Physician

Joseph M Richards, DO

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Joseph Richards, DO (NPI: 1780743914) practices interventional pain management (ipm) in the Montgomery County-Bucks County-Chester County, PA market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Chester, PA. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is REHABILITATION ASSOCIATES OF THE MAIN LINE, P.C. (NPI: 1538230396; TIN: 232630682) and primary practice location at 19041-1139.

Richards' data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 1,302 traditional Medicare patients, billed 19,488 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $880,558 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 64483 (Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level). Part D data shows 1,848 prescription claims across 628 beneficiaries totaling $31,429 in drug costs, led by Gabapentin (Gabapentin). 2022 DME data shows 11 claims. Open Payments data shows 1 records totaling $13. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider's Medicare Part B carrier billing has moved from a lower plateau to a higher plateau, from $382,438 to $880,558. In contrast, Part D prescription costs have moved from a higher plateau to a lower plateau, from $66,932 to $31,429. For DME billing, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners by Provider.0$459K$918K2015 Medicare payment: $382,438 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $405,886 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $547,925 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $664,845 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $755,320 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $778,779 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $860,176 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $838,546 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $917,697 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $880,558 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
20159799,899$382,438
201694216,893$405,886
20171,13817,520$547,925
20181,24117,699$664,845
20191,27418,863$755,320
20201,15418,290$778,779
20211,20017,949$860,176
20221,16617,048$838,546
20231,26119,104$917,697
20241,30219,488$880,558

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Part D Events Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Drug cost, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Drug_Cst. Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider.0$41K$81K2015 Drug cost: $66,932 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $72,142 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $81,126 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $57,281 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $30,484 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $29,871 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $30,416 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $41,857 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $24,185 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $31,429 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
20154321,245$66,932
20164121,255$72,142
20175141,582$81,126
20184111,103$57,281
2019356832$30,484
2020328878$29,871
20214371,139$30,416
20224941,526$41,857
20233961,125$24,185
20246281,848$31,429

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

DME Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare DME, Devices & Supplies by Referring Provider.0$374$7482022 Medicare payment: $748 (USD; DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsPayment
2015N/RN/RN/R
2016N/RN/RN/R
2017N/RN/RN/R
2018N/RN/RN/R
2019N/RN/RN/R
2020N/RN/RN/R
2021N/RN/RN/R
2022N/R11$748
2023N/RN/RN/R
2024N/RN/RN/R

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

CodeDescriptionPatientsClm LinesTotal Payment
64483Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level284493$241
62323Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance420723$191
99214Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more304649$98
99213Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more1,0332,341$68
J3301Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg79612,532$1

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
GabapentinGabapentin37619,229$6,549
PregabalinPregabalin24310,778$4,915
Duloxetine HclDuloxetine Hcl1217,742$2,215
Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen1032,593$2,137
FentanylFentanyl28825$1,910

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary in 2024

CategoryDefinitionRecordsTotal Reported AmountTop Related Entity
General PaymentsReported payment or transfer-of-value amount.1$13Vertos Medical, Inc.
Research PaymentsReported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.0$0N/R
Ownership / Investment InterestsReported value of ownership or investment interests.0$0N/R

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Joseph M. Richards, DO?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Joseph M. Richards, DO (NPI 1780743914), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does Joseph M. Richards, DO have ACO affiliation data?

No ACO affiliation record is shown in the available Tedicare data for this profile.

What billing organization is linked to Joseph M. Richards, DO?

Joseph M. Richards, DO is linked to REHABILITATION ASSOCIATES OF THE MAIN LINE, P.C. (billing NPI 1538230396) in the available physician profile data.

Does Joseph M. Richards, DO have Open Payments data?

Joseph M. Richards, DO has 1 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

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