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Dr. Patrick Richards, MD

Accepting New Patients

(36 Ratings)

Specializes in: Adult Endocrinology

Drexel University College of Medicine

8220 Wymark Drive Suite 200
Elk Grove, CA 95757

(916) 667-0600

Dr. Patrick Richards, MD is an endocrinologist in Elk Grove, CA specializing in adult endocrinology. He graduated from Drexel University College of Medicine. Dr. Patrick Richards, MD is affiliated with Dignity Health, DHMF - California Mercy Medical Group and Mercy General Hospital Methodist Hospital of Sacramento.

Office Locations

8220 Wymark Drive Suite 200
Elk Grove, CA 95757

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3000 Q Street
Sacramento, CA 95816

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Patrick Richards, MD treated as an endocrinologist in Elk Grove, CA during 2012 were minor procedures, minimally invasive procedures, aspiration and image guided procedures.

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

aspiration	16
diagnostic procedures	16
doctor visit	807
image guided procedures	16
minimally invasive procedures	16
minor procedures	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Patrick Richards, MD treated as an endocrinologist in Elk Grove, CA during 2013 were minor procedures, minimally invasive procedures, aspiration and image guided procedures.

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

aspiration	21
diagnostic procedures	21
doctor visit	914
image guided procedures	21
minimally invasive procedures	21
minor procedures	21

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patrick Richards, MD.

**Gender**
Male	165
Female	278

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	248
Black	81
Hispanic	0
Asian	55
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	162
From 75 to 84	102
85 and over	33
Less than 65	146

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	58
Dementia	9
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Patrick Richards, MD treated as an endocrinologist in Elk Grove, CA during 2014 were minor procedures, minimally invasive procedures, aspiration and image guided procedures.

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

aspiration	19
diagnostic procedures	19
doctor visit	936
image guided procedures	19
minimally invasive procedures	19
minor procedures	19

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patrick Richards, MD.

**Gender**
Male	179
Female	289

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	268
Black	80
Hispanic	46
Asian	57
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	196
From 75 to 84	109
85 and over	35
Less than 65	128

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	62
Dementia	10
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Patrick Richards, MD treated as an endocrinologist in Elk Grove, CA during 2015 were minor procedures, minimally invasive procedures, aspiration and image guided procedures.

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

aspiration	19
diagnostic procedures	19
doctor visit	913
image guided procedures	19
minimally invasive procedures	19
minor procedures	19

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patrick Richards, MD.

**Gender**
Male	322
Female	640

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	564
Black	164
Hispanic	94
Asian	108
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	396
From 75 to 84	242
85 and over	60
Less than 65	264

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

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	56
Dementia	10
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Patrick Richards, MD treated as an endocrinologist in Elk Grove, CA during 2016 were minor procedures, minimally invasive procedures, aspiration and image guided procedures.

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

aspiration	13
diagnostic procedures	13
doctor visit	794
image guided procedures	13
minimally invasive procedures	13
minor procedures	13

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patrick Richards, MD.

**Gender**
Male	140
Female	267

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	210
Black	80
Hispanic	47
Asian	57
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	149
From 75 to 84	111
85 and over	31
Less than 65	116

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	60
Dementia	9
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Patrick Richards, MD treated as an endocrinologist in Elk Grove, CA during 2017 were minor procedures, minimally invasive procedures, aspiration and image guided procedures.

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

aspiration	11
diagnostic procedures	11
doctor visit	937
image guided procedures	11
minimally invasive procedures	11
minor procedures	11

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patrick Richards, MD.

**Gender**
Male	162
Female	310

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	253
Black	88
Hispanic	61
Asian	57
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	168
From 75 to 84	122
85 and over	43
Less than 65	139

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	57
Dementia	9
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Patrick Richards, MD treated as an endocrinologist in Elk Grove, CA during 2018 were lab tests, preventive care and diabetes management.

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

diabetes management	19
doctor visit	840
lab tests	19
preventive care	19

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patrick Richards, MD.

**Gender**
Male	141
Female	290

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	227
Black	73
Hispanic	0
Asian	66
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	153
From 75 to 84	125
85 and over	32
Less than 65	121

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	58
Dementia	11
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Patrick Richards, MD treated as an endocrinologist in Elk Grove, CA during 2019 were lab tests, preventive care and diabetes management.

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

diabetes management	91
doctor visit	963
lab tests	91
preventive care	91

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patrick Richards, MD.

**Gender**
Male	185
Female	291

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	249
Black	74
Hispanic	71
Asian	67
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	194
From 75 to 84	127
85 and over	39
Less than 65	116

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	24
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	58
Dementia	11
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Patrick Richards, MD treated as an endocrinologist in Elk Grove, CA during 2020 were lab tests, preventive care and diabetes management.

