Joyce Lynn Richards, DO
Gastroenterology Physician · Cottonwood, AZ
Joyce Lynn Richards, DO is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Cottonwood, Arizona, and NPI 1841372737, issued on Oct 19, 2006. Check the license (Arizona 2091, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joyce Lynn Richards
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- 2091 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 294 W State Route 89A, Cottonwood, AZ 86326
- Phone
- (928) 649-7913
- Enumerated
- Oct 19, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 9, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (928) 649-7914
- Medicaid ID
- 321612 AZ
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051020000827); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Michigan State University College Of Human Medicine, 1980
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joyce Lynn Richards in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
Search for license 2091Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6% more Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
860 Medicare Part D claims for 258 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Omeprazole243 claims
- Peg 3350-Electrolyte98 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium76 claims
- Famotidine46 claims
- Metoclopramide Hcl33 claims
- Linzess32 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: $51.78
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Gilead Sciences, Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 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
- Humanity Health Providers LLCCottonwood, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joyce Lynn Richards among 403 gastroenterology physician records in Arizona
Joyce Lynn Richards, DO is one of 403 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 84% 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 17% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 17% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated1980 · median 2001 among the 295 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 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 207RG0100X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gastroenterology Physician providers in Arizona
There are 403 gastroenterology physician records in Arizona.
All 403 in Arizona → Every provider in Cottonwood → Gastroenterology Physician nationwide →
The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael McKinney, MD PACottonwood, AZ 863261528050135
- Shayan Alam, M.D.Prescott, AZ 863011780654988
- Ljudevit Andres, M.D.Prescott, AZ 863011174508998
- Rukshana Cader, MDPrescott, AZ 863011295943660
- Edmundo Justino, MDPrescott, AZ 863011720156136
- Richard Pleva, M.D.Prescott, AZ 863011194700914
- Milton Schild, M.D.Prescott, AZ 863011104802628
- Hitendra Chauhan, M.D.Lake Havasu City, AZ 864031497757553
Common questions
What is Joyce Lynn Richards, DO's NPI number?
Joyce Lynn Richards, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841372737, issued on Oct 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joyce Lynn Richards, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 294 W State Route 89A, Cottonwood, AZ, 86326. Phone: (928) 649-7913. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joyce Lynn Richards, DO's license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 2091, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joyce Lynn Richards, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joyce Lynn Richards, DO had 860 Medicare Part D claims for 258 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. 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.