In 2023, Dr. James F. Richards, MD had a list price for hospital care, inpatient care, and inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within Montana. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 10%

By Volume:

inpatient hospital care

In 2023, Dr. James F. Richards, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Montana.

Top 25%

By Volume:

electroencephalography

In 2012, Dr. James F. Richards, MD performed more electroencephalography (EEG) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Montana.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James F. Richards, MD treated as a null in Billings, MT during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care and electroencephalography (EEG).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James F. Richards, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	25
electroencephalography (EEG)	118
hospital care	666
inpatient care	666

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James F. Richards, MD treated as a null in Billings, MT during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, electroencephalography (EEG) and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James F. Richards, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	19
electroencephalography (EEG)	87
hospital care	588
inpatient care	576
outpatient care	12

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James F. Richards, MD.

**Gender**
Male	125
Female	139

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	240
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	77
From 75 to 84	95
85 and over	46
Less than 65	46

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James F. Richards, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	50
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	38
Dementia	29
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James F. Richards, MD treated as a null in Billings, MT during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, electroencephalography (EEG) and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James F. Richards, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	21
electroencephalography (EEG)	67
hospital care	604
inpatient care	588
outpatient care	16

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James F. Richards, MD.

**Gender**
Male	123
Female	140

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	245
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	88
From 75 to 84	76
85 and over	55
Less than 65	44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James F. Richards, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	57
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	47
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	42
Dementia	29
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James F. Richards, MD treated as a null in Billings, MT during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, electroencephalography (EEG) and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James F. Richards, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	36
electroencephalography (EEG)	50
hospital care	649
inpatient care	631
outpatient care	18

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James F. Richards, MD.

**Gender**
Male	272
Female	252

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	442
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	60

**Age**
From 65 to 74	160
From 75 to 84	192
85 and over	90
Less than 65	82

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James F. Richards, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	50
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	43
Dementia	27
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James F. Richards, MD treated as a null in Billings, MT during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, electroencephalography (EEG) and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James F. Richards, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	49
electroencephalography (EEG)	64
hospital care	606
inpatient care	581
outpatient care	25

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James F. Richards, MD.

**Gender**
Male	132
Female	161

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	256
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	23

**Age**
From 65 to 74	106
From 75 to 84	98
85 and over	45
Less than 65	44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James F. Richards, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	51
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	31
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	35
Dementia	28
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James F. Richards, MD treated as a null in Billings, MT during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care and electroencephalography (EEG).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James F. Richards, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	58
electroencephalography (EEG)	63
hospital care	703
inpatient care	703

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James F. Richards, MD.

**Gender**
Male	180
Female	170

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	301
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	32

**Age**
From 65 to 74	115
From 75 to 84	108
85 and over	73
Less than 65	54

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James F. Richards, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	52
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	33
Dementia	24
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James F. Richards, MD treated as a null in Billings, MT during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care and electroencephalography (EEG).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James F. Richards, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	33
electroencephalography (EEG)	80
hospital care	809
inpatient care	809

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James F. Richards, MD.

**Gender**
Male	204
Female	179

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	336
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	30

**Age**
From 65 to 74	138
From 75 to 84	125
85 and over	71
Less than 65	49

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James F. Richards, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	47
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	37
Dementia	26
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James F. Richards, MD treated as a null in Billings, MT during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care and electroencephalography (EEG).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James F. Richards, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	109
electroencephalography (EEG)	113
hospital care	594
inpatient care	594

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James F. Richards, MD.

**Gender**
Male	168
Female	197

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	325
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	25

**Age**
From 65 to 74	136
From 75 to 84	118
85 and over	66
Less than 65	45

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James F. Richards, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	44
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	33
Dementia	28
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James F. Richards, MD treated as a null in Billings, MT during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care and electroencephalography (EEG).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James F. Richards, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	63
electroencephalography (EEG)	100
hospital care	444
inpatient care	444

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James F. Richards, MD.

**Gender**
Male	143
Female	154

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	258
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	20

**Age**
From 65 to 74	110
From 75 to 84	98
85 and over	45
Less than 65	44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James F. Richards, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	42
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	46
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	42
Dementia	30
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James F. Richards, MD treated as a null in Billings, MT during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, electroencephalography (EEG) and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James F. Richards, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	56
electroencephalography (EEG)	78
hospital care	445
inpatient care	428
outpatient care	17

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James F. Richards, MD.

**Gender**
Male	152
Female	143

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	263
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	17

**Age**
From 65 to 74	109
From 75 to 84	92
85 and over	50
Less than 65	44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James F. Richards, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	49
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	58
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	41
Dementia	26
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James F. Richards, MD treated as a null in Billings, MT during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, outpatient care and electroencephalography (EEG).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James F. Richards, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	22
electroencephalography (EEG)	46
hospital care	542
inpatient care	468
outpatient care	74

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James F. Richards, MD.

**Gender**
Male	177
Female	154

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	294
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	19

**Age**
From 65 to 74	111
From 75 to 84	131
85 and over	46
Less than 65	43

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James F. Richards, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	61
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	33
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	38
Dementia	19
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James F. Richards, MD treated as a null in Billings, MT during 2023 were hospital care, inpatient care and electroencephalography (EEG).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James F. Richards, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	11
electroencephalography (EEG)	69
hospital care	547
inpatient care	547

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James F. Richards, MD.

**Gender**
Male	138
Female	174

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	276
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	18

**Age**
From 65 to 74	111
From 75 to 84	112
85 and over	54
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James F. Richards, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	57
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	33
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	32
Dementia	18
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James F. Richards, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. James F. Richards, MD treated as a null in Billings, MT were hospital care, inpatient care, electroencephalography (EEG) and outpatient care.

doctor visit	41
electroencephalography (EEG)	77
hospital care	599
inpatient care	586
outpatient care	27

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James F. Richards, MD.

**Gender**
Female	155
Male	151

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	269
Native American / Alaskan Native	20
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	103
85 and over	53
Less than 65	44
65 to 74	105

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James F. Richards, MD From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. James F. Richards, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, stroke and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	46
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	34
Atrial Fibrillation	22
Dementia	23
Cancer	13

Education & Training

He has a state license in Louisiana.

Licensed In: Louisiana

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. James F. Richards, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Abbott Laboratories	$154 AMPLATZER Occluders $97	AMPLATZER $57
Genentech USA, Inc.	$101 Activase $101
PORTOLA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.	$86 ANDEXXA $86
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$62 XARELTO $62
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$60 Cardiac Monitors - Insertable $60
Other	$94 QULIPTA $32	LO LOESTRIN FE $30	APOKYN $18	$14

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$557

Biography

Dr. James Richards obtained a license to practice in Louisiana.

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. James F. Richards, MD in 2023

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

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2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James F. Richards, MD in 2013

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2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James F. Richards, MD in 2014

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2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James F. Richards, MD in 2015

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2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James F. Richards, MD in 2016

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James F. Richards, MD in 2017

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2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James F. Richards, MD in 2018

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James F. Richards, MD in 2019

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James F. Richards, MD in 2020

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James F. Richards, MD in 2021

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James F. Richards, MD in 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James F. Richards, MD in 2023

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James F. Richards, MD From 2012 - 2023

Education & Training

Ratings & Reviews

General Payments

Biography

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