Dr. David Brent Richards, MD

Dr. Richards practices at Denver Health Medical Center in Denver, Colorado, part of Denver Health and Hospital Authority.

Dr. Richards' NPI, 1063461473, was assigned on May 10, 2006. Dr. Richards graduated from University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver in 2002. Dr. Richards holds Colorado license 44094.

Dr. Richards' primary practice is Denver Health Medical Center, at 777 Bannock St, Denver, CO 80204 in Denver County. The practice phone is (303) 602-4935.

Dr. Richards' primary practice is Denver Health Medical Center in Denver, Colorado, part of Denver Health and Hospital Authority. The medical group on file is Denver Health. Dr. Richards' employer is on file too: a hospital.

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

Emergency medicine is Dr. Richards' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207P00000X. Dr. Richards is licensed in Colorado.

CMS data shows 102 Medicare services from Dr. Richards across 2 procedure codes in 2024, for 119 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $10,821 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 119 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Richards in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 52 patients. 61% of them have high blood pressure, and 48% have high cholesterol. 66% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.99, 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 62, with 49% women.

In 2024, Dr. Richards wrote 100 Medicare Part D claims for 75 patients. 83% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 26 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $191 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 42 claims across 1 drug.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 97 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.

Dmand AI links 5 papers to Dr. Richards, published from 2010 to 2020. 2017 was the busiest year, with 2. Dr. Richards' most frequent co-authors are Stacy A. Trent, MD, Taylor Wilson Burkholder, MD and Emilie J. Calvello Hynes, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 13 general payments to Dr. Richards from 2 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2024. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 98% of the total. Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation paid the most, $3,105.

Dr. Richards graduated from University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver in 2002.