Robert Richards in Temple, Texas

Medical School: Sorry, his university is not listed
Graduation Year: 1988
The Primary Medical Specialty for Robert Richards is listed as: Internal Medicine
Approximate Years of Experience: 36
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 0446393326
NPI #: 1538120274
NPI Created On: 03/31/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 04/10/2020
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RG0100X
License Number:
H6544
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Humana
• Oscar Insurance Company
• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Diagnostic examination of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope
2. Biopsy of the esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope
3. Insertion of guide wire with dilation of esophagus using an endoscope
4. Removal of polyps or growths of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope
5. Diagnostic examination of large bowel using an endoscope
6. Biopsy of large bowel using an endoscope
7. Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope
8. Moderate sedation services by physician also performing a procedure, patient 5 years of age or older, first 15 minutes
9. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
10. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 40 minutes
11. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day
12. Physician telephone patient service, 21-30 minutes of medical discussion
13. Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual at high risk
14. Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual not meeting criteria for high risk
15. Moderate sedation services provided by the same physician or other qualified health care professional performing a gastrointestinal endoscopic service that sedation supports, requiring the presence of an independent trained observer to assist in the monito

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).