Shawn Charles Richards, M.D
Ophthalmology Physician · Moscow, ID
Shawn Charles Richards, M.D is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Moscow, Idaho, and NPI 1598929796, issued on Jul 16, 2008. Check the license (Idaho M-12529, as entered in NPPES) on the Idaho Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Shawn Charles Richards
- Credential
- M.D
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License numbers
- M-12529 ID
49995 CO
MD60292777 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2500 W A St, Moscow, ID 83843
- Phone
- (208) 882-4662
- Enumerated
- Jul 16, 2008
- Record last updated
- Dec 28, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 1598929796 WA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140918000019); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Saint Louis University School Of Medicine, 2007
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Shawn Charles Richards in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIdaho Board of Medicine
Search for license M-12529Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
65% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
2,511 Medicare Part D claims for 586 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 35% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost761 claims
- Timolol Maleate343 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate336 claims
- Ofloxacin258 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate123 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl105 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): 93.4 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $114.73
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Genentech USA, Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Clearview Eye Clinic LtdMoscow, ID
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Shawn Charles Richards among 76 ophthalmology physician records in Idaho
Shawn Charles Richards, M.D is one of 76 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Idaho. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 70% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 70% of these records are older, 25% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2002 among the 50 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 72% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Idaho practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Idaho
There are 76 ophthalmology physician records in Idaho.
All 76 in Idaho → Every provider in Moscow → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Alyssa Hoehn, M.D.Moscow, ID 838431962728725
- David Leach, M.DMoscow, ID 838431043379944
- Charles George, MDSandpoint, ID 838641194733410
- Mark Torres, M.D.Sandpoint, ID 838641255399457
- Sonya Blizzard, M.D.Coeur D Alene, ID 838141558629535
- Golden Buckland, M.D.Coeur D Alene, ID 838141942402904
- David Dance, M.D.Coeur D Alene, ID 838141003064577
- Sara Duke, MDCoeur D Alene, ID 838141306089065
Common questions
What is Shawn Charles Richards, M.D's NPI number?
Shawn Charles Richards, M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598929796, issued on Jul 16, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Shawn Charles Richards, M.D located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2500 W A St, Moscow, ID, 83843. Phone: (208) 882-4662. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Shawn Charles Richards, M.D's license?
NPPES lists Idaho license number M-12529, as entered by the provider. Search the Idaho Board of Medicine at https://dopl.idaho.gov/bom/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Shawn Charles Richards, M.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Shawn Charles Richards, M.D had 2,511 Medicare Part D claims for 586 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Shawn Charles Richards, M.D's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.4 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.