Dr. Derek Kuhl Richardson, MD

Dr. Richardson practices at John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek in Walnut Creek, California, part of John Muir Health.

Dr. Richardson's NPI, 1871750851, was assigned on May 19, 2008. Dr. Richardson graduated from University Of Michigan Medical School in 2007. Dr. Richardson holds California license A125845.

Dr. Richardson's primary practice is John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek, at 1601 Ygnacio Valley Rd, Walnut Creek, CA 94598 in Contra Costa County. The practice phone is (925) 939-3000.

Dr. Richardson's primary practice is John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek in Walnut Creek, California, part of John Muir Health. Dr. Richardson is also affiliated with Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center. The medical group on file is Vituity. Dmand AI also links Dr. Richardson to 4 more hospitals and 5 medical groups, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Richardson practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Emergency medicine is Dr. Richardson's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207P00000X. Dr. Richardson is board certified in emergency medicine by the American Board of Emergency Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Richardson's licenses on file in 3 states: California, Oregon and Washington.

CMS data shows 672 Medicare services from Dr. Richardson across 6 procedure codes in 2024, for 622 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $84,380 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 622 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Richardson in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 229 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 69% have high cholesterol. 57% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.32, 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. Richardson's median patient age at 48, with 53% women.

In 2024, Dr. Richardson wrote 227 Medicare Part D claims for 175 patients. 92% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 106 of them, across 7 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $366 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 72 claims across 5 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 97 out of 100 for Dr. Richardson for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Richardson accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Dmand AI links 13 papers to Dr. Richardson, published from 2010 to 2016. 2012 was the busiest year, with 3. The most frequent topics are Emergency Service, Hospital, Emergency Medical Services and Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care. Dr. Richardson has published most often in Acad Emerg Med. Dr. Richardson's most frequent co-authors are Craig D. Newgard, MD, MPH, Karen J. Brasel, MD and Baljash Singh Cheema, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 4 general payments to Dr. Richardson from 1 drug or device company in 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc paid the most, $97.

Dr. Richardson graduated from University Of Michigan Medical School in 2007.

Dr. Richardson is in network with 2 carriers, including CMS Medicare and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 1. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.