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Cara Ricotta, DO

Family Medicine Physician in State College, Pennsylvania.

This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 147,760 in Family Medicine Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.

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Prescribing volume
14K
Medicare Part D claims · 1K beneficiaries · Family Medicine Physician avg: 3K
Generic prescribing
88%
generic claims · 11% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
72.6/100
▼ 11 pts below national avg 83.5 · Mid-tier
Industry payments
$54.24
3 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
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What the federal data shows

Cara Ricotta, DO reported a CMS MIPS final score of 72.6/100 - below the 83.5 national average - and filed 13,900 Medicare Part D claims in 2023.

72.6/100
MIPS score · -11 vs avg
14K
Part D claims, 2023
88%
generic prescribing
Likely
board-certified (heuristic)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

CMS NPPES provider registry desk

NPI 1275781569 · Family Medicine Physician

NPI-10 · ENUM-MID · TAX-MEGA · MIPS-LOW · RX-HEAVY · BOOK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH

  • NPI-10 1275781569
  • ENUM-MID 2008
  • TAX-MEGA 148K Family Medicine
  • MIPS-LOW 72.6/100
  • RX-HEAVY 14K claims
  • BOOK-MID 7,200 in Pennsylvania
  • PHOTO-FINISH Renee Perkis · ±0.0

MIPS final-score neighbourhood

Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity

MIPS pts

What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).

Source CMS Quality Payment Program (MIPS) As of 2023

Cara Ricotta, DO's MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician

CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.

73 ≥ 10th percentile 10% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands

0–10: 8,684 measured providers (2%). Below this entry. 10–20: 3,008 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 20–30: 3,069 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 30–40: 2,746 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 40–50: 2,928 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,882 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 60–70: 13,906 measured providers (3%). Below this entry. 70–80: 94,570 measured providers (21%). This entry sits in this band. 80–90: 129,887 measured providers (29%). Above this entry. 90+: 189,403 measured providers (42%). Above this entry. This provider 0 100 every measured MIPS clinician, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

The percentile is a conservative whole-score-point band: it counts only measured clinicians in lower score bands. A CMS MIPS metric is not a recommendation or a clinical-quality rating by PlainDoctor. See methodology § corpus placement.

Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023

Where Cara Ricotta, DO sits

This provider among family medicine physician peers

Across the 21,266 family medicine physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Cara Ricotta, DO writes more Part D claims than 95% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 13% - placing this provider in the high-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.

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12Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 23 · MIPS quality, percentile: 72Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 2 · MIPS quality, percentile: 17Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 10 · MIPS quality, percentile: 2Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 53 · MIPS quality, percentile: 10Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 80 · MIPS quality, percentile: 73Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 85 · MIPS quality, percentile: 87Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 87 · MIPS quality, percentile: 3Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 33 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 13 · MIPS quality, percentile: 40Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 82 · MIPS quality, percentile: 25Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 83 · MIPS quality, percentile: 97Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 98 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 27 · MIPS quality, percentile: 50Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 48 · MIPS quality, percentile: 78Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 50 · MIPS quality, percentile: 7Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 92 · MIPS quality, percentile: 62Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 88 · MIPS quality, percentile: 27Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 55 · MIPS quality, percentile: 30Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 95 · MIPS quality, percentile: 23Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 65 · MIPS quality, percentile: 50Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 8 · MIPS quality, percentile: 17Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 73 · MIPS quality, percentile: 48Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 40 · MIPS quality, percentile: 32Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 25 · MIPS quality, percentile: 8Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 15 · MIPS quality, percentile: 28Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 45 · MIPS quality, percentile: 45Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 30 · MIPS quality, percentile: 82Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 100 · MIPS quality, percentile: 98Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 38 · MIPS quality, percentile: 68Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 0 · MIPS quality, percentile: 73Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 78 · MIPS quality, percentile: 50Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 52 · MIPS quality, percentile: 55Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 58 · MIPS quality, percentile: 85Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 57 · MIPS quality, percentile: 63Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 72 · MIPS quality, percentile: 87Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 77 · MIPS quality, percentile: 57Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 35 · MIPS quality, percentile: 67Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 93 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 47 · MIPS quality, percentile: 37Cara Ricotta, DO, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 95 · MIPS quality, percentile: 13
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile

Each dot is one family medicine physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Cara Ricotta, DO. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.

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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)

Cara Ricotta, DO practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 2 hospital affiliations - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).

What does the federal data show about Cara Ricotta, DO?

