Michael Richards MD in Durham, North Carolina

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
GERIATRIC MEDICINE

Medical School: Howard University College Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1997
The Primary Medical Specialty for Michael Richards MD is listed as: Internal Medicine
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 27
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 7012924251
NPI #: 1649211475
NPI Created On: 06/10/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 11/08/2022
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207R00000X
License Number:
200100941
Listed Gender: Male

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Forms of insurance accepted by include, but are not limited to:

• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Humana
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English, Spanish.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample
2. Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals
3. Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides)
4. Manual urinalysis test with examination using microscope
5. Automated urinalysis test
6. Urine microalbumin (protein) level
7. Vitamin d-3 level
8. Creatinine level to test for kidney function or muscle injury
9. Cyanocobalamin (vitamin b-12) level
10. Ferritin (blood protein) level
11. Folic acid level
12. Hemoglobin a1c level
13. Iron level
14. Magnesium level
15. Thyroxine (thyroid chemical) measurement
16. Blood test, thyroid stimulating hormone (tsh)
17. Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test
18. Blood test, clotting time
19. Vaccine for influenza for injection into muscle
20. Vaccine for pneumococcal polysaccharide for injection beneath the skin or into muscle, patient 2 years or older

They took part in Medicare's Electronic Health Record Incentive Program which was designed to help move people over to electronic records and improve the systems that were already in place.
They took part in the Medicare Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS).