Nathan William Richards, P.A.
Physician Assistant · Phoenix, AZ
Nathan William Richards, P.A. is a physician assistant with a practice address in Phoenix, Arizona, and NPI 1235468000, issued on Dec 8, 2009. Check the license (Arizona 4552, as entered in NPPES) with the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nathan William Richards
- Credential
- P.A.
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 4552 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1111 E Mcdowell RD, Phoenix, AZ 85006
- Phone
- (602) 239-4601
- Enumerated
- Dec 8, 2009
- Record last updated
- Dec 8, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100211000745); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nathan William 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 4552Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
63 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 20 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl13 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $833.89
39 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. 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
- Banner - University Physician Specialists LLCPhoenix, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nathan William Richards among 3,666 physician assistant records in Arizona
Nathan William Richards, P.A. 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 2009, is newer than 24% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 24% of these records are older, 74% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2018 among the 2,207 with a school on file
- Record last updated2009 · 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).
923 physician assistant records list a practice address in Phoenix
They are 923 of the 31,399 NPPES records with a practice address in Phoenix, and 3,666 physician assistant records in Arizona.
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Common questions
What is Nathan William Richards, P.A.'s NPI number?
Nathan William Richards, P.A.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235468000, issued on Dec 8, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nathan William Richards, P.A. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1111 E Mcdowell RD, Phoenix, AZ, 85006. Phone: (602) 239-4601. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nathan William Richards, P.A.'s license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 4552, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Nathan William Richards, P.A. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nathan William Richards, P.A. had 63 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries; 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.