Joel D. Richards, DO
Family Medicine Physician · Tyler, TX
Joel D. Richards, DO is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Tyler, Texas, and NPI 1225287220, issued on Sep 15, 2008. Check the license (Texas N4701, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joel D. Richards
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- N4701 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 11937 US Highway 271, Tyler, TX 75708
- Phone
- (903) 877-7777
- Enumerated
- Sep 15, 2008
- Record last updated
- Jun 2, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (903) 877-5080
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joel D. Richards in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license N4701Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
584 Medicare Part D claims for 101 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 58 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Alprazolam68 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen41 claims
- Dextroamphetamine-Amphetamine40 claims
- Lisinopril24 claims
- Omeprazole19 claims
- Zolpidem Tartrate19 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.
Joel D. Richards among 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas
Joel D. Richards, DO is one of 11,119 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 55% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 55% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 64% of these records are
- Record last updated2010 · 51% 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 Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
119 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Tyler
They are 119 of the 5,531 NPPES records with a practice address in Tyler, and 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Joel D. Richards, DO's NPI number?
Joel D. Richards, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225287220, issued on Sep 15, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joel D. Richards, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 11937 US Highway 271, Tyler, TX, 75708. Phone: (903) 877-7777. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joel D. Richards, DO's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number N4701, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joel D. Richards, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joel D. Richards, DO had 584 Medicare Part D claims for 101 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.