NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Trent Douglas Richards, M.D.

Ophthalmology Physician · Layton, UT

Trent Douglas Richards, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Layton, Utah, and NPI 1184923807, issued on Mar 21, 2011. Check the license (Utah 8437748-1205, as entered in NPPES) on the Utah Medical Licensing Board; 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
1184923807
Name
Trent Douglas Richards
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
License number
8437748-1205 UT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2121 N 1700 W, Layton, UT 84041
Phone
(801) 773-4840
Enumerated
Mar 21, 2011
Record last updated
Jul 16, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(801) 525-8151
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20150622001325); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Ohio State University College Of Medicine, 2011
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 2121 N 1700 W

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

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  6. Daniel Anderson, MDFamily Medicine Physician1285216366

Verify Trent Douglas Richards in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersUtah Medical Licensing Board
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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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About as many Medicare Part D claims as the average ophthalmology physician in 2024

1,519 Medicare Part D claims for 449 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 44% of claims.

  1. Trent Richards1,519
  2. Specialty average1,518

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisolone Acetate434 claims
  2. Moxifloxacin294 claims
  3. Latanoprost207 claims
  4. Restasis96 claims
  5. Ketorolac Tromethamine84 claims
  6. Dorzolamide-Timolol66 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: $147.91

8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Sun Pharmaceutical Industries 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.

  1. Trent Richards$147.91
  2. Specialty average$4,535.02

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

  1. Tanner Memorial ClinicLayton, UT

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

Trent Douglas Richards among 202 ophthalmology physician records in Utah

Trent Douglas Richards, M.D. is one of 202 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Utah. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 66% of them.

  • NPI issued2011 · 66% of these records are older, 30% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • Graduated2011 · median 2004 among the 145 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2015 · 61% 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 Utah practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Ophthalmology Physician providers in Utah

There are 202 ophthalmology physician records in Utah.

The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Christian Hess, M.D.Layton, UT 840411073505319
  2. Mark Hill, MDLayton, UT 840411366737819
  3. Nathan Law, M.D.Layton, UT 840411417310483
  4. Laurence Nelson, MDLayton, UT 840411730165697
  5. Jared Peterson, MDLayton, UT 840411982834834
  6. Robert Treft, M.D.Layton, UT 840411851361539
  7. Trevin Wallin, M.D.Layton, UT 840411396885422
  8. Michael Washburn, M.D., P.C.Layton, UT 840411548252885

Common questions

What is Trent Douglas Richards, M.D.'s NPI number?

Trent Douglas Richards, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184923807, issued on Mar 21, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Trent Douglas Richards, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2121 N 1700 W, Layton, UT, 84041. Phone: (801) 773-4840. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Trent Douglas Richards, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Utah license number 8437748-1205, as entered by the provider. Search the Utah Medical Licensing Board at https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Trent Douglas Richards, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Trent Douglas Richards, M.D. had 1,519 Medicare Part D claims for 449 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.