NPI Details
DR. Michael H Richards, M.D. is an internal medicine in Durham, NC with 28 years of experience. The provider is a physician who provides long-term, comprehensive care in the office and the hospital, managing both common and complex illness of adolescents, adults and the elderly. Internists are trained in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, infections and diseases affecting the heart, blood, kidneys, joints and digestive, respiratory and vascular systems. They are also trained in the essentials of primary care internal medicine, which incorporates an understanding of disease prevention, wellness, substance abuse, mental health and effective treatment of common problems of the eyes, ears, skin, nervous system and reproductive organs. DR. Michael H Richards, M.D. NPI is 1649211475. The provider is registered as an individual entity type.
The NPPES NPI record indicates the provider is a male.
Education
Medical School: HOWARD UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
Graduation Year:1997
The provider's business location address is:
4205 BEN FRANKLIN BLVD
DURHAM, NC
ZIP 27704-143
Phone: (919) 477-6900
Fax: (919) 477-5081
The NPI 1649211475 is registered in the Medicare Provider, Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS). The provider is legally eligible to order and refer Part B (Clinical Laboratory and Imaging), Durable Medical Equipment, Part A Home Health Agency (HHA), Power Mobility Devices.
The following top HCPCS codes were publicly reported for this provider under the Medicare program for the year 2016. The reported codes are based on the top codes for each available Medicare specialty, excluding evaluation and management codes.
- Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes (HCPCS:99214)
- Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals (HCPCS:80053)
- Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test and automated differential white blood cell count (HCPCS:85025)
- Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample (HCPCS:36415)
- Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides) (HCPCS:80061)
- Hemoglobin a1c level (HCPCS:83036)
- Blood test, thyroid stimulating hormone (tsh) (HCPCS:84443)
- Thyroxine (thyroid chemical), free (HCPCS:84439)
- Vitamin d-3 level (HCPCS:82306)
- Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit (HCPCS:G0439)
- Manual urinalysis test with examination using microscope, automated (HCPCS:81001)
- Blood test, clotting time (HCPCS:85610)
- Automated urinalysis test (HCPCS:81003)
- Prostate cancer screening; prostate specific antigen test (psa) (HCPCS:G0103)
- Anticoagulant management of patient taking warfarin (HCPCS:93793)
- Influenza vaccine, quadrivalent inactivated, 0.5 ml dosage (HCPCS:90694)
- Administration of influenza virus vaccine (HCPCS:G0008)
- Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes (HCPCS:99442)
- Urine microalbumin (protein) level (HCPCS:82043)
- Creatinine level to test for kidney function or muscle injury (HCPCS:82570)
- Cyanocobalamin (vitamin b-12) level (HCPCS:82607)
- Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional (HCPCS:99211)
- Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes (HCPCS:99213)
- Annual depression screening, 15 minutes (HCPCS:G0444)
- Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes (HCPCS:99215)
- Folic acid level, serum (HCPCS:82746)
- Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and (HCPCS:G0180)
- Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report (HCPCS:93000)
- Iron level (HCPCS:83540)
- Iron binding capacity (HCPCS:83550)
- Magnesium level (HCPCS:83735)
- Ferritin (blood protein) level (HCPCS:82728)
- Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (dna or rna); severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (sars-cov-2) (coronavirus disease [covid-19]), amplified probe technique, making use of high throughput technologies as described by cms-2020-01-r (HCPCS:U0003)
The enumeration date for this NPI number is 6/10/2006 and was last updated on 11/8/2022.
Taxonomy Codes
The NPI record includes the healthcare provider taxonomy classification, state license number and state of licensure. The following information regarding the scope of practice of this provider is available:
| No. |
Taxonomy Code |
Taxonomy Clasification |
Taxonomy Specialization |
License Number |
License State |
Primary |
| 1 | 207R00000X | Internal Medicine | | 200100941 | NORTH CAROLINA | Yes |
Other Identifiers
The following information regarding additional identifiers associated to this NPI record includes the other identifier number, identifier type, identifier state and issuer.
| No. |
Other Provider Identifier |
Other Provider Identifier Type |
Other Provider Identifier State |
Other Provider Identifier Issuer |
| 1 | 5903323 | MEDICAID | NORTH CAROLINA | |
| 2 | 141W3 | OTHER | NORTH CAROLINA | BC/BS IND PROV NO |
