Alan B Richards, MD

Primary specialty

Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Specialist PhysicianTaxonomy code 207WX0110X

License

MD.05012R Issued in LA

Practice address

112 Waters Edge Dr
Shreveport, LA 71106-7774

Phone

(318) 455-5569

NPI assigned

Jun 9, 2005

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

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

Specialties & licenses 2

Addresses

Other identifiers 5

Electronic endpoints 1

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in LA

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

Ophthalmology

Education

University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas, 1975

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Lsu Health Sciences Center Shreveport Faculty Group PracticeGroup PAC ID 4082902721, 567 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Ochsner Lsu Health Shreveport Hospital, Shreveport, LA, CCN 190098

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: alan.richards.p1@direct.hcapmc.nextgenshare.com

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.

• Lsu Health Sciences Center Shreveport Faculty Group Practice

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Shreveport, LA
  • NPI 1013374222

  Ophthalmology

  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD

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

• University Health Shreveport LLC

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Shreveport, LA
  • NPI 1427536325
  Care Compare affiliation

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

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            "address_1": "1400 E Bert Kouns Loop",
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            "city": "Shreveport",
            "state": "LA",
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• Angela Richard, LMSW
• Janiquia Richard
• Madeleine Richard, MD
• Shaleatha Richard
• Yolanda Anne Richard
• Cassandra Buckhanan Richards, RPH
• Dixie Love Richards, MA, LPC, LMFT
• Gabrianna Danielle Richards, COTA/L
• Hazel Cecily Richards, LCSW
• Troy A Richards, MD

• Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Specialist Physician in Shreveport, LA
• Providers in Shreveport, LA by specialty
• Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Specialist Physician in Louisiana

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Nov 24, 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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