Richard Hernandez, NP
Family Nurse Practitioner · Columbia, SC
Richard Hernandez, NP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1407615057, issued on Mar 18, 2024. Check the license (South Carolina 29272, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Hernandez
- Credential
- NP
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- 29272 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5143 Forest Dr Ste 200, Columbia, SC 29206
- Phone
- (803) 314-9120
- Enumerated
- Mar 18, 2024
- Record last updated
- Jul 21, 2025
- Fax
- (803) 314-9121
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20241022004072); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard Hernandez 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 29272Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
48 Medicare Part D claims for 21 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $48.15
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 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
- Lexington Health IncColumbia, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard Hernandez among 4,320 family nurse practitioner records in South Carolina
Richard Hernandez, NP is one of 4,320 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in South Carolina. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2024, is newer than 87% of them.
- NPI issued2024 · 87% of these records are older, 7% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2024 · median 2018 among the 2,643 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 363LF0000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
662 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Columbia
They are 662 of the 11,200 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbia, and 4,320 family nurse practitioner records in South Carolina.
All 4,320 in South Carolina → Every provider in Columbia → Family Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
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Common questions
What is Richard Hernandez, NP's NPI number?
Richard Hernandez, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407615057, issued on Mar 18, 2024. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Hernandez, NP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5143 Forest Dr Ste 200, Columbia, SC, 29206. Phone: (803) 314-9120. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Hernandez, NP's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 29272, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Richard Hernandez, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Hernandez, NP had 48 Medicare Part D claims for 21 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.