Dr. Lance C. Richards, DO
Cardiology (Cardiovascular Disease Physician)
2121 E Harmony Rd, Suite 100
Fort Collins, CO 80528
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Larimer County includes primary care (0% of residents) shortage areas. About shortage areas
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine (2008)
- Years since graduation
- 18
- In the NPI registry since
- 2008
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 2,478
Licensed in Colorado since 2014, according to the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies. We show license dates only for the states that publish them in bulk; see which states do. For other states, check the state medical board.
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. NPIs were first issued in May 2005 and became required on claims in 2007–2008, so an early date usually means the clinician was already in practice before then. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2008Medical school: Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine
- 2008Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date) — NPIs began in 2005, so practice likely started earlier
Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Cardiovascular Disease Physician primary
CO license DR.0054152 (first issued 2014; active) · NE license 1186 -
Internal Medicine Physician
CO license DR.0054152 (first issued 2014; active) · MI license 5101017685 · NE license 1186
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Poudre Valley Hospital Fort Collins, CO
- Medical Center of the Rockies Loveland, CO
- Uchealth Greeley Hospital Greeley, CO
- Longs Peak Hospital Longmont, CO
- Regional West Medical Center Scottsbluff, NE
Medical groups
- Poudre Valley Medical Group LLC (2,440 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 2,478
- Services billed
- 4,183
- Patients’ average age
- 77
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 854 | 636 |
| Anticoagulant management of patient taking warfarin | 850 | 559 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | 568 | 563 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | 210 | 132 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 183 | 183 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 133 | 133 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | 133 | 133 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | 132 | 129 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician | 114 | 114 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | 110 | 110 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Medicare prescriptions
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.
Payments from drug and device companies
In 2025, 2 companies reported 3 payments worth $205 in total to this clinician.
| Abbott Laboratories | $174 |
|---|---|
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $31.25 |
| Food and Beverage | $205 |
|---|
From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.