NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Karl Matthew Richardson, MD

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Winston Salem, NC

Karl Matthew Richardson, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Winston Salem, North Carolina, and NPI 1609194372, issued on May 5, 2010. Check the license (North Carolina 2016-00937, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1609194372
Name
Karl Matthew Richardson
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License numbers
2016-00937 NC
MT197327 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
Medical Center Dr, Winston Salem, NC 27157
Phone
(336) 716-2255
Enumerated
May 5, 2010
Record last updated
Oct 14, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20161007001282); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Perelman School Of Med At The University Of Pennsylvania, 2010
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 Medical Center Dr

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

  1. Joseph Cristiano, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1205154812
  2. Jessica Duda, PHARMDOncology Pharmacist1144756594
  3. Karen Lachapelle, MA., CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1174945356
  4. Tamara Simpson, R.N.Critical Care Medicine Registered Nurse1245643824

Verify Karl Matthew Richardson in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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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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40% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

1,848 Medicare Part D claims for 333 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Karl Richardson1,848
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium175 claims
  2. Eliquis169 claims
  3. Metoprolol Succinate125 claims
  4. Carvedilol112 claims
  5. Furosemide109 claims
  6. Amlodipine Besylate96 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: $3,071.61

19 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Karl Richardson$3,071.61
  2. Specialty average$3,819.56

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

  1. Wake Forest University Health SciencesNorth Wilkesboro, NC

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

Karl Matthew Richardson among 841 cardiovascular disease physician records in North Carolina

Karl Matthew Richardson, MD is one of 841 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 76% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 76% of these records are older, 21% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • Graduated2010 · median 1999 among the 606 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in North Carolina

There are 841 cardiovascular disease physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Luis Guzman, M.D.Winston Salem, NC 271571285601948
  2. David Herrington, MDWinston Salem, NC 271571932184215
  3. Frederic Kahl, MDWinston Salem, NC 271571437134632
  4. Dalane Kitzman, MDWinston Salem, NC 271571396720678
  5. Min Pu, MDWinston Salem, NC 271571316995988
  6. Killian Robinson, MDWinston Salem, NC 271571073598363
  7. Carlos Rodriguez, M.D.Winston Salem, NC 271571023192820
  8. Michael Shapiro, DOWinston Salem, NC 271571215063920

Common questions

What is Karl Matthew Richardson, MD's NPI number?

Karl Matthew Richardson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609194372, issued on May 5, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Karl Matthew Richardson, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at Medical Center Dr, Winston Salem, NC, 27157. Phone: (336) 716-2255. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Karl Matthew Richardson, MD's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2016-00937, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Karl Matthew Richardson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Karl Matthew Richardson, MD had 1,848 Medicare Part D claims for 333 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.