Dr. William O. Richards, MD

Dr. Richards practices at University of South Alabama Burn Center - HOPD in Mobile, Alabama.

Dr. Richards' NPI, 1548368491, was assigned on September 21, 2006. Dr. Richards graduated from University of Maryland School of Medicine in 1979. Dr. Richards holds Alabama license 29705.

Dr. Richards' primary practice is University of South Alabama Burn Center - HOPD, at 2451 University Hospital Drive, Mobile, AL 36617.

Dr. Richards' primary practice is University of South Alabama Burn Center - HOPD in Mobile, Alabama. Dr. Richards is also affiliated with USA Health University Hospital. The medical group on file is USA Health Physician Billing. Dmand AI also links Dr. Richards to 1 more medical group, named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Richards practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Surgery is Dr. Richards' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Richards' licenses on file in 2 states: Alabama and Tennessee.

CMS data shows 14 Medicare services from Dr. Richards across 1 procedure code in 2023, all of them office visits, for 33 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $1,718 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 33 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Richards in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 15 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.85, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Richards' median patient age at 68, with 70% women.

In 2024, Dr. Richards wrote 44 Medicare Part D claims. 43% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 14 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $159 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 90 claims across 2 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 95 out of 100 for Dr. Richards for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Richards accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 27 procedures of upper gastrointestinal (gi) endoscopy for acid reflux by Dr. Richards, more than 54% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Hernia repair - groin (open): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 34 papers to Dr. Richards, published from 2011 to 2023. 2012 was the busiest year, with 3. The most frequent topics are Laparoscopy, Gastrointestinal Motility and Alabama. Dr. Richards has published most often in Am Surg. Dr. Richards' most frequent co-authors are Jon D. Simmons, MD, Yann-Leei Larry Lee, MD and Ghulam Abbas, MD.

Dmand AI links Dr. Richards to 4 clinical trials. 1 is still active or recruiting. Conditions studied include Gastroesophageal Reflux, Burns and Heartburn.

CMS Open Payments shows 178 general payments to Dr. Richards from 26 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 51% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $13,332.

Dr. Richards graduated from University of Maryland School of Medicine in 1979.