John Albert Richards, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Alton, IL
John Albert Richards, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Alton, Illinois, and NPI 1508276288, issued on May 2, 2014. Check the license (Illinois 036147892, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Albert Richards
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- 036147892 IL
036-147892 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1 Memorial Dr, Alton, IL 62002
- Phone
- (618) 463-7240
- Enumerated
- May 2, 2014
- Record last updated
- Nov 20, 2024
- Fax
- (618) 463-7216
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190808001274); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tulane University School Of Medicine, 2014
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify John Albert Richards in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 036147892Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
397 Medicare Part D claims for 42 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 14 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium27 claims
- Eliquis26 claims
- Gemtesa24 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium22 claims
- Carbidopa-Levodopa20 claims
- Famotidine12 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Fairview Heights Medical Group SCAlton, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John Albert Richards among 7,238 internal medicine physician records in Illinois
John Albert Richards, M.D. is one of 7,238 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 59% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 59% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2003 among the 3,580 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
21 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Alton
They are 21 of the 1,113 NPPES records with a practice address in Alton, and 7,238 internal medicine physician records in Illinois.
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Common questions
What is John Albert Richards, M.D.'s NPI number?
John Albert Richards, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508276288, issued on May 2, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Albert Richards, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Memorial Dr, Alton, IL, 62002. Phone: (618) 463-7240. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Albert Richards, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036147892, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does John Albert Richards, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John Albert Richards, M.D. had 397 Medicare Part D claims for 42 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.