Dr. Heather L. Richie, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 1,900
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 304
- Part D claims, 2024
- 6,632
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Industry payments
- $599
- Practice address
- 6051 US Highway 49, Hattiesburg, MS 39401
- Practice phone
- Call (601) 288-7000
- Professional email
- Get professional email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
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Dr. Heather L. Richie is an internist in Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Dr. Richie practices at Forrest General Hospital in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, part of Forrest County, MS.
Dr. Richie's NPI, 1699779371, was assigned on June 9, 2005. Dr. Richie graduated from University of Missouri, Columbia School of Medicine in 1996. Dr. Richie holds Mississippi license 22801.
- NPI
- 1699779371NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 0345222899
- NPI enumeration date
- June 9, 2005
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (601) 288-7000
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Female
- Estimated age
- 56
- Medical school graduation
- 1996
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Heather L. Richie practices at Forrest General Hospital in Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Dr. Richie's primary practice is Forrest General Hospital, at 6051 US Highway 49, Hattiesburg, MS 39401 in Forrest County. The practice phone is (601) 288-7000.
- Forrest General Hospital6051 US Highway 49, Hattiesburg, MS 39401 · Forrest CountyPhone(601) 288-7000
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Heather L. Richie is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Richie's primary practice is Forrest General Hospital in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, part of Forrest County, MS. The medical group on file is Hattiesburg Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Richie to 1 more group practice or clinic and 1 home health agency, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Heather L. Richie's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Richie practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Forrest General Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +2 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Heather L. Richie is one of 785 internists in Mississippi
Internal medicine is Dr. Richie's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Richie's licenses on file in 2 states: Mississippi and Missouri.
Specialties and state licenses
- Internal medicine, MississippiPrimary
- Missouri license
Internists near Dr. Richie
Counts of internists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Heather L. Richie billed Medicare for 1,900 services in 2024
CMS data shows 1,900 Medicare services from Dr. Richie across 11 procedure codes in 2024, for 304 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $82,400 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. Richie's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 7152024: 7687%
- Other services
- 2023: 882024: 589569%
- Surgery
- 2023: 3242024: 3095%
- Lab and pathology
- 2023: 1232024: 18248%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 482024: 528%
Dr. Richie compared with the Mississippi median for internists, 2024
- Dr. Richie
- Mississippi median
- Medicare services
- 1,900vs 98793% above
- Medicare patients
- 304vs 314Close to median
- Part D claims
- 6,074vs 28121.6 times
Medians across 747 internists in Mississippi with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Richie's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Heather L. Richie treated 304 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75
CMS counts 304 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Richie in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 130 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 13% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.28, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Richie's median patient age at 73, with 63% women.
Dr. Richie's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Richie's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women18661%
- Men11839%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Richie's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Chronic kidney disease67%
- Arthritis53%
- Diabetes43%
- Ischemic heart disease38%
- Mood disorders32%
- Depression30%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Richie's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 73
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women63%
- Men36%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Heather L. Richie wrote 6,632 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Richie wrote 6,632 Medicare Part D claims for 498 patients. 80% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 6,074 of them, across 105 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $784,876 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 5,175 claims across 95 drugs.
Dr. Richie's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic5,280 claims80%
- Brand-name1,306 claims20%
- Other46 claims1%
Dr. Richie's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Richie's Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics2%136 of 6,632 claims
- Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over0%13 of 6,632 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 5,1752024: 6,07417%
Drugs named by CMS: 105 in 2024, 95 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
How Dr. Heather L. Richie takes part in Medicare
Dr. Richie accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. Heather L. Richie received $599 in industry payments from 2016 to 2023
CMS Open Payments shows 31 general payments to Dr. Richie from 11 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2023. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 84% of the total. Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. paid the most, $186.
General payments to Dr. Richie by program year, 2016 to 2023
General payments to Dr. Richie by kind, 2016 to 2023
- Food and beverage$50284%
- Education$9716%
Companies that paid Dr. Richie the most, 2016 to 2023
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Heather L. Richie graduated from University of Missouri, Columbia School of Medicine
Dr. Richie graduated from University of Missouri, Columbia School of Medicine in 1996.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Heather L. Richie's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Heather L. Richie's NPI number?
Dr. Heather L. Richie's NPI number is 1699779371. It was assigned on June 9, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Heather L. Richie?
Dr. Heather L. Richie is an internist in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).
Where does Dr. Heather L. Richie practice?
Dr. Richie practices at 6051 US Highway 49, Hattiesburg, MS 39401. Dr. Richie's primary practice is Forrest General Hospital in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, part of Forrest County, MS. Dmand AI also links Dr. Richie to 1 group practice or clinic and 1 home health agency.
What is Dr. Heather L. Richie's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Richie is (601) 288-7000.
What is Dr. Heather L. Richie's medical license number?
Dr. Richie holds Mississippi license 22801, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Heather L. Richie been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Richie in Mississippi and Missouri.
Which hospitals is Dr. Heather L. Richie affiliated with?
Dr. Richie practices at Forrest General Hospital in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
What medical group is Dr. Heather L. Richie part of?
Dr. Richie is linked to Hattiesburg Clinic.
Does Dr. Heather L. Richie accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Richie billed Medicare for 1,900 services in 2024, and Dr. Richie accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Heather L. Richie see?
CMS counts 304 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Richie in 2024, with an average age of 75.
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What services does Dr. Heather L. Richie bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Richie's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), medicare service (G2211) and surgery: heart and blood vessels (36415).
Where did Dr. Heather L. Richie go to medical school?
Dr. Richie graduated from University of Missouri, Columbia School of Medicine in 1996.
What drugs does Dr. Heather L. Richie prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Richie's most prescribed drugs by claims were Lisinopril, Amlodipine Besylate and Atorvastatin Calcium.
Has Dr. Heather L. Richie received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $599 in general payments to Dr. Richie from 11 companies from 2016 to 2023. The largest total came from Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
How long has Dr. Heather L. Richie been practicing?
Dr. Richie graduated from medical school in 1996, 30 years ago.
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