Lance Christopher Richards, DO
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Fort Collins, CO
Lance Christopher Richards, DO is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Fort Collins, Colorado, and NPI 1396908901, issued on Jul 3, 2008. Check the license (Colorado DR.0054152, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lance Christopher Richards
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License numbers
- DR.0054152 CO
5101017685 MI
1186 NE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2121 E Harmony RD, Fort Collins, CO 80528
- Phone
- (970) 221-1000
- Enumerated
- Jul 3, 2008
- Record last updated
- Dec 26, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (970) 297-6844
- Medicaid ID
- 10037063 CO
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140908000773); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Michigan State University College Of Osteopathic Medicine, 2008
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2121 E Harmony RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Elvira Aguila, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1699727123
- Carrie Allen, PHARMDOncology Pharmacist1396279832
- Roger Ashmore, M.D.Interventional Cardiology Physician1184620635
- Wendy AustinCardiovascular Disease Physician1457517625
- Lindsay BennettFamily Nurse Practitioner1699146183
- Emily Berganini, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1780093641
Verify Lance Christopher Richards in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license DR.0054152Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
6,016 Medicare Part D claims for 800 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate640 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium477 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium426 claims
- Spironolactone373 claims
- Eliquis365 claims
- Furosemide353 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $245.72
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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
- Poudre Valley Medical Group LLCFort Collins, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lance Christopher Richards among 332 cardiovascular disease physician records in Colorado
Lance Christopher Richards, DO is one of 332 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 66% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 66% of these records are older, 27% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2003 among the 221 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 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 207RC0000X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Colorado
There are 332 cardiovascular disease physician records in Colorado.
All 332 in Colorado → Every provider in Fort Collins → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Wendy AustinFort Collins, CO 805281457517625
- Satish Chacko, M.D.Fort Collins, CO 805281104147560
- Tristan Dow, M.D.Fort Collins, CO 805281063503597
- Michael Gitter, MDFort Collins, CO 805281467403410
- Charles Green, M.D.Fort Collins, CO 805281982600458
- Dennis Larson, M.D.Fort Collins, CO 805281891791950
- Gary Luckasen, M.D.Fort Collins, CO 805281063418572
- William Miller, M.D.Fort Collins, CO 805281821094988
Common questions
What is Lance Christopher Richards, DO's NPI number?
Lance Christopher Richards, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396908901, issued on Jul 3, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lance Christopher Richards, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2121 E Harmony RD, Fort Collins, CO, 80528. Phone: (970) 221-1000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lance Christopher Richards, DO's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number DR.0054152, 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 Lance Christopher Richards, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lance Christopher Richards, DO had 6,016 Medicare Part D claims for 800 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Lance Christopher Richards, DO's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.6 of 100. 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.