John Porter Richards, D.O.
Family Medicine Physician · Charleston, WV
John Porter Richards, D.O. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Charleston, West Virginia, and NPI 1588627970, issued on Apr 8, 2006. Check the license (West Virginia 1129, as entered in NPPES) on the West Virginia Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Porter Richards
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 1129 WV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4710 Chimney Dr Ste H, Charleston, WV 25302
- Phone
- (304) 935-2513
- Enumerated
- Apr 8, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 13, 2023
- Fax
- (304) 935-2524
- Medicaid ID
- 0041905000 WV
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify John Porter Richards in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWest Virginia Board of Medicine
Search for license 1129Check 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% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
6,632 Medicare Part D claims for 510 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 156 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium260 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate246 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium197 claims
- Lisinopril183 claims
- Gabapentin181 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium179 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 31.7 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: $23.35
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer 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.
John Porter Richards among 1,122 family medicine physician records in West Virginia
John Porter Richards, D.O. is one of 1,122 family medicine physician records with a practice address in West Virginia. 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, 49% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 63% of these records are
- Record last updated2023 · 48% 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 West Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
71 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Charleston
They are 71 of the 8,807 NPPES records with a practice address in Charleston, and 1,122 family medicine physician records in West Virginia.
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Common questions
What is John Porter Richards, D.O.'s NPI number?
John Porter Richards, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588627970, issued on Apr 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Porter Richards, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4710 Chimney Dr Ste H, Charleston, WV, 25302. Phone: (304) 935-2513. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Porter Richards, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists West Virginia license number 1129, as entered by the provider. Search the West Virginia Board of Medicine at https://wvbom.wv.gov/public/search/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does John Porter Richards, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John Porter Richards, D.O. had 6,632 Medicare Part D claims for 510 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is John Porter Richards, D.O.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 31.7 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.