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

diabetes management	68
doctor visit	793
lab tests	68
preventive care	68

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patrick Richards, MD.

**Gender**
Male	173
Female	304

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	265
Black	72
Hispanic	62
Asian	56
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	215
From 75 to 84	123
85 and over	39
Less than 65	100

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	57
Dementia	9
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Patrick Richards, MD treated as an endocrinologist in Elk Grove, CA during 2021 were lab tests, preventive care and diabetes management.

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

diabetes management	85
doctor visit	933
lab tests	85
preventive care	85

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patrick Richards, MD.

**Gender**
Male	191
Female	316

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	294
Black	55
Hispanic	66
Asian	75
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	225
From 75 to 84	147
85 and over	42
Less than 65	93

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	26
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	59
Dementia	9
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Patrick Richards, MD treated as an endocrinologist in Elk Grove, CA during 2022 were lab tests, preventive care and diabetes management.

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

diabetes management	116
doctor visit	950
lab tests	116
preventive care	116

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patrick Richards, MD.

**Gender**
Male	177
Female	311

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	273
Black	59
Hispanic	63
Asian	72
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	201
From 75 to 84	149
85 and over	43
Less than 65	95

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	28
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	57
Dementia	5
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Patrick Richards, MD treated as an endocrinologist in Elk Grove, CA were lab tests, preventive care, diabetes management and minor procedures.

aspiration	16
diabetes management	75
diagnostic procedures	16
doctor visit	889
image guided procedures	16
lab tests	75
minimally invasive procedures	16
minor procedures	16
preventive care	75

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patrick Richards, MD.

**Gender**
Male	166
Female	299

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	75
Asian / Pacific Islander	60
Non-Hispanic White	259
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	46
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	123
85 and over	36
Less than 65	119
65 to 74	187

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patrick Richards, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	19
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	52
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Dementia	8
Cancer	8

Education & Training

Dr. Patrick Richards, MD graduated from Drexel University College of Medicine. He is certified by the Internal Medicine Internal Medicine Sub: Endocrinology, Diabetes & Met and has a state license in California.

Medical School: Drexel University College of Medicine

Board Certification: Internal Medicine Internal Medicine Sub: Endocrinology, Diabetes & Met

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Patrick Richards, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Dignity Health

DHMF - California Mercy Medical Group

Mercy General Hospital Methodist Hospital of Sacramento

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Patrick Richards, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), Cigna, Anthem, CorVel, United Healthcare, TRICARE, HealthSmart and First Health.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Patrick Richards, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)

Cigna

Anthem

CorVel

United Healthcare

TRICARE

HealthSmart

First Health

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Patrick Richards, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.52 out of 5 stars based on 36 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Patrick Richards, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Elk Grove, CA.

4.52

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Reviews From Around The Web

Overall Rating: 5.0 2023-07-31

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Dr. Richards is clear to explain the issue, and showed the blood result, also adjusted medicine for better treatment. Thank you.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2024-11-03

Patient verified via Press Ganey

The Doctor was very professional and cordial He answered all my questions thoroughly.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2023-12-22

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Nurse come first, then Doctor, they're all very knowledgeable and ver kind.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2025-03-15

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Dr. Richards is extremely knowledgeable and answers all of my questions.

Overall Rating: 4.0 2024-09-30

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He spent time answering all my questions, even repeat questions

Overall Rating: 5.0 2025-09-21

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Both the Doctor and his Nurse Practitioner were excellent

Overall Rating: 5.0 2024-06-23

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Thorough and informative with a concrete plan

Overall Rating: 5.0 2025-05-31

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Dr Richard's was clear, helpful and positive

Overall Rating: 5.0 2024-07-06

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Very professional and care about issues

Overall Rating: 5.0 2024-11-17

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Everyone was awesome

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Novo Nordisk Inc	$762 Tresiba $175	Ozempic $161	Levemir $125	Victoza $94	$207
Medtronic MiniMed, Inc.	$192 Continuous Glucose Monitor $88	Minimed 670G System $63	Minimed 530G $40
INSULET CORPORATION	$127 Omnipod $127
GENZYME CORPORATION	$108 THYROGEN $108
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC	$83 TOUJEO $83
Other	$61 Freestyle Libre 2 $37	FREESTYLE LIBRE 3 $18	$6

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,326
Education	$6

Biography

Dr. Patrick Richards is a specialist in adult endocrinology in Sacramento, CA and Elk Grove, CA. He is a graduate of Drexel University College of Medicine. On average, patients gave Dr. Richards a rating of 4.5 stars (out of 5). He can accept MultiPlan, Anthem, and Blue California, as well as other insurance carriers. Dr. Richards speaks Spanish. He is affiliated with Dignity Health Medical Foundation. Doctor.com reports that he is accepting new patients at his office in Elk Grove, CA.