Safiya Iman Richardson, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · New York, NY
Safiya Iman Richardson, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1427324995, issued on Mar 28, 2012. Check the license (New York 274520, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Safiya Iman Richardson
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 274520 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 222 E 41St St, New York, NY 10017
- Phone
- (212) 263-8313
- Enumerated
- Mar 28, 2012
- Record last updated
- Nov 12, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160707000792); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Columbia University College Of Physicians And Surgeons, 2012
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Safiya Iman Richardson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 274520Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
349 Medicare Part D claims for 59 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate46 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium36 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium27 claims
- Losartan Potassium14 claims
- Omeprazole12 claims
- Metformin Hcl11 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 84.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- New York UniversityNew York, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Safiya Iman Richardson among 12,067 internal medicine physician records in New York
Safiya Iman Richardson, M.D. is one of 12,067 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in New York. 79% 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 68% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 68% of these records are older, 29% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2002 among the 7,221 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 61% 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 New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Safiya Iman Richardson, M.D.'s NPI number?
Safiya Iman Richardson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427324995, issued on Mar 28, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Safiya Iman Richardson, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 222 E 41St St, New York, NY, 10017. Phone: (212) 263-8313. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Safiya Iman Richardson, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 274520, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Safiya Iman Richardson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Safiya Iman Richardson, M.D. had 349 Medicare Part D claims for 59 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Safiya Iman Richardson, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.