John W. Richard, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Lexington, KY
John W. Richard, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Lexington, Kentucky, and NPI 1124047717, issued on Jul 18, 2006. Check the license (Kentucky 34055, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John W. Richard
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 34055 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 989 Governors LN Ste 240, Lexington, KY 40513
- Phone
- (859) 338-3958
- Enumerated
- Jul 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 13, 2026
- Fax
- (859) 368-8135
- Medicaid ID
- 64340557 KY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20031121000012); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Kentucky College Of Medicine, 1995
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 989 Governors LN Ste 240
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Anna Merritt, LPCCMental Health Counselor1376016279
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Verify John W. Richard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 34055Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
17.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
61,626 Medicare Part D claims for 1,599 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims. 3,736 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin2,622 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium2,399 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium2,011 claims
- Eliquis1,873 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate1,487 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen1,270 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $35,277.32
390 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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 one group practice
- Bluegrass Extended Care Services LLCLexington, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John W. Richard among 1,968 family medicine physician records in Kentucky
John W. Richard, MD is one of 1,968 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 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 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2006 among the 1,277 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 57% 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 Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
177 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Lexington
They are 177 of the 14,031 NPPES records with a practice address in Lexington, and 1,968 family medicine physician records in Kentucky.
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Common questions
What is John W. Richard, MD's NPI number?
John W. Richard, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1124047717, issued on Jul 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John W. Richard, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 989 Governors LN Ste 240, Lexington, KY, 40513. Phone: (859) 338-3958. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John W. Richard, MD's license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 34055, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does John W. Richard, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John W. Richard, MD had 61,626 Medicare Part D claims for 1,599 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.