Sonia B. Richards, M.D.
Specialist · Encino, CA
Sonia B. Richards, M.D. is a specialist with a practice address in Encino, California, and NPI 1780659953, issued on Feb 21, 2006. Check the license (California G46432, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sonia B. Richards
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- G46432 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 16542 Ventura Blvd Ste 122, Encino, CA 91436
- Phone
- (818) 701-9211
- Enumerated
- Feb 21, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 5, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (818) 701-6327
- Medicaid ID
- 00G464321 CA
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Sonia B. Richards in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license G46432Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024
161 Medicare Part D claims for 43 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate11 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: $42.10
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 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.
Sonia B. Richards among 5,749 specialist records in California
Sonia B. Richards, M.D. is one of 5,749 specialist records with a practice address in California. 30% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 60% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 30% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 19% of these records are
- Record last updated2018 · 77% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
27 specialist records list a practice address in Encino
They are 27 of the 3,136 NPPES records with a practice address in Encino, and 5,749 specialist records in California.
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Common questions
What is Sonia B. Richards, M.D.'s NPI number?
Sonia B. Richards, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780659953, issued on Feb 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sonia B. Richards, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 16542 Ventura Blvd Ste 122, Encino, CA, 91436. Phone: (818) 701-9211. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sonia B. Richards, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G46432, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Sonia B. Richards, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sonia B. Richards, M.D. had 161 Medicare Part D claims for 43 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. 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.