Leonard S. Richards, DO
Psychiatry Physician · Des Moines, IA
Leonard S. Richards, DO is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Des Moines, Iowa, and NPI 1548249311, issued on Jan 11, 2006. Check the license (Iowa 02728, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Leonard S. Richards
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 02728 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1301 Penn Ave, Des Moines, IA 50316
- Phone
- (515) 263-5000
- Enumerated
- Jan 11, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 6, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (515) 263-5001
- Medicaid IDs
- 1548249311 IA
0122267 IA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100219000092); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Leonard S. Richards in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
Search for license 02728Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
118 Medicare Part D claims for 32 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Divalproex Sodium Er13 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Central Iowa Hospital CorporationWest Des Moines, IA
- Iowa Physicians Clinic Medical FoundationBettendorf, IA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Leonard S. Richards among 398 psychiatry physician records in Iowa
Leonard S. Richards, DO is one of 398 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Iowa. 66% 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, 60% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 47% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2010 among the 188 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 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 2084P0800X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
79 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Des Moines
They are 79 of the 5,538 NPPES records with a practice address in Des Moines, and 398 psychiatry physician records in Iowa.
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- Emily Anderson, MDDes Moines, IA 503141801732250
- Allison Ash, D.O.Des Moines, IA 503141124964101
- Allison Eagan, DODes Moines, IA 503141518761121
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Common questions
What is Leonard S. Richards, DO's NPI number?
Leonard S. Richards, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548249311, issued on Jan 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Leonard S. Richards, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1301 Penn Ave, Des Moines, IA, 50316. Phone: (515) 263-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Leonard S. Richards, DO's license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number 02728, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa Board of Medicine at https://dial.iowa.gov/about-dial/boards-and-commissions/medicine. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Leonard S. Richards, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Leonard S. Richards, DO had 118 Medicare Part D claims for 32 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.