Michael D. Richards, PA-C
Surgical Physician Assistant · Columbia, SC
Michael D. Richards, PA-C is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1811969975, issued on Feb 3, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 543, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael D. Richards
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
- License numbers
- 543 SC
A543 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1120 Roberts Branch Pkwy Ste 200, Columbia, SC 29203
- Phone
- (803) 296-9206
- Enumerated
- Feb 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 10, 2025
- Medicaid IDs
- 0093PA SC
QM0677 SC - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100805000846); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest surgical physician assistant records → All 295 in South Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 1120 Roberts Branch Pkwy Ste 200
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Michael D. Richards in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 543Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
23% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024
234 Medicare Part D claims for 188 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 12 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone105 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl32 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium28 claims
- Meloxicam27 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): 99.3 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Prisma Health Medical Group-MidlandsColumbia, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael D. Richards among 295 surgical physician assistant records in South Carolina
Michael D. Richards, PA-C is one of 295 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in South Carolina. 85% 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 4% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 80% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 81% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2016 among the 240 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AS0400X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgical Physician Assistant providers in South Carolina
There are 295 surgical physician assistant records in South Carolina.
All 295 in South Carolina → Every provider in Columbia → Surgical Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- James Coffey, MS, ATC, PA-SColumbia, SC 292031568591261
- John Connelly, PA-CColumbia, SC 292031164866646
- Dustin DunnColumbia, SC 292031528666328
- Coleman Fravel, P.A.Columbia, SC 292031760584981
- James Grimes, PAColumbia, SC 292031750412607
- Sarah Jones, PA-CColumbia, SC 292031417540642
- Gregory Mangione, P.A.Columbia, SC 292031245226133
- Cayla Nelson, PA-CColumbia, SC 292031356936017
Common questions
What is Michael D. Richards, PA-C's NPI number?
Michael D. Richards, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1811969975, issued on Feb 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael D. Richards, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1120 Roberts Branch Pkwy Ste 200, Columbia, SC, 29203. Phone: (803) 296-9206. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael D. Richards, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 543, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Michael D. Richards, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael D. Richards, PA-C had 234 Medicare Part D claims for 188 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michael D. Richards, PA-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 99.3 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.