NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kathryn Arlene Richardson, M.D.

Surgery Physician · Shreveport, LA

Kathryn Arlene Richardson, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Shreveport, Louisiana, and NPI 1326061953, issued on Jul 25, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana 023198, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; 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
1326061953
Name
Kathryn Arlene Richardson
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
023198 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1501 Kings Hwy, Shreveport, LA 71103
Phone
(318) 813-2655
Enumerated
Jul 25, 2006
Record last updated
Aug 20, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(318) 813-2673
Medicaid ID
1495433 LA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040823000096); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In Shreveport, 1996
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 1501 Kings Hwy

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

  1. Ahmad AbbasStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1043047863
  2. Mehdi Abbasi, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1023892106
  3. Maisoun AbdelbaqiAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1770784894
  4. Sheikh AbdullahStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1295567246
  5. Abdallah Abu Shehab, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1467340968
  6. Sergio Acevedo Cortes, DMDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1265320824

Verify Kathryn Arlene Richardson in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
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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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80% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

29 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Kathryn Richardson29
  2. Specialty average147

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: $285.21

8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Acera Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Kathryn Richardson$285.21
  2. Specialty average$3,513.80

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. Lsu Health Sciences Center Shreveport Faculty Group PracticeShreveport, LA

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

Kathryn Arlene Richardson among 432 surgery physician records in Louisiana

Kathryn Arlene Richardson, M.D. is one of 432 surgery physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 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 2006, is newer than 17% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 17% of these records are older, 49% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated1996 · median 2004 among the 278 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2009 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in Louisiana

There are 432 surgery physician records in Louisiana.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Nima Azarakhsh, MDShreveport, LA 711031639312085
  2. Kamel Brakta, MDShreveport, LA 711031104087634
  3. Charles Byrd, M.D.Shreveport, LA 711031912966771
  4. Sargit Gill, MDShreveport, LA 711031124038609
  5. F Griffen, MDShreveport, LA 711031801890769
  6. Nicholas Harris, MDShreveport, LA 711031548551286
  7. Milon Karmakar, M.D.Shreveport, LA 711031417900416
  8. William Norwood, MDShreveport, LA 711031760486609

Common questions

What is Kathryn Arlene Richardson, M.D.'s NPI number?

Kathryn Arlene Richardson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326061953, issued on Jul 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kathryn Arlene Richardson, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1501 Kings Hwy, Shreveport, LA, 71103. Phone: (318) 813-2655. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kathryn Arlene Richardson, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Louisiana license number 023198, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Kathryn Arlene Richardson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kathryn Arlene Richardson, M.D. had 29 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.