Individual provider Active NPI

Karol Annetta Richards, MD

  • Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician
  • Hickory, NC
National Provider Identifier
1639200025
Registry record updated Aug 6, 2026
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Key facts

NPPES NPI Registry
Primary specialty
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) PhysicianTaxonomy code 207RC0200X
License
2010-00392 Issued in NC
Practice address
915 Tate Blvd SE Ste 182
Hickory, NC 28602-4042
Phone
(828) 322-2005
Fax
(828) 322-2159
NPI assigned
Mar 8, 2007
Sex
Female
Sole proprietor
No

NPPES NPI Registry

Updated by the provider on Aug 6, 2026

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

Specialties & licenses 3

Specialty (taxonomy)CodeLicenseStatePrimary
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RC0200X 2010-00392 NC Primary
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X 2017034866 MO
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RC0200X 2017034866 MO

Addresses

Primary practice location

915 Tate Blvd SE Ste 182
Hickory, NC 28602-4042

Mailing address

915 Tate Blvd SE Ste 182
Hickory, NC 28602-4042
Phone (828) 322-2005

Other practice location 1

1638 Owen Dr
Fayetteville, NC 28304-3424
Phone (910) 615-7392

Other identifiers 1

IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
1639200025MedicaidNC

Medicare participation

Medicare enrollment files
Medicare fee-for-service enrollment
Enrolled in NC
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

Enrollment IDStateProvider typePAC IDDetails
I20100517000522 NC Practitioner - Internal MedicinePractitioner - Critical Care (Intensivists)Practitioner - Emergency Medicine 2163486754 Reassigns benefits to 4 organizations

Care Compare profile

Medicare Care Compare
Specialty
Internal Medicine
Education
Other, 1998
Medicare assignment
Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full
Group practices
Cumberland County Hospital System IncGroup PAC ID 1850204041, 581 clinicians
DLP Frye Hospitalists LLCGroup PAC ID 1951702539, 46 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

1638 Owen Dr
Fayetteville, NC 28304-3424
Phone (910) 615-5610

420 N Ctr St
Hickory, NC 28601-5033
Phone (828) 879-8419

Hospital & facility affiliations

  • Frye Regional Medical Center Hospital, Hickory, NC, CCN 340116
  • Cape Fear Valley Medical Center Hospital, Fayetteville, NC, CCN 340028

National Provider Directory

National Provider Directory
Medicare enrollment (NPD)
Enrolled
Credentials
Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

LicenseStateTypeSpecialty
37477SCMDSchool Registered Nurse

Practice roles

OrganizationSpecialtyStatusNew patients
Moses Cone Medical Services, Inc. CurrentSince Feb 1, 2019 Accepting new patients
DLP Frye Medical Group LLC CurrentSince Sep 21, 2018 Accepting new patients
Moses Cone Medical Services, Inc. Internal Medicine CurrentSince Feb 1, 2019 Accepting new patients
DLP Frye Medical Group LLC Internal Medicine CurrentSince Sep 21, 2018 Accepting new patients
DLP Frye Hospitalists LLC CurrentSince Sep 1, 2021 Accepting new patients
Cumberland County Hospital System Inc Current Accepting new patients
Cumberland County Health System Inc CurrentSince Jul 1, 2019 Accepting new patients
Cumberland County Hospital System Inc CurrentSince Jul 1, 2019 Accepting new patients
Critical Care Services, P.C. Critical Care Medicine Past Accepting new patients
Mercy Hospital South Past Accepting new patients
SSM Health Care St. Louis Internal Medicine Past Accepting new patients

Locations

1638 Owen Dr
Fayetteville, NC 28304
Phone (910) 609-5610

1126 N Church St
Ste 300
Greensboro, NC 27401
Phone (336) 547-1700

3511 W Market St
Ste 100
Greensboro, NC 27403
Phone (336) 522-8999

420 N Center St
Hickory, NC 28601
Phone (704) 660-4055

915 Tate Blvd SE
Ste 182
Hickory, NC 28602
Phone (828) 322-2005

940 Golf House Ct E
Whitsett, NC 27377
Phone (336) 449-9848

Interoperability endpoints

  • Direct secure messaging: krichards70826@capefearvalley.direct-ci.com

Organizations & group practices 11

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.

Hospital & facility affiliations 15

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

View all 15

NPI Registry JSON

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

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