Dr. Cole McKee Richardson, DO

  • Hattiesburg, MS
  • Ophthalmologist
NPI1487148243PAC ID5092193037
Medicare services, 2024
7,774
Medicare patients, 2024
620
Part D claims, 2024
203
Publications
7
MIPS score, 2024
100
Practice address
109 Millsaps Dr Ste B Suite B, Hattiesburg, MS 39402
Practice phone
Call (601) 255-0736
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Primary practice

Retina Specialists Of Mississippi

Eye care practice · Hattiesburg, Mississippi

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Dr. Cole McKee Richardson is an ophthalmologist in Hattiesburg, Mississippi

Dr. Richardson practices at Retina Specialists Of Mississippi in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.

Dr. Richardson's NPI, 1487148243, was assigned on June 15, 2018. Dr. Richardson graduated from William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2018. Dr. Richardson holds Mississippi license 33128.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
5092193037
NPI enumeration date
June 15, 2018
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(601) 255-0736
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
34
Medical school graduation
2018

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Cole McKee Richardson practices at Retina Specialists of Mississippi in Hattiesburg, Mississippi

Dr. Richardson's primary practice is Retina Specialists of Mississippi, at 109 Millsaps Dr Ste B Suite B, Hattiesburg, MS 39402. The practice phone is (601) 255-0736.

  • Retina Specialists of Mississippi
    109 Millsaps Dr Ste B Suite B, Hattiesburg, MS 39402Phone(601) 255-0736

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Dr. Cole McKee Richardson is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 3 medical groups

Dr. Richardson's primary practice is Retina Specialists Of Mississippi in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Dr. Richardson is also affiliated with Merit Health Wesley. The medical group on file is Anesthesia at Callahan Eye Hospital. Dmand AI also links Dr. Richardson to 2 more group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Cole McKee Richardson's practice

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

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Retina Specialists Of MississippiAvailable with a free account
+3 more sites and 2 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Cole McKee Richardson is one of 123 ophthalmologists in Mississippi

Ophthalmology is Dr. Richardson's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Richardson's licenses on file in 2 states: Mississippi and Michigan.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Ophthalmology, MississippiPrimaryLicense 33128 · taxonomy 207W00000X
  • Michigan licenseLicense 5151009600

Ophthalmologists near Dr. Richardson

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Dr. Cole McKee Richardson billed Medicare for 7,774 services in 2024

CMS data shows 7,774 Medicare services from Dr. Richardson across 19 procedure codes in 2024, for 620 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $386,437 for them.

Medicare services, 20247,774
Medicare patients620
Paid by Medicare$386,437
Procedure codes19

Dr. Richardson's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Drugs given in the office
2023: 02024: 5,621
Tests and treatments
2023: 162024: 1,3078069%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 1032024: 495381%
Surgery
2023: 952024: 351269%

Where Dr. Richardson's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office7,65698%
  • In a facility1182%

Dr. Richardson compared with the Mississippi median for ophthalmologists, 2024

  • Dr. Richardson
  • Mississippi median
Medicare services
7,774vs 2,4003.2 times
Medicare patients
620vs 97737% below
Part D claims
144vs 1,05286% below

Medians across 136 ophthalmologists in Mississippi with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Richardson'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. Cole McKee Richardson treated 620 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74

CMS counts 620 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Richardson in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 326 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 73% have high cholesterol. 6% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.21, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Richardson's median patient age at 70, with 60% women.

Medicare patients, 2024620
Average age74
Average risk score1.21
Also on Medicaid6%

Dr. Richardson's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Richardson's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women33855%
  • Men28245%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Richardson's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol73%
  3. Arthritis51%
  4. Diabetes37%
  5. Ischemic heart disease35%
  6. Chronic kidney disease24%
  7. Anxiety23%
  8. Mood disorders21%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Richardson's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 70

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women60%
  • Men40%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Cole McKee Richardson wrote 203 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Richardson wrote 203 Medicare Part D claims for 99 patients. 57% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 144 of them, across 5 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $3,413 in total drug cost.

Part D claims, 2024203
Drugs named by CMS5
Total drug cost$3,413
Part D patients99

Dr. Richardson's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic115 claims57%
  • Brand-name88 claims43%

Dr. Richardson'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.

