Thomas Anthony Richard, M.D.
Specialist · Cullman, AL
Thomas Anthony Richard, M.D. is a specialist with a practice address in Cullman, Alabama, and NPI 1750315511, issued on Jul 10, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 00020974, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thomas Anthony Richard
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- 00020974 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1948 AL Highway 157, Cullman, AL 35058
- Phone
- (256) 735-5277
- Enumerated
- Jul 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 11, 2026
- Fax
- (256) 203-8626
- Medicaid ID
- 000021859 AL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100623000174); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 1993
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1948 AL Highway 157
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Verify Thomas Anthony Richard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alabama board licenses this profession
Search for license 00020974Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
74% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024
356 Medicare Part D claims for 96 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Estradiol72 claims
- Norethindrone Acetate35 claims
- Dotti20 claims
- Raloxifene Hcl17 claims
- Fluconazole16 claims
- Clotrimazole-Betamethasone15 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: $220.64
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Shield Therapeutics 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Crmc Medical Group LLCCullman, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Thomas Anthony Richard among 545 specialist records in Alabama
Thomas Anthony Richard, M.D. is one of 545 specialist records with a practice address in Alabama. 42% 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 16% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 42% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 29% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 1991 among the 160 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 82% 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 Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
70 specialist records list a practice address in Cullman
They are 70 of the 960 NPPES records with a practice address in Cullman, and 545 specialist records in Alabama.
All 545 in Alabama → Every provider in Cullman → Specialist nationwide →
The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mark Addison, M.D.Cullman, AL 350581164404042
- Brian Corliss, MDCullman, AL 350581942417688
- James Davis, M.D.Cullman, AL 350581588669212
- Michael Lunsford, M.D.Cullman, AL 350581962484311
- Johnny Nacilla, M.D.Cullman, AL 350581346261526
- William Parker, M.D.Cullman, AL 350581790781060
- Dan BaileyCullman, AL 350551659892305
- Tonya ClarkCullman, AL 350551982135505
Common questions
What is Thomas Anthony Richard, M.D.'s NPI number?
Thomas Anthony Richard, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1750315511, issued on Jul 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thomas Anthony Richard, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1948 AL Highway 157, Cullman, AL, 35058. Phone: (256) 735-5277. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thomas Anthony Richard, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 00020974, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Thomas Anthony Richard, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Thomas Anthony Richard, M.D. had 356 Medicare Part D claims for 96 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.