NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Timothy Bradford Richards, M.D.

Surgery Physician · Missoula, MT

Timothy Bradford Richards, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Missoula, Montana, and NPI 1841283785, issued on Aug 25, 2005. Check the license (Montana 7987, as entered in NPPES) on the Montana Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1841283785
Name
Timothy Bradford Richards
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
7987 MT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2831 Fort Missoula RD, Missoula, MT 59804
Phone
(406) 728-0285
Enumerated
Aug 25, 2005
Record last updated
Nov 9, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(406) 728-0613
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 2831 Fort Missoula RD

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

  1. Sheryl Alexander, D.C., P.A.Physician Assistant1326199951
  2. Lynn Bertane, NPNurse Practitioner1538269766
  3. John Ferguson, M.D.Specialist1053361709
  4. Joseph Gassenberg, MDFamily Medicine Physician1558413252
  5. Janelle Gibson, D.P.TPhysical Therapist1629444799
  6. Steven Glow, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1366449530

Verify Timothy Bradford Richards in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMontana Board of Medical Examiners
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  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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Industry payments in 2024: $10.00

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Timothy Richards$10.00
  2. Specialty average$3,513.80

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Timothy Bradford Richards among 136 surgery physician records in Montana

Timothy Bradford Richards, M.D. is one of 136 surgery physician records with a practice address in Montana. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 89% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 68% of these records are
  • Record last updated2012 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Montana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in Montana

There are 136 surgery physician records in Montana.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Vern Horton, MDMissoula, MT 598041073597639
  2. Dillon Morris, MDMissoula, MT 598041649776204
  3. Elizabeth Suh, M.D.Missoula, MT 598041548323835
  4. Tarin Worrest, MDMissoula, MT 598041598183303
  5. Michael Zehnpfennig, M.D.Missoula, MT 598041669683884
  6. Lori Grimsley, MDMissoula, MT 598021134231798
  7. Riley Grogan, MDMissoula, MT 598021669935631
  8. Deron Ludwig, MDMissoula, MT 598021245310200

Common questions

What is Timothy Bradford Richards, M.D.'s NPI number?

Timothy Bradford Richards, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841283785, issued on Aug 25, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Timothy Bradford Richards, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2831 Fort Missoula RD, Missoula, MT, 59804. Phone: (406) 728-0285. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Timothy Bradford Richards, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Montana license number 7987, as entered by the provider. Search the Montana Board of Medical Examiners at https://ebiz.mt.gov/POL/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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.