Dr. Paul D. Richards, MD

  • Roanoke, VA
  • Hematologist and oncologist
NPI1053387266
Medicare services, 2023
357
Part D claims, 2024
94
Publications
43
Clinical trials
10
MIPS score, 2024
85
Practice address
2013 Jefferson SW St, Roanoke, VA 24014
Practice phone
Call (540) 982-0237
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Primary practice

Blue Ridge Cancer Care

Roanoke, Virginia

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Dr. Paul D. Richards is a hematologist and oncologist in Roanoke, Virginia

Dr. Richards practices at Blue Ridge Cancer Care in Roanoke, Virginia.

Dr. Richards' NPI, 1053387266, was assigned on February 27, 2006. Dr. Richards graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine in 1979. Dr. Richards holds Virginia license 0101038197.

NPI and contact details
NPI enumeration date
February 27, 2006
NPI status
Active
Practice phone
(540) 982-0237
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
73
Medical school graduation
1979

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Paul D. Richards practices at Blue Ridge Cancer Care in Roanoke, Virginia

Dr. Richards' primary practice is Blue Ridge Cancer Care, at 2013 Jefferson SW St, Roanoke, VA 24014 in Roanoke City. The practice phone is (540) 982-0237.

  • Blue Ridge Cancer Care
    2013 Jefferson SW St, Roanoke, VA 24014 · Roanoke CityPhone(540) 982-0237

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Paul D. Richards is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Richards' primary practice is Blue Ridge Cancer Care in Roanoke, Virginia. Dr. Richards is also affiliated with LewisGale Medical Center. The medical group on file is Blue Ridge Cancer Care.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Paul D. Richards' practice

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EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Blue Ridge Cancer CareAvailable with a free account
+1 more affiliated siteAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Paul D. Richards is one of 297 hematologists and oncologists in Virginia

Hematology and oncology is Dr. Richards' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RH0003X. Dr. Richards is licensed in Virginia.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Hematology and oncology, VirginiaPrimaryLicense 0101038197 · taxonomy 207RH0003X

Hematologists and oncologists near Dr. Richards

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Dr. Paul D. Richards billed Medicare for 357 services in 2023

CMS data shows 357 Medicare services from Dr. Richards across 12 procedure codes in 2023. Medicare paid $14,542 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 2023357
Paid by Medicare$14,542
Procedure codes12

Dr. Richards' Medicare services by type, 2022 to 2023

  • 2022
  • 2023
Lab and pathology
2022: 3,9332023: 18095%
Office and hospital visits
2022: 1,0952023: 13987%
Surgery
2022: 6002023: 3894%
Drugs given in the office
2022: 60,5012023: 0100%
Tests and treatments
2022: 1,4662023: 0100%
Other services
2022: 1,9632023: 0100%

Dr. Richards compared with the Virginia median for hematologists and oncologists, 2023

  • Dr. Richards
  • Virginia median
Medicare services
357vs 3,51490% below
Part D claims
28vs 45294% below

Medians across 275 hematologists and oncologists in Virginia with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Richards' most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2023

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. Paul D. Richards' patients have a median age of 75

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Richards' median patient age at 75, with 71% women.

Dr. Richards' patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 75

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women71%
  • Men29%

Source: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data

Dr. Paul D. Richards wrote 94 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Richards wrote 94 Medicare Part D claims for 40 patients. 79% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 28 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $540 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 194 claims across 9 drugs.

Part D claims, 202494
Drugs named by CMS2
Total drug cost$540
Part D patients40

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

  • Generic74 claims79%
  • Brand-name20 claims21%

Dr. Richards' 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.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 1942024: 2886%

Drugs named by CMS: 2 in 2024, 9 in 2023.

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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. Paul D. Richards scored 85 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 85 out of 100 for Dr. Richards for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group.

Dr. Richards' MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 85of 100Final score
  • 70.3of 100Quality
  • 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 68of 100Cost

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

Source: Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026

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Dr. Paul D. Richards has 43 publications on record

Dmand AI links 43 papers to Dr. Richards, published from 2012 to 2025. 2017 was the busiest year, with 6. The most frequent topics are Breast Neoplasms, HIV Infections and Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis. Dr. Richards has published most often in Ann Surg Oncol. Dr. Richards' most frequent co-authors are Jason E. Zucker, MD, Alwyn Cohall, MD and Magdalena Elzbieta Sobieszczyk, MD.

