Katherine Ruth Richards, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Hazelwood, MO
Katherine Ruth Richards, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Hazelwood, Missouri, and NPI 1942599808, issued on Mar 31, 2011. Check the license (Missouri 2024024841, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Katherine Ruth Richards
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- 2024024841 MO
036134156 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 637 Dunn RD Ste 102, Hazelwood, MO 63042
- Phone
- (314) 817-2000
- Enumerated
- Mar 31, 2011
- Record last updated
- Jul 31, 2024
- Fax
- (314) 817-2350
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20141014000977); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern Illinois University School Of Medicine, 2011
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 637 Dunn RD Ste 102
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Yorvoll Gardner, NPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1508381039
- Monique Williams, MDGeriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1780602417
Verify Katherine Ruth Richards in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
Search for license 2024024841Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
63% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
1,313 Medicare Part D claims for 275 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 89 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium75 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate53 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium44 claims
- Gabapentin37 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa36 claims
- Lisinopril34 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: $180.20
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Aging Well Health Care, LLCSaint Louis, MO
- Mercy Clinic East CommunitiesHazelwood, MO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Katherine Ruth Richards among 2,991 family medicine physician records in Missouri
Katherine Ruth Richards, M.D. is one of 2,991 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 62% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 62% of these records are older, 35% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2006 among the 1,778 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 53% 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 Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
14 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Hazelwood
They are 14 of the 301 NPPES records with a practice address in Hazelwood, and 2,991 family medicine physician records in Missouri.
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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- David Howell, MDHazelwood, MO 630421073559712
- Shawn KhoslaHazelwood, MO 630421144858523
- Jaclyn Kim, MDHazelwood, MO 630421205573870
- Artan Markollari, M.D.Hazelwood, MO 630421174726046
- Lavert Morrow, MDHazelwood, MO 630421265597397
Common questions
What is Katherine Ruth Richards, M.D.'s NPI number?
Katherine Ruth Richards, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942599808, issued on Mar 31, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Katherine Ruth Richards, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 637 Dunn RD Ste 102, Hazelwood, MO, 63042. Phone: (314) 817-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Katherine Ruth Richards, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number 2024024841, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Katherine Ruth Richards, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Katherine Ruth Richards, M.D. had 1,313 Medicare Part D claims for 275 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.