John Thomas Richards, M.D.
Orthopaedic Trauma Physician · Greenville, NC
John Thomas Richards, M.D. is an orthopaedic trauma physician with a practice address in Greenville, North Carolina, and NPI 1205222585, issued on Apr 13, 2015. Check the license (North Carolina 2022-00719, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Thomas Richards
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Trauma Physician 207XX0801X
- License number
- 2022-00719 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2380 W Arlington Blvd, Greenville, NC 27834
- Phone
- (252) 816-4001
- Enumerated
- Apr 13, 2015
- Record last updated
- Jul 27, 2026
- Fax
- (252) 816-4002
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230406001073); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Temple University School Of Medicine, 2015
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2380 W Arlington Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify John Thomas Richards in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2022-00719Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 98.3 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: $719.63
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Tricoast Surgical Solutions LLC. The 722 providers of this specialty with any payment received $15,814.30 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
- Vidant Medical Group LLCGreenville, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John Thomas Richards among 20 orthopaedic trauma physician records in North Carolina
John Thomas Richards, M.D. is one of 20 orthopaedic trauma physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 50% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 50% of these records are older, 35% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2012 among the 15 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 20% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XX0801X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Trauma Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 20 orthopaedic trauma physician records in North Carolina.
All 20 in North Carolina → Every provider in Greenville → Orthopaedic Trauma Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic trauma physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mark Gage, M.D.Durham, NC 277101043502867
- Vincent Lau, DODurham, NC 277101285216689
- Christian Pean, M.D., M.S.Durham, NC 277101528416773
- Timothy Harris, MDRaleigh, NC 276101619920378
- Justin Kauk, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276101710108618
- Keith Whitlock, MDRaleigh, NC 276101396241279
- Andrew ChenChapel Hill, NC 275991437417870
- Steven Olson, M.D.Morrisville, NC 275601417044025
Common questions
What is John Thomas Richards, M.D.'s NPI number?
John Thomas Richards, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205222585, issued on Apr 13, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Thomas Richards, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2380 W Arlington Blvd, Greenville, NC, 27834. Phone: (252) 816-4001. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Thomas Richards, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2022-00719, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
What is John Thomas Richards, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 98.3 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.