Michele L. Richards, MD
Otolaryngology Physician · Fort Pierce, FL
Michele L. Richards, MD is an otolaryngology physician with a practice address in Fort Pierce, Florida, and NPI 1326156217, issued on Aug 29, 2006. Check the license (Florida ME77222, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michele L. Richards
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Otolaryngology Physician 207Y00000X
- License number
- ME77222 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4632 S 25TH St, Fort Pierce, FL 34981
- Phone
- (772) 464-9595
- Enumerated
- Aug 29, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 6, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (772) 464-9582
- Medicaid ID
- 272556800 FL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041209000666); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Washington University School Of Medicine, 1997
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest otolaryngology physician records → All 659 in Florida → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 4632 S 25TH St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Richard Allen, MDOtolaryngic Allergy Physician1124136155
- Kirsten Atwood, AU.D, ,CCC-AAudiologist1104098052
- Monica Duncan, P.A.Physician Assistant1922556976
- Patricia Keeler, A.R.N.P.Nurse Practitioner1376626168
- Jesse Phillips, MDOtolaryngology Physician1457351983
- Christopher Slack, M.D.Facial Plastic Surgery Physician1982613717
Verify Michele L. Richards in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME77222Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
9.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average otolaryngology physician in 2024
4,880 Medicare Part D claims for 1,310 beneficiaries, against an average of 541 among the 8,339 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 40 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Fluticasone Propionate1,240 claims
- Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride272 claims
- Ipratropium Bromide265 claims
- Azelastine Hcl245 claims
- Famotidine196 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium185 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $341.66
16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 6,429 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,922.50 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
- Ent And Allergy Associates OF Florida, LLCFort Pierce, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michele L. Richards among 659 otolaryngology physician records in Florida
Michele L. Richards, MD is one of 659 otolaryngology physician records with a practice address in Florida. 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 2006, is newer than 19% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 19% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2002 among the 470 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Y00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Otolaryngology Physician providers in Florida
There are 659 otolaryngology physician records in Florida.
All 659 in Florida → Every provider in Fort Pierce → Otolaryngology Physician nationwide →
The 8 otolaryngology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jesse Phillips, MDFort Pierce, FL 349811457351983
- Allen Reisman, MDStuart, FL 349941366462749
- John Lanza, MDPort St Lucie, FL 349521932267663
- Kenneth Weiss, M.D.Port St Lucie, FL 349521538209515
- Daniel Zaluzec, M.D.Port St Lucie, FL 349521396703856
- David Zaboli, M.D.Fort Pierce, FL 349501457588071
- Jeffrey Brink, M.D.Leesburg, FL 347481942206206
- Euclid Isbell, M.D.Leesburg, FL 347481568433548
Common questions
What is Michele L. Richards, MD's NPI number?
Michele L. Richards, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326156217, issued on Aug 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michele L. Richards, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4632 S 25TH St, Fort Pierce, FL, 34981. Phone: (772) 464-9595. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michele L. Richards, MD's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME77222, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Michele L. Richards, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michele L. Richards, MD had 4,880 Medicare Part D claims for 1,310 beneficiaries; the average among otolaryngology physician prescribers was 541. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michele L. Richards, MD's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.