Physician

Charles Patrick Richards, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Charles Richards, MD (NPI: 1952315962) practices ophthalmology in the Winston-Salem, NC market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Forsyth, NC. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is PIEDMONT RETINA SPECIALISTS, P.A. (NPI: 1477788297; TIN: 264687965) and primary practice location at 27103-6958. Richards is affiliated with the Advocate Physician Partners Accountable Care, Inc. (ACO ID: A1033), participating under the MSSP model.

Richards' data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 645 traditional Medicare patients, billed 33,048 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $2,126,505 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 99204 (New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more). Part D data shows 692 prescription claims across 218 beneficiaries totaling $34,658 in drug costs, led by Prednisolone Acetate (Prednisolone Acetate). Open Payments data shows 31 records totaling $5,214. 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 changed little. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have declined steadily, from $56,115 to $34,658. 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$1.1M$2.1M2015 Medicare payment: $1,325,333 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $1,428,426 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $1,429,111 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $1,734,130 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $1,824,631 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $1,638,205 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $1,620,149 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $1,533,249 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $1,690,396 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $2,126,505 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
20156527,062$1,325,333
20167707,564$1,428,426
20177557,280$1,429,111
20187477,981$1,734,130
20198408,592$1,824,631
20206676,817$1,638,205
20216706,783$1,620,149
20226347,673$1,533,249
202356319,909$1,690,396
202464533,048$2,126,505

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$30K$59K2015 Drug cost: $56,115 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $59,155 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $49,546 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $54,173 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $52,629 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $36,442 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $43,096 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $44,465 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $43,445 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $34,658 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
20153501,055$56,115
20163891,013$59,155
2017369963$49,546
2018240784$54,173
2019216699$52,629
2020179496$36,442
2021226683$43,096
2022237744$44,465
2023252727$43,445
2024218692$34,658

DME Billing Trend

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

No connected DME records

No connected DME records

* / # = 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
99204New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more136136$112
67028Injection of drug into eye214915$87
99214Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more438903$85
92134Imaging of retina6381,636$27
92250Photography of the retina158187$25

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
Prednisolone AcetatePrednisolone Acetate2757,447$9,460
ProlensaBromfenac Sodium18542$6,010
Bromfenac SodiumBromfenac Sodium25564$5,237
Loteprednol EtabonateLoteprednol Etabonate18619$2,988
BromsiteBromfenac Sodium11230$2,863

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.31$5,214Genentech USA, 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 Charles Patrick Richards, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Charles Patrick Richards, MD (NPI 1952315962), 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 Charles Patrick Richards, MD have ACO affiliation data?

Charles Patrick Richards, MD is shown with ACO affiliation data for Advocate Physician Partners Accountable Care, Inc. (MSSP, ACO ID A1033).

What billing organization is linked to Charles Patrick Richards, MD?

Charles Patrick Richards, MD is linked to PIEDMONT RETINA SPECIALISTS, P.A. (billing NPI 1477788297) in the available physician profile data.

Does Charles Patrick Richards, MD have Open Payments data?

Charles Patrick Richards, MD has 31 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

Yes. Tedicare provides sample physician export data and paid custom physician data exports for research, planning, outreach, and market analysis. Exports can include physician profile fields, market and specialty context, billing organization details, ACO affiliation signals where available, and Medicare utilization data.