Kenneth Max Richards, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Greeley, CO
Kenneth Max Richards, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Greeley, Colorado, and NPI 1083689376, issued on Feb 21, 2006. Check the license (Colorado 31556, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kenneth Max Richards
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- 31556 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1800 15TH St, Greeley, CO 80631
- Phone
- (970) 378-4593
- Enumerated
- Feb 21, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 17, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 68738030 CO
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kenneth Max Richards in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license 31556Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
13 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $55.26
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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.
Kenneth Max Richards among 87 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Colorado
Kenneth Max Richards, MD is one of 87 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 78% 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 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 43% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 67% of these records are
- Record last updated2009 · 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 208G00000X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Colorado
There are 87 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Colorado.
All 87 in Colorado → Every provider in Greeley → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Reed Quinn, MDGreeley, CO 806311659382653
- Michael Robich, M.D.Greeley, CO 806311760655567
- Jason Tcheng, MD, FACSGreeley, CO 806311215137237
- Matthew Bartley, M.D.Loveland, CO 805381700240645
- Milton Glatterer, MDLoveland, CO 805381013962372
- Mark Guadagnoli, M.D.Loveland, CO 805381043208259
- Jenifer Marks, MDLoveland, CO 805381538233754
- Catharine McDermott, M.D.Loveland, CO 805381114306578
Common questions
What is Kenneth Max Richards, MD's NPI number?
Kenneth Max Richards, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1083689376, issued on Feb 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kenneth Max Richards, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1800 15TH St, Greeley, CO, 80631. Phone: (970) 378-4593. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kenneth Max Richards, MD's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number 31556, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kenneth Max Richards, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kenneth Max Richards, MD had 13 Medicare Part D claims; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. 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.