Joshua Charles Richards, MD
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician · Stanford, CA
Joshua Charles Richards, MD is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician with a practice address in Stanford, California, and NPI 1700818093, issued on Jul 7, 2006. Check the license (California A78751, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joshua Charles Richards
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician 207XS0106X
- License number
- A78751 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 300 Pasteur Dr, Stanford, CA 94305
- Phone
- (650) 723-4000
- Enumerated
- Jul 7, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 27, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070111000448); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New York Medical College, 2000
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joshua Charles Richards in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A78751Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
83% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic hand surgery physician in 2024
32 Medicare Part D claims for 29 beneficiaries, against an average of 186 among the 2,203 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 23 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen17 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 76.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $370.82
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Axogen. The 1,819 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,529.86 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.
One hospital affiliation
- Stanford Health CareStanford, CA · Acute Care Hospitals5 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Joshua Charles Richards among 288 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in California
Joshua Charles Richards, MD is one of 288 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 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 2006, is newer than 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2004 among the 214 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0106X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 288 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in California.
All 288 in California → Every provider in Stanford → Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Emilie Cheung, MDStanford, CA 943051942270764
- Margaret Cooke, M.D.Stanford, CA 943051366700270
- Brady Evans, MDStanford, CA 943051356789903
- Robin Kamal, MDStanford, CA 943051144422254
- Amy Ladd, MDStanford, CA 943051710033071
- Andrew Gutow, MDPalo Alto, CA 943011780752873
- Edward Moon, MDPalo Alto, CA 943011821109133
- Nancy Lynch, M.D.San Mateo, CA 944031508161472
Common questions
What is Joshua Charles Richards, MD's NPI number?
Joshua Charles Richards, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700818093, issued on Jul 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joshua Charles Richards, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 300 Pasteur Dr, Stanford, CA, 94305. Phone: (650) 723-4000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joshua Charles Richards, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A78751, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joshua Charles Richards, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joshua Charles Richards, MD had 32 Medicare Part D claims for 29 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic hand surgery physician prescribers was 186. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joshua Charles Richards, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.