Dr. William Richards , MD
Surgery โข Mobile, AL
2451 University Hospital Dr, Mastin 101
Mobile, AL 366172300
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NPI assigned on September 21, 2006; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 14 Original Medicare Part B services in 2023.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2023. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2023:
- 99204 โ New patient outpatient office visit: 14 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2023. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
CPTยฎ only copyright 2022 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2023). CPT notice
See the full table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 14 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Sodium Chloride (Sodium Chloride 0.45 %) โ 14 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See the full table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Fewer Part D prescriptions than 90% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Mobile, AL (2024, 38 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 53. Middle half: 28 to 99.
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 95% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Alabama (2024, 274 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 116. Middle half: 53 to 255.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 58 in 2019 to 14 in 2023.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2019โ2023.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
2451 University Hospital Dr
Mastin 101
Mobile, AL 366172300
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Usa Health Physician Billing Services Llc. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
University Of Maryland School Of Medicine
1979
What Public CMS Data Show
Surgery: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $2,188 in 2023
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2023. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2023.
Paid by Medicare
About $1,718 in 2023
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2023, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2023.
30-day fills
14 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$159 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $2,772.34 across 14 records.
By nature of payment
- Travel and Lodging: $1,979.80 across 2 records.
- Food and Beverage: $792.54 across 12 records.
Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 9)
- Histosonics, Inc.: $2,421.30 across 4 records.
- Teleflex LLC: $109.27 across 1 record.
- INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.: $47.94 across 1 record.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
47 years (graduated 1979)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 1979 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2006
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, โDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?โ
Telehealth (some services)
Recent Medicare claims show this clinician provided some services by telehealth, such as a video or phone visit.
You may be able to have some visits without going to the office. Ask which visits can be done by telehealth.
What this does not show: Telehealth (some services)
It does not mean all services are offered by telehealth, or that telehealth is covered by your plan.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Richards has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Richards as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Mobile and Alabama
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 90% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Mobile, AL (2024, 38 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 53. Middle half: 28 to 99.
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 95% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Alabama (2024, 274 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 116. Middle half: 53 to 255.
Part D drug cost
A lower Part D drug cost than 60% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Mobile, AL (2024, 38 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $283. Middle half: $117 to $1,083.
A lower Part D drug cost than 85% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Alabama (2024, 274 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $1,026. Middle half: $329 to $4,875.
Medicare Part B
Comparisons use 2024 data. The latest CMS data for Dr. Richards are from 2023.
71 active clinicians are listed under Surgery with a practice address in Mobile, AL (445 in Alabama).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Mobile
5.6% of these 71 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
42.3% of these 71 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services decreased 76% from 58 in 2019 to 14 in 2023.
- 2019: 58
- 2020: 68
- 2021: 52
- 2022: 52
- 2023: 14
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 67% from $6,682 in 2019 to $2,188 in 2023.
- 2019: $6,682
- 2020: $5,532
- 2021: $4,647
- 2022: $4,735
- 2023: $2,188
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 67% from $5,231 in 2019 to $1,718 in 2023.
- 2019: $5,231
- 2020: $3,891
- 2021: $3,418
- 2022: $3,735
- 2023: $1,718
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions went from 14 in 2020 to 14 in 2024.
- 2020: 14
- 2021: 18
- 2022: 44
- 2023: 90
- 2024: 14
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30-day fills
30-day fills went from 14 in 2020 to 14 in 2024.
- 2020: 14
- 2021: 18
- 2022: 56
- 2023: 104
- 2024: 14
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost went from $277 in 2020 to $159 in 2024.
- 2020: $277
- 2021: $225
- 2022: $832
- 2023: $3,329
- 2024: $159
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $417.06 in 2021 to $2,772.34 in 2025.
- 2021: $417.06
- 2022: $988.77
- 2023: $1,547.66
- 2024: $2,714.63
- 2025: $2,772.34
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2023), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 โ December 31, 2025): 14 records totaling $2,772.34.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Histosonics, Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
Cash or cash equivalent
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โ | General | $1,751.36 |
| Histosonics, Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
Cash or cash equivalent
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โ | General | $228.44 |
| Histosonics, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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โ | General | $225.00 |
| Histosonics, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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โ | General | $216.50 |
| Teleflex LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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TITAN SGS BAILOUT CHUCK | General | $109.27 |
| INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Da Vinci Surgical System | General | $47.94 |
| Aroa Biosurgery Incorporated |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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โ | General | $39.00 |
| Davol Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Phasix Mesh | General | $33.63 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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MAXTACK | General | $26.80 |
| Baxter Healthcare |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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TISSEEL | General | $23.30 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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CREON | General | $23.19 |
| Baxter Healthcare |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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TISSEEL | General | $20.34 |
| TELA Bio, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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OviTex Reinforced Bioscaffold With Permanent Polymer (OviTex) | General | $14.86 |
| TELA Bio, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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OviTex Reinforced Bioscaffold With Permanent Polymer (OviTex) | General | $12.71 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99204
New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more
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14 | 14 | $388.00 | $156.26 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2023; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Sodium Chloride | Sodium Chloride 0.45 % | 14 | 93 | $158.91 | โ |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2021-03-03NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208600000X
A general surgeon has expertise related to the diagnosis - preoperative, operative and postoperative management - and management of complications of surgical conditions in the following areas: alimentary tract; abdomen; breast, skin and soft tissue; endocrine system; head and neck surgery; pediatric surgery; surgical critical care; surgical oncology; trauma and burns; and vascular surgery. General surgeons increasingly provide care through the use of minimally invasive and endoscopic techniques. Many general surgeons also possess expertise in transplantation surgery, plastic surgery and cardiothoracic surgery.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208600000X
A general surgeon has expertise related to the diagnosis - preoperative, operative and postoperative management - and management of complications of surgical conditions in the following areas: alimentary tract; abdomen; breast, skin and soft tissue; endocrine system; head and neck surgery; pediatric surgery; surgical critical care; surgical oncology; trauma and burns; and vascular surgery. General surgeons increasingly provide care through the use of minimally invasive and endoscopic techniques. Many general surgeons also possess expertise in transplantation surgery, plastic surgery and cardiothoracic surgery.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - GENERAL SURGERY
I20090922000429
AL
7810922184
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Usa Health Physician Billing Services Llc
75 S University Blvd, Mobile, AL 366083274
Phone: 2516605555
Usa Health Physician Billing Services Llc
2451 University Hospital Dr, Mobile, AL 366172300
Phone: 2514717000
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Surgery
Surgery - Trauma Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Nurse Practitioner - Adult Health
Surgery
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
Surgery
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Master of Science in Nursing, Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, Family Nurse Practitioner (Certified)
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 2451 UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL DR, MASTIN 101, MOBILE, AL 366172300 (Tel: 2514458282)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 2451 FILLINGIM ST, MASTIN 101, MOBILE, AL 366172238 (Tel: 2514458282)
Registered at PO BOX 40480, MOBILE, AL 366400480 (Tel: 2514458282)
Recorded as WILLIAM RICHARDS, MD
Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: AL 29705)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Surgery Specialists in Mobile
- Dr. Polly Jasper, MD
- Dr. Daniel Mcmahon, MD
- Dr. Daniel Burch, MD
- Dr. Joseph Galloway, MD
- Dr. Joshua Edgerton, MD
- Dr. Yann-Leei Lee, MD
Mailing Address
Po Box 40480
Mobile, AL 366400480
Phone: 2514343626