Papers43
Years published2012 to 2025

Dr. Richards' papers by year, 2016 to 2025

Topics Dr. Richards writes about most

  • Breast Neoplasms
  • HIV Infections
  • Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols
  • Glucagon-Like Peptide 1
  • Receptor, ErbB-2
  • Anti-HIV Agents
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal

Dr. Richards' most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Richards

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

Dr. Paul D. Richards has worked on 10 clinical trials

Dmand AI links Dr. Richards to 10 clinical trials, 2 of them phase 2 studies. 6 are still active or recruiting. Conditions studied include Breast Neoplasms, Breast Diseases and Endometrial Neoplasms. Eli Lilly and Company sponsors the most, 5. Open Payments lists research payments to Dr. Richards that name 4 trials.

Clinical trials with Dr. Richards by phase

  1. 1Phase 1: 1 trial
  2. 1Phase 1/2: 1 trial
  3. 2Phase 2: 2 trials
  4. NonePhase 3: no trials
  5. NonePhase 4: no trials

Conditions in Dr. Richards' trials

  • Breast Neoplasms
  • Breast Diseases
  • Endometrial Neoplasms
  • Lymphoma, T-Cell, Peripheral
  • Uterine Cervical Neoplasms

Investigators on the most trials with Dr. Richards

Recent clinical trials with Dr. Richards

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Sources: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026; Dmand AI Research Linkage; and ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine)

Dr. Paul D. Richards received $19,299 in industry payments from 2016 to 2023

CMS Open Payments shows 84 general payments to Dr. Richards from 28 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2023. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 64% of the total. Celgene Corporation paid the most, $6,879. It also lists 9 research payments totaling $17,555 from 2017 to 2021, naming 4 clinical trials.

General payments to Dr. Richards by program year, 2016 to 2023

General payments to Dr. Richards by kind, 2016 to 2023

$19.3Kin total
  • Consulting fees$12,28064%
  • Travel and lodging$4,04621%
  • Food and beverage$2,65814%
  • Education$3162%

Companies that paid Dr. Richards the most, 2016 to 2023

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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

Dr. Paul D. Richards graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine

Dr. Richards graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine in 1979.

  1. Medical schoolTulane University School of Medicine

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Sources for Dr. Paul D. Richards's profile data

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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 phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy 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 Data
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 percentilesClinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Clinical trials and co-investigatorsDmand AI Research LinkageClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)
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. Paul D. Richards' NPI number?

Dr. Paul D. Richards' NPI number is 1053387266. It was assigned on February 27, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Paul D. Richards?

Dr. Paul D. Richards is a hematologist and oncologist in Roanoke, Virginia. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Hematology & Oncology Physician (taxonomy code 207RH0003X).

Where does Dr. Paul D. Richards practice?

Dr. Richards practices at 2013 Jefferson SW St, Roanoke, VA 24014. Dr. Richards' primary practice is Blue Ridge Cancer Care in Roanoke, Virginia.

What is Dr. Paul D. Richards' office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Richards is (540) 982-0237.

What is Dr. Paul D. Richards' medical license number?

Dr. Richards holds Virginia license 0101038197.

Which hospitals is Dr. Paul D. Richards affiliated with?

Dr. Richards is affiliated with LewisGale Medical Center.

What medical group is Dr. Paul D. Richards part of?

Dr. Richards is linked to Blue Ridge Cancer Care.

Does Dr. Paul D. Richards accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Richards billed Medicare for 357 services in 2023.

What is Dr. Paul D. Richards' MIPS score?

Dr. Richards' MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 85 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

What services does Dr. Paul D. Richards bill to Medicare?

In 2023, Dr. Richards' most billed Medicare services were lab and pathology test (85025), office visit, established patient (99213) and lab and pathology test (80053).

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Where did Dr. Paul D. Richards go to medical school?

Dr. Richards graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine in 1979.

What drugs does Dr. Paul D. Richards prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Richards' most prescribed drugs by claims were Letrozole and Famotidine.

Has Dr. Paul D. Richards received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $19,299 in general payments to Dr. Richards from 28 companies from 2016 to 2023. The largest total came from Celgene Corporation.

How long has Dr. Paul D. Richards been practicing?

Dr. Richards graduated from medical school in 1979, 47 years ago.

Does Dr. Paul D. Richards do research?

Dmand AI links 43 publications to Dr. Richards, published from 2012 to 2025. Dr. Richards has worked on 10 clinical trials.

Who does Dr. Paul D. Richards publish with?

Dr. Richards' most frequent co-authors are Jason E. Zucker, MD (8 shared papers), Alwyn Cohall, MD (7 shared papers) and Magdalena Elzbieta Sobieszczyk, MD (7 shared papers).

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