NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Wendell L. Richardson, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Fairmont, NC

Wendell L. Richardson, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Fairmont, North Carolina, and NPI 1700953940, issued on Nov 30, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 2006-01430, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical 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
1700953940
Name
Wendell L. Richardson
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
2006-01430 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1212 S Walnut St, Fairmont, NC 28340
Phone
(910) 628-6711
Enumerated
Nov 30, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 9, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(910) 628-5735
Medicaid ID
5905736 NC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20070328000395); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Medical University Of South Carolina College Of Medicine, 1999
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 1212 S Walnut St

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

  1. Brenda Allen, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1134124589
  2. Saqib Aziz, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1093899494
  3. Karen Bissell, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1528123387
  4. Mary BrittPharmacist1215578448
  5. Alexandria Locklear, PHARMDPharmacist1710720800
  6. Steven McLean, RPHPharmacist1265659189

Verify Wendell L. Richardson in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical 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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97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

122 Medicare Part D claims for 76 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Wendell Richardson122
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisone12 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Med First Immediate Care And Family Practice PASouthport, NC

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

Wendell L. Richardson among 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina

Wendell L. Richardson, M.D. is one of 4,953 family medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 79% 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 12% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 51% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated1999 · median 2006 among the 3,104 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

3 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Fairmont

They are 3 of the 50 NPPES records with a practice address in Fairmont, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Amanda FloydFairmont, NC 283401093656498
  2. Eugenia Howie, M.D.Fairmont, NC 283401780688119
  3. Irina Balan, MDErwin, NC 283391528790490
  4. Jonathan Blackmore, DOFaison, NC 283411972653269
  5. Kenyon Chavis, M.D.Erwin, NC 283391578710141
  6. Todd Hold, MDErwin, NC 283391730132481
  7. Walter Schmits, M.D.Faison, NC 283411083697213
  8. Bohdan Kopynec, M.D.Ellerbe, NC 283381184619355

Common questions

What is Wendell L. Richardson, M.D.'s NPI number?

Wendell L. Richardson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700953940, issued on Nov 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Wendell L. Richardson, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1212 S Walnut St, Fairmont, NC, 28340. Phone: (910) 628-6711. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Wendell L. Richardson, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2006-01430, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Wendell L. Richardson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Wendell L. Richardson, M.D. had 122 Medicare Part D claims for 76 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.