Dr. Christopher T Richards , MD
Emergency Medicine • Cincinnati, OH
2830 Victory Pkwy, Ml 0806
Cincinnati, OH 452061785
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Dr. Christopher Richards is listed in NPPES under Emergency Medicine.
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NPI assigned on July 31, 2008; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 108 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 99285 — Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making: 44 service units.
- 93010 — Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only: 36 service units.
- 99284 — Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making: 15 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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See all 4 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Fewer Medicare Part B services than 80% of clinicians listed under Emergency Medicine in Cincinnati, OH (2024, 152 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 307. Middle half: 152 to 438.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 85% of clinicians listed under Emergency Medicine in Ohio (2024, 2,046 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 317. Middle half: 182 to 477.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 292 in 2020 to 108 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2020–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
2830 Victory Pkwy
Ml 0806
Cincinnati, OH 452061785
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
NPPES lists 1 additional practice-address record in Chicago, IL. See the list
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry, practice location records; release date unavailable.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: University Of Cincinnati Physicians Company 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
Stanford University School Of Medicine
2008
What Public CMS Data Show
Emergency Medicine: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
87 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $11,975 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. 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 – by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $9,275 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, 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 – by Provider and Service, 2024.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
No Open Payments records are listed for this clinician for 2019–2025.
Years since graduation
18 years (graduated 2008)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2008 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
2008
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, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
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 Cincinnati and Ohio
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 80% of clinicians listed under Emergency Medicine in Cincinnati, OH (2024, 152 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 307. Middle half: 152 to 438.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 85% of clinicians listed under Emergency Medicine in Ohio (2024, 2,046 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 317. Middle half: 182 to 477.
Medicare-allowed amount
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 80% of clinicians listed under Emergency Medicine in Cincinnati, OH (2024, 152 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $39,855. Middle half: $19,209 to $59,016.
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 85% of clinicians listed under Emergency Medicine in Ohio (2024, 2,046 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $39,928. Middle half: $23,010 to $58,154.
Paid by Medicare
A lower Medicare payment amount than 80% of clinicians listed under Emergency Medicine in Cincinnati, OH (2024, 152 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $31,349. Middle half: $14,688 to $43,643.
A lower Medicare payment amount than 85% of clinicians listed under Emergency Medicine in Ohio (2024, 2,046 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $30,587. Middle half: $17,353 to $44,666.
250 active clinicians are listed under Emergency Medicine with a practice address in Cincinnati, OH (3,018 in Ohio).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Cincinnati
0.8% of these 250 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
45.6% of these 250 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 63% from 292 in 2020 to 108 in 2024.
- 2020: 292
- 2021: 321
- 2022: 238
- 2023: 205
- 2024: 108
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 67% from $35,784 in 2020 to $11,975 in 2024.
- 2020: $35,784
- 2021: $40,356
- 2022: $27,735
- 2023: $22,846
- 2024: $11,975
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 66% from $27,173 in 2020 to $9,275 in 2024.
- 2020: $27,173
- 2021: $31,656
- 2022: $21,088
- 2023: $17,873
- 2024: $9,275
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99285
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making
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44 | 44 | $478.00 | $166.69 |
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93010
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only
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36 | 36 | $24.00 | $7.67 |
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99284
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making
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15 | 15 | $326.00 | $115.91 |
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99291
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes
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13 | 13 | $709.00 | $201.97 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207P00000X
An emergency physician focuses on the immediate decision making and action necessary to prevent death or any further disability both in the pre-hospital setting by directing emergency medical technicians and in the emergency department. The emergency physician provides immediate recognition, evaluation, care, stabilization and disposition of a generally diversified population of adult and pediatric patients in response to acute illness and injury.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207P00000X
An emergency physician focuses on the immediate decision making and action necessary to prevent death or any further disability both in the pre-hospital setting by directing emergency medical technicians and in the emergency department. The emergency physician provides immediate recognition, evaluation, care, stabilization and disposition of a generally diversified population of adult and pediatric patients in response to acute illness and injury.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207P00000X
An emergency physician focuses on the immediate decision making and action necessary to prevent death or any further disability both in the pre-hospital setting by directing emergency medical technicians and in the emergency department. The emergency physician provides immediate recognition, evaluation, care, stabilization and disposition of a generally diversified population of adult and pediatric patients in response to acute illness and injury.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - EMERGENCY MEDICINE
I20250918003187
IN
3779730957
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
University Of Cincinnati Physicians Company Llc
7380 Turfway Rd, Florence, KY 410421355
Phone: 8599624600
University Of Cincinnati Physicians Company Llc
7700 University Ct, West Chester, OH 450692524
Phone: 5134757425
University Of Cincinnati Physicians Company Llc
3188 Bellevue Ave, Cincinnati, OH 452192369
Secondary Practice Locations
211 E Ontario St, Suite 200
Chicago, IL 606113468
Phone: 3126947000
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
Anesthesiology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 2830 VICTORY PKWY, ML 0806, CINCINNATI, OH 452061785 (Tel: 5132453694)
Registered at 2830 VICTORY PKWY, ML 0806, CINCINNATI, OH 452061785 (Tel: 5132453694)
Additional practice office at 211 E Ontario St, Suite 200, Chicago, IL 606113468
Emergency Medicine (license number reported to NPPES: IL 125055000)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 211 E ONTARIO ST, SUITE 200, CHICAGO, IL 606113468 (Tel: 3126947000)
Registered at 680 N LAKE SHORE DR, SUITE 1000, CHICAGO, IL 606114546 (Tel: 3126947000)
Recorded as CHRISTOPHER RICHARDS, MD
Emergency Medicine (license number reported to NPPES: IL 036129901)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Emergency Medicine Providers in Cincinnati
- Dr. Michael Policastro, MD
- Dr. Zachary Hill, MD
- Dr. Anna Gensic, MD
- Dr. Arthur Broadstock, MD
- Dr. Bentley Curry, MD
- Dr. Ryan Rose, DO
Mailing Address
2830 Victory Pkwy, Ml 0806
Cincinnati, OH 452061785
Phone: 5132453694