Richard Mills, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician in Greenville, South Carolina. This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 147,640 in Family Medicine Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
What the federal data shows
Richard Mills, M.D. filed 511 Medicare Part D claims in 2023 as a Family Medicine Physician in Greenville, South Carolina.
- 511
- Part D claims, 2023
- $120.13
- industry payments (Sunshine Act)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Richard Mills, M.D.'s Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2023, across all CMS prescribers nationally
511 Top 34% higher than 66% of 1,370,886 prescribers
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2023
Richard Mills, M.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty but we don't have enough CMS-participation signals to confirm active board-certified status. Consult CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Richard Mills, M.D.?
Quality data not reportedPrimary specialty
Medicare Part D claims
Specialty distribution in South Carolina
How Family Medicine Physician compares to other specialties among South Carolina providers
Family Medicine Physician ranks #7 among South Carolina's specialties (3.1% of in-state providers)
Each bar is a specialty's share of the South Carolina provider total, by primary NUCC taxonomy. The highlighted bar is Family Medicine Physician; the long tail of smaller specialties is omitted for legibility.
Board certification
Not published by CMS
CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field in NPPES. PlainDoctor does not have a reliable per-specialty certification rate to show for Family Medicine Physician. Verify directly:
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Richard Mills, M.D. appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Family Medicine Physician provider holding M.D. credentials at 701 GROVE RD, Greenville, SC, 29605, with a listed phone of (864) 455-7000. NPI 1720001621 was issued on 07/25/2006. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what Mills most recently submitted to CMS rather than a vetted directory listing, which is why patients should always confirm the practice is still at this location before scheduling.
Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 511 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 303 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $5K in drug spend, with an opioid prescribing rate of 12.9%. These figures capture only Medicare Part D, commercial insurance, Medicaid, and cash-pay prescriptions are not included, and any drug-beneficiary cell under 11 is suppressed by CMS for patient privacy.
Family Medicine Physician is a high-volume specialty nationwide, with 147,640 enrolled providers across 56 states and an average of 3,418 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist, always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1720001621 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Family Medicine Physician |
| Credentials | M.D. |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 07/25/2006 |
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How we sourced this profile
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Richard Mills, M.D.. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$120
Largest payer
Ardelyx, Inc.
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 513
- Total Day Supply
- 4,431
- Generic Drug Cost
- $5K
- Opioid Claims
- 66 (12.9% rate)
- Antibiotic Claims
- 134
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 65.6 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.88
- Gender Split
- 59% female / 41% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 119, 65-74: 109, 75-84: 58, 85+: 17
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Richard Mills, M.D. prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023
- Ibuprofen
Ibuprofen
58 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetam…
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen
52 claims
- Ondansetron Odt
Ondansetron Odt
36 claims
- Cephalexin
Cephalexin
31 claims
- Methylprednisolone
Methylprednisolone
25 claims
- Prednisone
Prednisone
25 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl 20
Tizanidine Hcl
20 claims
- Clindamycin Hcl 19
Clindamycin Hcl
19 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Ibuprofen | 58 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 52 |
| Ondansetron Odt Ondansetron | 36 |
| Cephalexin | 31 |
| Methylprednisolone | 25 |
| Prednisone | 25 |
| Tizanidine Hcl | 20 |
| Clindamycin Hcl | 19 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 17 |
| Azithromycin | 16 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Family Medicine Physician Overview
How Richard Mills, M.D. fits within the Family Medicine Physician landscape nationally.
Richard Mills, M.D.'s 511 claims are below the specialty average of 3,418.
Nearby Family Medicine Physician Providers in South Carolina
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in South Carolina, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Mills.
Compare Family Medicine Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Before you book an appointment
Use this federal record as your verification checklist, not as a recommendation.
- Confirm the NPI record is current in the official CMS registry, providers update their own NPPES details, and moves can lag. Verify this NPI
- Check the active license and any disciplinary history with the South Carolina medical board, federal registration is not a license check. Credential verification guide
- Weigh a second option: compare this provider with a nearby Family Medicine Physician peer on Medicare volume and prescribing patterns. Compare providers
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Data Sources
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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