NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Thecla Richards, MD

Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program · Staten Island, NY

Thecla Richards, MD is a student in an organized health care education/training program with a practice address in Staten Island, New York, and NPI 1598261141, issued on Apr 3, 2018. Check the license with the New York board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1598261141
Name
Thecla Richards
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program 390200000X
Practice location
475 Seaview Ave, Staten Island, NY 10305
Phone
(718) 226-8000
Enumerated
Apr 3, 2018
Record last updated
Apr 3, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20221014001263); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 475 Seaview Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Dalya Abdel-Atti, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1003499112
  2. Hala Abdul-Al, M.D.Anatomic Pathology Physician1376934893
  3. Muhammad AbdullahStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1124878343
  4. Ali Abou Yassine, M.D.Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1689953846
  5. Abdelrahman Abouelnas, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1508616558
  6. Amy Abraham, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1588540371

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New York board licenses this professionCheck the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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79% more Medicare Part D claims than the average student in an organized health care education/training program in 2024

331 Medicare Part D claims for 159 beneficiaries, against an average of 185 among the 59,748 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 12 claims were for opioids.

  1. Thecla Richards331
  2. Specialty average185

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisone35 claims
  2. Cefpodoxime Proxetil20 claims
  3. Levofloxacin15 claims
  4. Pantoprazole Sodium15 claims
  5. Metronidazole11 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 91.3 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score74.9
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%91.7
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. North Shore-Lij Medical PCStaten Island, NY

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Thecla Richards among 37,241 student in an organized health care education/training program records in New York

Thecla Richards, MD is one of 37,241 student in an organized health care education/training program records with a practice address in New York. 31% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 12% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 12% of these records are older, 86% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 31% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 5% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2018 among the 1,821 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2018 · 24% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 390200000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

835 student in an organized health care education/training program records list a practice address in Staten Island

They are 835 of the 12,351 NPPES records with a practice address in Staten Island, and 37,241 student in an organized health care education/training program records in New York.

The 8 student in an organized health care education/training program records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Faten Abu GhazalStaten Island, NY 103051609007368
  2. Javaria Chaudhry, DPMStaten Island, NY 103051255566097
  3. Lindsey Davies, D.D.S.Staten Island, NY 103051093953085
  4. Elie Hatem, M.DStaten Island, NY 103051215172929
  5. Jason Hecht, D.D.S.Staten Island, NY 103051811135601
  6. Cendrella Hojeily, MDStaten Island, NY 103051326283599
  7. Edward Iskhakov, M.D.Staten Island, NY 103051942439948
  8. Larry Keating, DMDStaten Island, NY 103051104054188

Common questions

What is Thecla Richards, MD's NPI number?

Thecla Richards, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598261141, issued on Apr 3, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Thecla Richards, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 475 Seaview Ave, Staten Island, NY, 10305. Phone: (718) 226-8000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Thecla Richards, MD's license?

Search the New York board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Thecla Richards, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Thecla Richards, MD had 331 Medicare Part D claims for 159 beneficiaries; the average among student in an organized health care education/training program prescribers was 185. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Thecla Richards, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.3 of 100. 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.