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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

Dr. Cole McKee Richardson scored 100 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 100 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. CMS counts 11 procedures of cataract surgery by Dr. Richardson, more than 32% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Richardson's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 100of 100Final score
  • 100of 100Quality
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Where Dr. Richardson ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Cataract surgery
32nd percentile11 procedures

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Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Cole McKee Richardson has 7 publications on record

Dmand AI links 7 papers to Dr. Richardson, published from 2016 to 2025. 2023 was the busiest year, with 3. The most frequent topics are Diabetic Retinopathy, Black or African American and Blood Pressure. Dr. Richardson's most frequent co-authors are Christopher Michael Andreoli, MD, Stacey Candice Brauner, MD and Deeba Husain, MD.

Papers7
Years published2016 to 2025

Dr. Richardson's papers by year, 2016 to 2025

Topics Dr. Richardson writes about most

  • Diabetic Retinopathy
  • Black or African American
  • Blood Pressure
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
  • Glycated Hemoglobin

Dr. Richardson's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Richardson

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. Cole McKee Richardson received $1,276 in industry payments from 2018 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 29 general payments to Dr. Richardson from 8 drug and device companies from 2018 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Alcon Laboratories Inc paid the most, $886.

General payments to Dr. Richardson by program year, 2018 to 2025

Companies that paid Dr. Richardson the most, 2018 to 2025

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Cole McKee Richardson graduated from William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Dr. Richardson graduated from William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2018.

  1. Medical schoolWilliam Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine

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Sources for Dr. Cole McKee Richardson's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare 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 percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Cole McKee Richardson's NPI number?

Dr. Cole McKee Richardson's NPI number is 1487148243. It was assigned on June 15, 2018, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Cole McKee Richardson?

Dr. Cole McKee Richardson is an ophthalmologist in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Ophthalmology Physician (taxonomy code 207W00000X).

Where does Dr. Cole McKee Richardson practice?

Dr. Richardson practices at 109 Millsaps Dr Ste B Suite B, Hattiesburg, MS 39402. Dr. Richardson's primary practice is Retina Specialists Of Mississippi in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Dmand AI also links Dr. Richardson to 2 group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups.

What is Dr. Cole McKee Richardson's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Richardson is (601) 255-0736.

What is Dr. Cole McKee Richardson's medical license number?

Dr. Richardson holds Mississippi license 33128, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Cole McKee Richardson been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Richardson in Mississippi and Michigan.

Which hospitals is Dr. Cole McKee Richardson affiliated with?

Dr. Richardson is affiliated with Merit Health Wesley.

What medical group is Dr. Cole McKee Richardson part of?

Dr. Richardson is linked to Anesthesia at Callahan Eye Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Richardson to 2 more medical groups.

Does Dr. Cole McKee Richardson accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Richardson billed Medicare for 7,774 services in 2024, and Dr. Richardson accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Cole McKee Richardson's MIPS score?

Dr. Richardson's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 100 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Cole McKee Richardson see?

CMS counts 620 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Richardson in 2024, with an average age of 74.

What services does Dr. Cole McKee Richardson bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Richardson's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J2777), injected or infused drug (J2778) and eye exam or test (92134).

Where did Dr. Cole McKee Richardson go to medical school?

Dr. Richardson graduated from William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2018.

What drugs does Dr. Cole McKee Richardson prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Richardson's most prescribed drugs by claims were Prednisolone Acetate, Ofloxacin and Brimonidine Tartrate.

Has Dr. Cole McKee Richardson received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $1,276 in general payments to Dr. Richardson from 8 companies from 2018 to 2025. The largest total came from Alcon Laboratories Inc.

How long has Dr. Cole McKee Richardson been practicing?

Dr. Richardson graduated from medical school in 2018, 8 years ago.

Does Dr. Cole McKee Richardson do research?

Dmand AI links 7 publications to Dr. Richardson, published from 2016 to 2025.

Who does Dr. Cole McKee Richardson publish with?

Dr. Richardson's most frequent co-authors are Christopher Michael Andreoli, MD (2 shared papers), Stacey Candice Brauner, MD (2 shared papers) and Deeba Husain, MD (2 shared papers).

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