NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joseph M. Richards, DO

Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician · Haverford, PA

Joseph M. Richards, DO is a pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician with a practice address in Haverford, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1780743914, issued on Dec 6, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania OS010278L, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1780743914
Name
Joseph M. Richards
Credential
DO
Primary taxonomy
Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician 2081P2900X
License number
OS010278L PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
600 Haverford RD Ste 100, Haverford, PA 19041
Phone
(610) 640-3943
Enumerated
Dec 6, 2006
Record last updated
Nov 6, 2025
Fax
(610) 296-4915
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20060405000440); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine, 1998
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 600 Haverford RD Ste 100

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Theresa Pileggi, CRNPPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1366713323
  2. Brianna Schriver, CRNPNurse Practitioner1083299127

Verify Joseph M. Richards in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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25% more Medicare Part D claims than the average pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician in 2024

1,848 Medicare Part D claims for 628 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,479 among the 1,457 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 516 claims were for opioids.

  1. Joseph Richards1,848
  2. Specialty average1,479

Most prescribed

  1. Gabapentin376 claims
  2. Pregabalin243 claims
  3. Tramadol Hcl150 claims
  4. Methylprednisolone149 claims
  5. Duloxetine Hcl121 claims
  6. Oxycodone Hcl112 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: $12.99

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Vertos Medical, Inc. The 1,126 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,193.30 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Joseph Richards$12.99
  2. Specialty average$2,193.30

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Novacare Outpatient Rehabilitation East, Inc.Collegeville, PA
  2. Rehabilitation Associates OF The Main Line, P.C.Malvern, PA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Joseph M. Richards among 69 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records in Pennsylvania

Joseph M. Richards, DO is one of 69 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 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, 52% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • Graduated1998 · median 2005 among the 52 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2081P2900X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician providers in Pennsylvania

There are 69 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records in Pennsylvania.

All 69 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Haverford → Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician nationwide →

The 8 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Heather Pauli, DOLanghorne, PA 190471376738633
  2. Kenneth Izzo, MDFlourtown, PA 190311285725010
  3. Yong Park, MDFairless Hills, PA 190301154368819
  4. Evan CohenFeasterville Trevose, PA 190531104388073
  5. Ryan Triglia, DOFeasterville Trevose, PA 190531043898455
  6. Nicholas Diamond, DOElkins Park, PA 190271194774133
  7. Byrne Solberg, M.D.Bala Cynwyd, PA 190041710996871
  8. Isaiah Levy, M.D.Willow Grove, PA 190901548824147

Common questions

What is Joseph M. Richards, DO's NPI number?

Joseph M. Richards, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780743914, issued on Dec 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joseph M. Richards, DO located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 600 Haverford RD Ste 100, Haverford, PA, 19041. Phone: (610) 640-3943. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joseph M. Richards, DO's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number OS010278L, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Joseph M. Richards, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joseph M. Richards, DO had 1,848 Medicare Part D claims for 628 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician prescribers was 1,479. 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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.