Kristen Anne Richards, M.D.
Dermatology Physician · La Jolla, CA
Kristen Anne Richards, M.D. is a dermatology physician with a practice address in La Jolla, California, and NPI 1386657195, issued on Aug 14, 2006. Check the license (California A74648, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kristen Anne Richards
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
- License number
- A74648 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9850 Genesee Ave, La Jolla, CA 92037
- Phone
- (858) 362-8800
- Enumerated
- Aug 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 8, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (858) 362-8803
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100816000621); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Clvlnd Clinic Lerner College Of Med Of Case Wstn Rsv University, 1996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kristen Anne Richards in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A74648Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
54% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatology physician in 2024
369 Medicare Part D claims for 136 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims. 16 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin45 claims
- Mupirocin38 claims
- Valacyclovir38 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide29 claims
- Fluorouracil25 claims
- Ketoconazole25 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 87.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $923.38
37 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Revance Therapeutics, Inc. The 10,250 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,544.61 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 one group practice
- Torrey Pines Dermatology A Medical CorporationLa Jolla, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kristen Anne Richards among 2,083 dermatology physician records in California
Kristen Anne Richards, M.D. is one of 2,083 dermatology physician records with a practice address in California. 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 2006, is newer than 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2006 among the 1,450 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207N00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Dermatology Physician providers in California
There are 2,083 dermatology physician records in California.
All 2,083 in California → Every provider in La Jolla → Dermatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 dermatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Deidre Buddin, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371669465951
- Mary Dobry, MDLa Jolla, CA 920371760473664
- Darrell Gonzales, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371417960188
- Lee Kaplan, MDLa Jolla, CA 920371861413296
- James Kerr, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371669538526
- Judith Koperski, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371609805514
- Alyssa Nash Goelitz, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371518064641
- Somharn Saekow, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371437269990
Common questions
What is Kristen Anne Richards, M.D.'s NPI number?
Kristen Anne Richards, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1386657195, issued on Aug 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kristen Anne Richards, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9850 Genesee Ave, La Jolla, CA, 92037. Phone: (858) 362-8800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kristen Anne Richards, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A74648, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kristen Anne Richards, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kristen Anne Richards, M.D. had 369 Medicare Part D claims for 136 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kristen Anne Richards, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.3 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.