Rocco Richards
NPI 1679912729ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease· Houston, TX
Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease with Legacy Community Health Services, Inc and 1 other group, practicing in Houston, Texas. Part D covered 1,943 prescriptions written in 2024, 52% of them generic. Gilead Sciences, Inc. was the largest of 2 companies reporting payments in 2025, $95.48 in all, mostly food and beverage.
Overview
| NPI | 1679912729 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Jun 21, 2013 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Nov 18, 2025 |
| Certified by provider | Nov 18, 2025 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease Primary | 207RI0200X | S5753 | TX |
| Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease | 207RI0200X | 293652 | NY |
| Internal Medicine | 207R00000X | S5753 | TX |
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 - Infectious Disease (TX); Practitioner - Infectious Disease (VA) |
|---|
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 1,943 · 3,025 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 130 |
| Total drug cost | $3,090,097 |
| Generic share | 52% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2013 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Infectious Disease |
| Secondary specialties | Internal Medicine |
Medical groups
- Legacy Community Health Services, IncHouston, TX · 155 clinicians
- Action Therapy Centers LimitedHouston, TX · 76 clinicians
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$95.48 · 3 payments from 2 companies
- 2024$141.08 · 1 payment from 1 company
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Gilead Sciences, Inc. | $55.24 | 2 |
| Emd Serono, Inc. | $40.24 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$95.48 · 3 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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