Christopher Richards, DO
NPI 1346999299ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine· Hickory, NC
Internal Medicine (DO) in Hickory, North Carolina, trained at West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (class of 2022). Part D covered 270 prescriptions written in 2024, 87% of them generic.
Overview
| NPI | 1346999299 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | DO |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Mar 19, 2022 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Jul 11, 2025 |
| Certified by provider | Jul 11, 2025 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine Primary | 207R00000X | 2024-03590 | NC |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Internal Medicine (NC) |
|---|
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 270 · 511 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 80 |
| Total drug cost | $20,481 |
| Generic share | 87% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Medical school | West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine |
|---|---|
| Graduation year | 2022 |
| Medicare specialty | Internal Medicine |
Medical group
- Catawba Valley Medical CenterHickory, NC · 104 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Catawba Valley Medical CenterHickory, NC
- North Carolina Baptist HospitalWinston-Salem, NC
Industry payments (Open Payments)
None reported for 2025 or 2024.
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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