Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of August 10, 2026.
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James A Richter, MD

Individual provider Gastroenterology Physician · NPI 1821202821

James A Richter, MD practises Gastroenterology in West Columbia, South Carolina. Graduated from University of South Carolina School of Medicine in 2005, 21 years ago. Practices with Consultants in Gastroenterology PA, a 37-clinician group, accepts Medicare assignment and offers telehealth. Licensed in South Carolina.

Years since qualifying
21
Trained at
University of South Carolina School of Medicine
Licensed in
SC
In the registry since
2007
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

131 Summerplace Dr
West Columbia, SC 29169 Not confirmed with CMS for 13 years — call before visiting
Phone: (803) 794-4585
Fax: (803) 796-8924
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Specialties & licences

Gastroenterology Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207RG0100X · Licence 33417 (SC)

Record details

NPI number1821202821
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedMay 9, 2007
Last updated in NPPESMay 24, 2013

Medicare enrollment

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

Medicare specialtyGASTROENTEROLOGY
Medical schoolUNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Graduated 2005 (21 years in practice)
Group practice Consultants In Gastroenterology Pa — 37 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
TelehealthOffers telehealth services

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.

Colonoscopy 556 times · 99th percentile
Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux 556 times · 99th percentile

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 patients1,571
Services billed 4,040 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age74

Dollar amounts are not shown. What Medicare pays a practice is gross billings, before staff, premises and tax and including the cost of any drugs it administers, so it is not what a clinician earns.

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 $833 54 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. Those with a page here are linked.

  • Lexington Medical Center Hospital · West Columbia, SC
  • Musc Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown Hospital · Columbia, SC
  • Musc Medical Center Hospital · Charleston, SC
  • Prisma Health Baptist Hospital · Columbia, SC
  • Prisma Health Richland Hospital Hospital · Columbia, SC

Colleagues at Consultants in Gastroenterology PA

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 37 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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