Richard James Michael, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Shreveport, LA
Richard James Michael, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Shreveport, Louisiana, and NPI 1861496671, issued on Jun 9, 2005. Check the license (Louisiana MD.14448R, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard James Michael
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- MD.14448R LA
14448R LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1500 Line Ave Ste 204, Shreveport, LA 71101
- Phone
- (318) 300-4926
- Enumerated
- Jun 9, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jan 14, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (318) 383-3951
- Medicaid ID
- 1125865 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060627000373); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At Houston, 1997
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1500 Line Ave Ste 204
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Richard James Michael in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD.14448RCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
11% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
2,823 Medicare Part D claims for 146 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 55 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium124 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium106 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium87 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate80 claims
- Mounjaro72 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate70 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: $714.99
40 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- Cornerstone Therapy And Balance Center LLCShreveport, LA
- Sureaccess, MD, LLCShreveport, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard James Michael among 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana
Richard James Michael, MD is one of 1,749 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 90% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2008 among the 1,216 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 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 207R00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
218 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Shreveport
They are 218 of the 8,660 NPPES records with a practice address in Shreveport, and 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana.
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Common questions
What is Richard James Michael, MD's NPI number?
Richard James Michael, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861496671, issued on Jun 9, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard James Michael, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1500 Line Ave Ste 204, Shreveport, LA, 71101. Phone: (318) 300-4926. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard James Michael, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number MD.14448R, 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 James Michael, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard James Michael, MD had 2,823 Medicare Part D claims for 146 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.