Dr. Nathan G. Richards, MD

Dr. Richards practices at Avenues Specialty Clinic in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Dr. Richards' NPI, 1568663425, was assigned on May 29, 2007. Dr. Richards graduated from University of Utah School of Medicine in 2006. Dr. Richards holds District of Columbia license MD040700.

Dr. Richards' primary practice is Avenues Specialty Clinic, at 324 E 10th Ave, Salt Lake City, UT 84103 in Salt Lake County. The practice phone is (801) 408-7500.

Dr. Richards' primary practice is Avenues Specialty Clinic in Salt Lake City, Utah. Dr. Richards is also affiliated with Utah Valley Hospital. The medical group on file is Intermountain Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Richards to 1 more hospital, named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Richards practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Surgery is Dr. Richards' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Richards' licenses on file in 3 states: District of Columbia, Pennsylvania and Utah.

CMS data shows 13 Medicare services from Dr. Richards across 1 procedure code in 2024, all of them office visits, for 61 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $1,095 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 61 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Richards in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 29 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 69% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.57, 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 49, with 63% women.

In 2024, Dr. Richards wrote 15 Medicare Part D claims for 13 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 11 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $150 in total drug cost. In 2018, CMS named 12 claims across 1 drug.

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

Colonoscopy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Hernia repair (minimally invasive): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Spinal fusion: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 29 papers to Dr. Richards, published from 2010 to 2024. 2021 was the busiest year, with 4. The most frequent topics are Bariatric Surgery, Obesity, Morbid and Laparoscopy. Dr. Richards has published most often in J Gastrointest Surg. Dr. Richards' most frequent co-authors are Martin Clendenning Fried, MD, Jeremy Meier, MD and Charles J. Yeo, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 264 general payments to Dr. Richards from 5 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 83% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $266,981.

Dr. Richards graduated from University of Utah School of Medicine in 2006.