Winston Thomas Richards, MD
Surgery Physician · Ocala, FL
Winston Thomas Richards, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Ocala, Florida, and NPI 1598701567, issued on Jun 20, 2006. Check the license (Florida ME94661, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Winston Thomas Richards
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- ME94661 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1234 SE Magnolia Ext, Ocala, FL 34471
- Phone
- (352) 401-1218
- Enumerated
- Jun 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 10, 2022
- Fax
- (352) 401-1017
- Medicaid ID
- 274256000 FL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060106000271); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pennsylvania State University College Of Medicine, 1993
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1234 SE Magnolia Ext
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- David Companion, ARNPNurse Practitioner1992727465
- Caroli Harkness, PA-CPhysician Assistant1346553203
- Paul Mills, PA-CPhysician Assistant1770689226
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Verify Winston Thomas Richards in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME94661Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
22 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 12 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl12 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $5,859.35
18 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; 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.
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
- Ocala Health Trauma LLCOcala, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Winston Thomas Richards among 1,887 surgery physician records in Florida
Winston Thomas Richards, MD is one of 1,887 surgery physician records with a practice address in Florida. 77% 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, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2004 among the 1,170 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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 208600000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Florida
There are 1,887 surgery physician records in Florida.
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- Robert Gallinaro, M.D.Ocala, FL 344711538107909
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- Juan Gutierrez, M.D.Ocala, FL 344711194978932
Common questions
What is Winston Thomas Richards, MD's NPI number?
Winston Thomas Richards, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598701567, issued on Jun 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Winston Thomas Richards, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1234 SE Magnolia Ext, Ocala, FL, 34471. Phone: (352) 401-1218. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Winston Thomas Richards, MD's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME94661, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Winston Thomas Richards, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Winston Thomas Richards, MD had 22 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Winston Thomas Richards, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.