NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kenneth Richards, D.O.

Family Medicine Physician · Milan, MO

Kenneth Richards, D.O. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Milan, Missouri, and NPI 1740378785, issued on Oct 11, 2006. Check the license (Missouri 109328, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; 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
1740378785
Name
Kenneth Richards
Credential
D.O.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
109328 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
210 N Market St, Milan, MO 63556
Phone
(660) 265-4456
Enumerated
Oct 11, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 18, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(660) 265-4627
Medicaid ID
248220519 MO
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20051013000059); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
At Still University Of Health Sciences, College Of Osteo Med, Kirksville, 1990
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 210 N Market St

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

  1. Dale Essmyer, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1770666984
  2. Stephanie Granneman, NURSE PRACTITIONERFamily Nurse Practitioner1114008281
  3. Sherri Hedges, APRN, FNP, BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1922293109

Verify Kenneth Richards in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
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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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38% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

2,191 Medicare Part D claims for 61 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.

  1. Kenneth Richards2,191
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Hydroxyzine Pamoate158 claims
  2. Buspirone Hcl140 claims
  3. Quetiapine Fumarate131 claims
  4. Trazodone Hcl127 claims
  5. Aripiprazole124 claims
  6. Bupropion Xl116 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: $52.40

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, 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.

  1. Kenneth Richards$52.40
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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. North Central Missouri Mental Health CenterTrenton, MO

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

Kenneth Richards among 2,991 family medicine physician records in Missouri

Kenneth Richards, D.O. 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 2006, is newer than 13% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 52% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated1990 · median 2006 among the 1,778 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 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).

4 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Milan

They are 4 of the 22 NPPES records with a practice address in Milan, and 2,991 family medicine physician records in Missouri.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Dale Essmyer, D.O.Milan, MO 635561770666984
  2. Thomas Williams, D.O.Milan, MO 635561659479061
  3. Ryan Williams, M.D.Milan, MO 635561528324779
  4. Jeffrey Davis, DOMemphis, MO 635551679558589
  5. Kelsey Davis-Humes, D.OMemphis, MO 635551457701419
  6. Elliot Deblieck, DOMemphis, MO 635551588288435
  7. Elliott Hix, DOMemphis, MO 635551568447464
  8. Hossain Mesbah, MDMemphis, MO 635551316467806

Common questions

What is Kenneth Richards, D.O.'s NPI number?

Kenneth Richards, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740378785, issued on Oct 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kenneth Richards, D.O. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 210 N Market St, Milan, MO, 63556. Phone: (660) 265-4456. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kenneth Richards, D.O.'s license?

NPPES lists Missouri license number 109328, 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 Kenneth Richards, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kenneth Richards, D.O. had 2,191 Medicare Part D claims for 61 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.