Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of October 4, 2026.

James Richman, MD

Individual provider Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician · NPI 1578829248

James Richman, MD practises Orthopedic Surgery in Tacoma, Washington. Qualified in 2012, 14 years ago. Practices with Multicare Health System, a 2,302-clinician group, works from 2 locations and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in Washington.

Years since qualifying
14
Licensed in
WA
In the registry since
2012
Specialties on file
2
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

3124 S 19th St Ste C340
Tacoma, WA 98405-2486
Phone: (253) 459-7000
Fax: (253) 459-7047
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Pin is approximate — placed at the ZIP-code centre, not the exact door.

Additional practice locations (1)

  • 925 Chelten Pkwy, Cherry Hill, NJ 08034-3908 — (856) 630-0679

Specialties & licences

Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207XS0117X · Licence MD.MD.60849376 (WA)
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician Taxonomy 207X00000X · Licence MD60849376 (WA)

Record details

NPI number1578829248
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedApril 7, 2012
Last updated in NPPESSeptember 2, 2026
Certification dateSeptember 2, 2026

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyORTHOPEDIC SURGERY
Medical schoolOTHER
Graduated 2012 (14 years in practice)
Group practice Multicare Health System — 2302 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
Practice locations6 on file with Medicare

Procedures

From CMS Care Compare, which counts the procedures a clinician billed to Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage over a recent 12-month period. CMS reports a fixed list of common procedures, so this is not everything the clinician does. Counts of 10 or fewer are given as a range, because CMS withholds small numbers.

Removal of tissue 12 times · 63rd percentile
Hip replacement 1–10 times

The percentile compares how often this clinician performed the procedure with other clinicians who performed it, as CMS calculates it. It measures volume, not outcomes or skill.

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients88
Services billed 197 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age77

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Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

Drug and device makers are required by federal law (the Physician Payments Sunshine Act) to report what they pay or give to clinicians, and CMS publishes the reports as Open Payments. This is the 2025 program year. A report is a record of a payment, not an allegation of anything, and many are small items such as meals. Only general payments are listed here; research payments and ownership or investment interests are reported separately by CMS and are not shown.

Food and Beverage $304 3 payments · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee

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Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician.

Colleagues at Multicare Health System

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 2302 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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