Michael D. Richards, PA
Physician Assistant · Phoenix, AZ
Michael D. Richards, PA is a physician assistant with a practice address in Phoenix, Arizona, and NPI 1306840707, issued on Jun 13, 2005. Check the license (Arizona 2041, as entered in NPPES) with the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael D. Richards
- Credential
- PA
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 2041 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5056 N Central Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85012
- Phone
- (602) 222-9111
- Enumerated
- Jun 13, 2005
- Record last updated
- Oct 17, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (602) 222-9333
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040520000239); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael D. Richards in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Arizona board licenses this profession
Search for license 2041Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3% more Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
859 Medicare Part D claims for 318 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Triamcinolone Acetonide135 claims
- Clobetasol Propionate99 claims
- Minoxidil56 claims
- Clindamycin Phosphate51 claims
- Ketoconazole46 claims
- Fluorouracil38 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): 73.3 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: $117.02
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Biotech, Inc. 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.
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
- Phoenix Skin II PCPhoenix, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael D. Richards among 3,666 physician assistant records in Arizona
Michael D. Richards, PA is one of 3,666 physician assistant records with a practice address in Arizona. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 97% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2018 among the 2,207 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 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 Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Michael D. Richards, PA's NPI number?
Michael D. Richards, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1306840707, issued on Jun 13, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael D. Richards, PA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5056 N Central Ave, Phoenix, AZ, 85012. Phone: (602) 222-9111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael D. Richards, PA's license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 2041, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Michael D. Richards, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael D. Richards, PA had 859 Medicare Part D claims for 318 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michael D. Richards, PA's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 73.3 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.