Dr. Troy A. Richards, MD

Dr. Richards practices at Ochsner LSU Health - Academic Medical Center in Shreveport, Louisiana, part of Ochsner Health System.

Dr. Richards' NPI, 1386671584, was assigned on June 26, 2006. Dr. Richards graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine in 1996. Dr. Richards holds Louisiana license 300350.

Dr. Richards' primary practice is Ochsner LSU Health - Academic Medical Center, at 1541 Kings Highway, Shreveport, LA 71130 in Caddo Parish. The practice phone is (318) 675-5058.

Dr. Richards' primary practice is Ochsner LSU Health - Academic Medical Center in Shreveport, Louisiana, part of Ochsner Health System. Dr. Richards is also affiliated with Willis Knighton North. The medical group on file is LSU Health Shreveport. Dmand AI also links Dr. Richards to 2 more hospitals and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Richards practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Radiation oncology is Dr. Richards' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2085R0001X. Dr. Richards is licensed in Louisiana.

Dmand AI lists bone cancer radiation, breast cancer radiation, cancer radiation-upper GI, colorectal cancer radiation, head & neck cancer radiation, lung cancer radiation, lymphoma radiation and prostate cancer radiation among the conditions Dr. Richards treats.

CMS data shows 2,598 Medicare services from Dr. Richards across 14 procedure codes in 2024, for 170 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $167,967 for them.

CMS counts 170 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Richards in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 91 patients. 75% of them have cancer, and 75% have high blood pressure. 14% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.34, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Richards' median patient age at 71, with 26% women.

In 2024, Dr. Richards wrote 245 Medicare Part D claims for 99 patients. 88% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 129 of them, across 6 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,612 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 183 claims across 8 drugs.

Dr. Richards accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Dmand AI links 6 papers to Dr. Richards, published from 2018 to 2019. The most frequent topics are Head and Neck Neoplasms, Palliative Care and Radiotherapy, Adjuvant. Dr. Richards has published most often in Anticancer Res. Dr. Richards' most frequent co-authors are Federico Laurel Ampil, MD, Russell Lee Anderson, MD and Quyen Dinh Chu, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 122 general payments to Dr. Richards from 41 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Daiichi Sankyo Inc. paid the most, $328.

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Richards, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2014.

Dr. Richards graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine in 1996.

Dr. Richards is in network with 16 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.