Richard Nelson Fair, M.D.
Anesthesiology Physician · Shreveport, LA
Richard Nelson Fair, M.D. is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Shreveport, Louisiana, and NPI 1508144296, issued on Jul 28, 2011. Check the license (Louisiana 335720, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Nelson Fair
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
- License number
- 335720 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1541 Kings Hwy, Shreveport, LA 71103
- Phone
- (318) 626-0000
- Enumerated
- Jul 28, 2011
- Record last updated
- Jul 17, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150804006100); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Oklahoma College Of Medicine, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard Nelson Fair in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 335720Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
7.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average anesthesiology physician in 2024
2,989 Medicare Part D claims for 831 beneficiaries, against an average of 402 among the 4,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 1,692 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen812 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen291 claims
- Gabapentin237 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl220 claims
- Pregabalin166 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl148 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: $4,155.00
29 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 17,774 providers of this specialty with any payment received $669.59 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 2 group practices
- Orthomed Staffing LLCOklahoma City, OK
- Western Oklahoma Pain Specialists LLCElk City, OK
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard Nelson Fair among 623 anesthesiology physician records in Louisiana
Richard Nelson Fair, M.D. is one of 623 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 71% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 71% of these records are older, 26% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2005 among the 430 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207L00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
90 anesthesiology physician records list a practice address in Shreveport
They are 90 of the 8,660 NPPES records with a practice address in Shreveport, and 623 anesthesiology physician records in Louisiana.
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Common questions
What is Richard Nelson Fair, M.D.'s NPI number?
Richard Nelson Fair, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508144296, issued on Jul 28, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Nelson Fair, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1541 Kings Hwy, Shreveport, LA, 71103. Phone: (318) 626-0000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Nelson Fair, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 335720, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard Nelson Fair, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Nelson Fair, M.D. had 2,989 Medicare Part D claims for 831 beneficiaries; the average among anesthesiology physician prescribers was 402. 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.