Samuel Stephen Richards, PA-C
Surgical Physician Assistant · Salt Lake City, UT
Samuel Stephen Richards, PA-C is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Salt Lake City, Utah, and NPI 1609382050, issued on Dec 21, 2017. Check the license (Utah 10622246-1206, as entered in NPPES) with the Utah board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Samuel Stephen Richards
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
- License number
- 10622246-1206 UT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5848 S Fashion Blvd Ste 120, Salt Lake City, UT 84107
- Phone
- (801) 314-4900
- Enumerated
- Dec 21, 2017
- Record last updated
- Feb 13, 2025
- Fax
- (801) 314-4919
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180207002499); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 5848 S Fashion Blvd Ste 120
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Christian Barney, PA-CPhysician Assistant1689229650
Verify Samuel Stephen Richards in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Utah board licenses this profession
Search for license 10622246-1206Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgical physician assistant in 2024
646 Medicare Part D claims for 334 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims. 197 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin148 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl102 claims
- Meloxicam98 claims
- Tramadol Hcl32 claims
- Hydromorphone Hcl31 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl31 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: $19.31
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Bioventus LLC. The 7,578 providers of this specialty with any payment received $703.95 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 2 group practices
- Ihc Health Services IncSalt Lake City, UT
- The Orthopedic Clinic LCSalt Lake City, UT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Surgical Physician Assistant providers in Utah
There are 145 surgical physician assistant records in Utah.
Other surgical physician assistant records in Utah
- Lindsay Adams, PAAmerican Fork, UT1750628004
- McKenzie Alban, PA-SSalt Lake City, UT1235754490
- William AlleySalt Lake City, UT1700401759
- Chris AndersonSalt Lake City, UT1043699101
- Jessiann Andrus, PASalt Lake City, UT1417382789
- Andrea Barker, PA-C, MPASSalt Lake City, UT1427206143
- Cristal Bedolla, PA-CWest Valley, UT1588256622
- Cristina Berkholder, PA-CSalt Lake City, UT1386155273
- Brock BodilySouth Jordan, UT1366004517
- David Brock, PA-CProvo, UT1205024122
Common questions
What is Samuel Stephen Richards, PA-C's NPI number?
Samuel Stephen Richards, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609382050, issued on Dec 21, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Samuel Stephen Richards, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5848 S Fashion Blvd Ste 120, Salt Lake City, UT, 84107. Phone: (801) 314-4900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Samuel Stephen Richards, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Utah license number 10622246-1206, as entered by the provider. Search the Utah board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Samuel Stephen Richards, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Samuel Stephen Richards, PA-C had 646 Medicare Part D claims for 334 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. 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.