NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Averess Dean Rickerson, M.D

Internal Medicine Physician · San Antonio, TX

Averess Dean Rickerson, M.D is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in San Antonio, Texas, and NPI 1821018763, issued on Jul 21, 2006. Check the license (Texas G7575, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1821018763
Name
Averess Dean Rickerson
Credential
M.D
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
G7575 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
8601 Village Dr, San Antonio, TX 78217
Phone
(210) 646-7227
Enumerated
Jul 21, 2006
Record last updated
Jun 17, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(210) 654-3575
Medicaid ID
031773001 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20051215000645); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of California, San Diego School Of Medicine, 1984
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 8601 Village Dr

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

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  3. Patrick Mulroy, MDPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1821086471
  4. Ronald Ressmann, MDDermatology Physician1871593335

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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3.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

9,791 Medicare Part D claims for 629 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 33 claims were for opioids.

  1. Averess Rickerson9,791
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Losartan Potassium537 claims
  2. Rosuvastatin Calcium472 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate430 claims
  4. Levothyroxine Sodium417 claims
  5. Atorvastatin Calcium363 claims
  6. Simvastatin248 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 98.9 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score97.3
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%100.0
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $382.21

20 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Averess Rickerson$382.21
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Averess Dean Rickerson among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas

Averess Dean Rickerson, M.D is one of 9,175 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 9% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated1984 · median 2004 among the 6,088 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2008 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

657 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in San Antonio

They are 657 of the 37,749 NPPES records with a practice address in San Antonio, and 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Christopher Ajufo, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782171811220015
  2. Roy Bell, MDSan Antonio, TX 782171679532675
  3. Dante Escalante, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782171346321999
  4. Zichun Feng, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782171700104031
  5. Richard Ferguson, MDSan Antonio, TX 782171548215882
  6. John Brian Lim, MDSan Antonio, TX 782171265767768
  7. Cielo Manriquez, MDSan Antonio, TX 782171376595793
  8. Thilina Marasinghe, MDSan Antonio, TX 782171821160938

Common questions

What is Averess Dean Rickerson, M.D's NPI number?

Averess Dean Rickerson, M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821018763, issued on Jul 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Averess Dean Rickerson, M.D located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8601 Village Dr, San Antonio, TX, 78217. Phone: (210) 646-7227. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Averess Dean Rickerson, M.D's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number G7575, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Averess Dean Rickerson, M.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Averess Dean Rickerson, M.D had 9,791 Medicare Part D claims for 629 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Averess Dean Rickerson, M.D's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 98.9 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

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