NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Meredith Richards, PA-C

Physician Assistant · Chicago, IL

Meredith Richards, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1407517204, issued on Jan 4, 2022. Check the license (Illinois 085009783, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; 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
1407517204
Name
Meredith Richards
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
085009783 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
201 E Huron St Ste 11-140, Chicago, IL 60611
Phone
(312) 664-3278
Enumerated
Jan 4, 2022
Record last updated
Dec 7, 2024
Fax
(312) 695-5774
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230920002276); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School, 2023
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 201 E Huron St Ste 11-140

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

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  2. Emily Johnson, APRN, CNPNurse Practitioner1861181083
  3. Berklee Kruce, LCSWClinical Social Worker1245827245
  4. Claire Macino, AGACNP-BCNurse Practitioner1598466203
  5. Liesl Murphy, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1740625276
  6. Laura Osoba, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1487051579

Verify Meredith Richards in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this profession
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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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96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

32 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Meredith Richards32
  2. Specialty average830

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: $75.15

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zoll Services LLC (a/k/a Zoll LifeCor Corp). The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Meredith Richards$75.15
  2. Specialty average$841.65

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. Northwestern Medical Faculty FoundationChicago, IL

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

Meredith Richards among 4,926 physician assistant records in Illinois

Meredith Richards, PA-C is one of 4,926 physician assistant records with a practice address in Illinois. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 71% of them.

  • NPI issued2022 · 71% of these records are older, 22% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • Graduated2023 · median 2019 among the 3,407 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 35% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

1,445 physician assistant records list a practice address in Chicago

They are 1,445 of the 63,379 NPPES records with a practice address in Chicago, and 4,926 physician assistant records in Illinois.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Regina Bart, PAChicago, IL 606111083656284
  2. Michele Bryk, PAChicago, IL 606111316906860
  3. Jennifer Centore-Lober, PA CChicago, IL 606111932198322
  4. Karen Ferkau, P.A.Chicago, IL 606111013082809
  5. Jung Lee, PAChicago, IL 606111588698476
  6. Michael Maclean, PA-CChicago, IL 606111033139399
  7. Vera Nisavic, P.A.Chicago, IL 606111174696207
  8. Laura Nishi, PAChicago, IL 606111821040049

Common questions

What is Meredith Richards, PA-C's NPI number?

Meredith Richards, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407517204, issued on Jan 4, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Meredith Richards, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 201 E Huron St Ste 11-140, Chicago, IL, 60611. Phone: (312) 664-3278. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Meredith Richards, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 085009783, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Meredith Richards, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Meredith Richards, PA-C had 32 Medicare Part D claims; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.