA 71301
- Phone
- (318) 473-2169
- Enumerated
- Feb 9, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 28, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (318) 487-8447
- Medicaid ID
- 1495441 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040714000207); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In Shreveport, 1995
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James Wesley Richey in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license L022921Check 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 urology physician in 2024
4,240 Medicare Part D claims for 914 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,340 among the 10,782 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 78 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tamsulosin Hcl949 claims
- Finasteride666 claims
- Cephalexin282 claims
- Gemtesa271 claims
- Nitrofurantoin249 claims
- Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro226 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 30.8 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: $731.77
40 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. The 9,340 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,800.04 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
- Alexandria Urology Associates LLPAlexandria, LA
- Concordia Parish Hospital Service District Number OneFerriday, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Wesley Richey among 200 urology physician records in Louisiana
James Wesley Richey, M.D. is one of 200 urology physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 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 20% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 20% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2003 among the 134 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 68% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208800000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Urology Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 200 urology physician records in Louisiana.
All 200 in Louisiana → Every provider in Alexandria → Urology Physician nationwide →
The 8 urology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robert Fontane, M.D.Alexandria, LA 713011033140637
- Joshua Holstead, MDAlexandria, LA 713011629396460
- Leo Lowentritt, MDAlexandria, LA 713011154329167
- James Meek, M.D.Alexandria, LA 713011427021534
- Lance Templeton, M.D.Alexandria, LA 713011740253855
- Richard Texada, MDAlexandria, LA 713011063410074
- Rajendran Ambiavagar, MDAlexandria, LA 713031225670961
- Jay BusbyWinnsboro, LA 712951184745010
Common questions
What is James Wesley Richey, M.D.'s NPI number?
James Wesley Richey, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649243767, issued on Feb 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Wesley Richey, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 301 4TH St, Alexandria, LA, 71301. Phone: (318) 473-2169. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Wesley Richey, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number L022921, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James Wesley Richey, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Wesley Richey, M.D. had 4,240 Medicare Part D claims for 914 beneficiaries; the average among urology physician prescribers was 1,340. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James Wesley Richey, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 30.8 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.