Frederick Lee Richards, MD

Primary specialty

Anesthesiology PhysicianTaxonomy code 207L00000X

License

14772 Issued in SC

Practice address

7 Independence PT Ste 300
Greenville, SC 29615-4569

Phone

(864) 522-3700

Fax

(864) 522-3705

NPI assigned

Oct 26, 2006

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 3

Addresses

Other identifiers 6

Electronic endpoints 1

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in SC

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Anesthesiology

Education

University of South Carolina School of Medicine, 1988

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Beach Anesthesia, LLCGroup PAC ID 6103924014, 91 clinicians

Prisma Health University Medical GroupGroup PAC ID 8325950983, 2,467 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Newberry County Memorial Hospital Hospital, Newberry, SC, CCN 420053

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

84.09 of 100Reported as group

Quality

68.87

Promoting interoperability

100

Improvement activities

40

Cost

78.11

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

Practice roles

Locations

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

• Beach Anesthesia, LLC

  • Anesthesiology Physician
  • Myrtle Beach, SC
  • NPI 1215061429
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Prisma Health University Medical Group

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Greenville, SC
  • NPI 1295763217
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Lexington Health Inc

  dba Lexington Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine

  • Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician
  • West Columbia, SC
  • NPI 1710634753
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Musc Community Physicians

  dba MUSC Community Physicians Specialty

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Bamberg, SC
  • NPI 1841878006
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Lexington Health Inc

  dba Southeastern Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine

  • Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician
  • West Columbia, SC
  • NPI 1619575958
  NPD
• Lexington Health Inc

  dba Lexington Internal Medicine

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • West Columbia, SC
  • NPI 1942190988
  NPD
• Musc Community Physicians

  dba MUSC Health Primary Care - Bowman

  • Rural Health Clinic/Center
  • Bowman, SC
  • NPI 1225735772
  NPD
• Musc Community Physicians

  dba MUSC Community Physicians PC

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Bamberg, SC
  • NPI 1992383145
  NPD
• Prisma Health University Medical Group

  dba Parkside OB-GYN

  • Gynecology Physician
  • Greer, SC
  • NPI 1003619313
  NPD
• Prisma Health University Medical Group

  dba GHS Pih Dba Umg GVL Anesthes

  • Anesthesiology Physician
  • Greenville, SC
  • NPI 1528465374
  NPD
• Carolina Anesthesiology Associates PA

  dba Anesthesiology Consultants

  • Anesthesiology Physician
  • Columbia, SC
  • NPI 1821589938
  NPD (past)
• Carolina Anesthesiology Associates PA

  • Anesthesiology Physician
  • Columbia, SC
  • NPI 1851486781
  NPD (past)

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Newberry County Memorial Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Newberry, SC
  • NPI 1316030083
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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• Kristin Malik Rich, LPC
• Rebecca Rich, APRN
• Richard W. Vail MD PA
• Jason Michael Richard, CRNA
• Ashley Baird Richards, APRN
• Ryan James Richards, CRNA
• Viveca N Richards, CRNA
• Charlesha Richardson
• Danielle Rumi Richardson, PHARMD, RPH
• Doree Richardson, PHARMD

• Anesthesiology Physician in Greenville, SC
• Providers in Greenville, SC by specialty
• Anesthesiology Physician in South Carolina

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Dec 1, 2025; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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