Paul Joseph Richards, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · St Petersburg, FL
Paul Joseph Richards, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in St Petersburg, Florida, and NPI 1275896797, issued on Jun 19, 2012. Check the license (Florida ME123018, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Paul Joseph Richards
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License numbers
- ME123018 FL
MT202022 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4900 49TH St N, St Petersburg, FL 33709
- Phone
- (727) 521-5510
- Enumerated
- Jun 19, 2012
- Record last updated
- Oct 28, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Paul Joseph Richards in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME123018Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
22% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
176 Medicare Part D claims for 127 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 24 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Methocarbamol19 claims
- Cefpodoxime Proxetil16 claims
- Cephalexin16 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen15 claims
- Prednisone12 claims
- Ibuprofen11 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: $154.42
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Inari Medical, Inc. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 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.
Paul Joseph Richards among 4,034 emergency medicine physician records in Florida
Paul Joseph Richards, MD is one of 4,034 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Florida. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 57% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 57% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 55% of these records are
- Record last updated2021 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Emergency Medicine Physician providers in Florida
There are 4,034 emergency medicine physician records in Florida.
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The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Hector Collazo-Ramis, MDSt Petersburg, FL 337091548282759
- Alfred FrankelSt Petersburg, FL 337091548214422
- Raafat Hanna, M.D.St Petersburg, FL 337091952348062
- Emily Helm, M.D.St Petersburg, FL 337091992913693
- Antonino Insana, M.D.St Petersburg, FL 337091003010844
- Chris Kyrus, M.D.St Petersburg, FL 337091013960046
- Seth Labinger, M.D.St Petersburg, FL 337091598718447
- Christine Mellace, D.O.St Petersburg, FL 337091326289042
Common questions
What is Paul Joseph Richards, MD's NPI number?
Paul Joseph Richards, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275896797, issued on Jun 19, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Paul Joseph Richards, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4900 49TH St N, St Petersburg, FL, 33709. Phone: (727) 521-5510. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Paul Joseph Richards, MD's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME123018, 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 Paul Joseph Richards, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Paul Joseph Richards, MD had 176 Medicare Part D claims for 127 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.