Below national average

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 08/29/2008

NPI 1275781569

Primary specialty

Family Medicine Physician

High-volume

147,760 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

13,900 307% vs specialty avg

2023 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 3,418

MIPS final score

72.6/100 10.9 pts vs avg

Mid-tier band

vs 83.5 national avg

Specialty distribution in Pennsylvania

How Family Medicine Physician compares to other specialties among Pennsylvania providers

Pennsylvania providers
Student in an Organized Heal…5.6%Pharmacist5%Physical Therapist4.9%Mental Health Counselor3.9%Internal Medicine Physician3.3%Professional Counselor3.2%Family Medicine Physician2.8%
Largest specialties in Pennsylvania (% of in-state providers)

Medicare quality performance, MIPS

Cara Ricotta, DO's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Family Medicine Physician national average

Below national average
MIPS Final Score
72.6/100
vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
0%100%National avg84%72.6%
MIPS final score (Family Medicine Physician) - 72.6/100 vs national avg 83.5
How MIPS and board certification work

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

Practice Address

2520 GREEN TECH DR
State College, PA 16803
(814) 278-4898

Provider Details

NPI 1275781569
Specialty Family Medicine Physician
Credentials DO
Gender Female
NPI Issued 08/29/2008

CMS Quality Score (MIPS)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.

72.5778
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
55.1249
Quality
55.1346
Cost
98
Promoting Interoperability

Reporting: Group practice

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where Cara Ricotta, DO bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.

Mount Nittany Medical Center Health Services Inc
Philipsburg, PA
Phoenix Rehabilitation And Health Services Inc
Cranberry Township, PA

Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).

Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data

The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Cara Ricotta, DO. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.

Total received

$54

Largest payer

Novo Nordisk Inc

Most common payment type

Food and Beverage

Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.

License & disciplinary context - Pennsylvania PA-BOM 2023 annual report

Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~45K Pennsylvania medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Cara Ricotta, DO. To verify Cara Ricotta, DO's current license status, search the PA-BOM public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.

133
Total board actions, Pennsylvania 2023
Across 129 cases
2.96
Actions per 1,000 licensees
Pennsylvania statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
48 cases

PA-BOM publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Pennsylvania disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.

Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Typical

Cara Ricotta, DO - brand share 11.0%
Family Medicine Physician average

11% brand-name claims vs 88% generic, on 13,900 2023 Medicare Part D claims.

The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.

13,900
Total Claims
$1.4M
Total Drug Cost
1,078
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
29,352
Total Day Supply
851,159
Brand vs Generic
11% brand / 88% generic
Brand Drug Cost
$1.2M
Generic Drug Cost
$241K
Opioid Claims
431 (3.1% rate)
Antibiotic Claims
349

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
72.1 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
1.17
Gender Split
61% female / 39% male
Age Distribution
<65: 137, 65-74: 526, 75-84: 311, 85+: 104

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What Cara Ricotta, DO prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2023
Drug Claims
Atorvastatin Calcium
 777
Levothyroxine Sodium
 622
Lisinopril
 498
Amlodipine Besylate
 461
Pantoprazole Sodium
 442
Losartan Potassium
 419
Omeprazole
 341
Gabapentin
 323
Metformin Hcl
 298
Metoprolol Succinate
 293

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

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Family Medicine Physician Overview

How Cara Ricotta, DO fits within the Family Medicine Physician landscape nationally.

147,760
Family Medicine Physician Providers in US
56
States with Family Medicine Physician
3,418
Avg Claims per Provider

Cara Ricotta, DO's 13,900 claims are above the specialty average of 3,418.

Nationwide Family Medicine Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year

Two federal-record peer sets for Ricotta, both outside Pennsylvania so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.

Similar MIPS final score

Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (72.6 here).

Renee Perkis 72.6 DE Sarah Ali 72.5 TX Camille Ayoub 72.5 TX Matthew Bartow 72.5 TX

Same NPPES enumeration year (2008)

Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.

Joanna Hooper Taos, NM Matthew Wick Abilene, TX Bruce Williams Birmingham, AL Jolson Tharakan Flower Mound, TX

Nearby Family Medicine Physician Providers in Pennsylvania

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Pennsylvania, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Ricotta.

One of 7,200 Family Medicine Physician providers enrolled in Pennsylvania, 5 are shown here.

Christopher Aaron
Cresson, PA
Dr. Jose Abad
MD
Pittsburgh, PA
Dr. Ray Abarintos
MD
Philadelphia, PA
Dr. Jasim Abbasi
DO
Erie, PA
Dr. Alyssa Abbott
CRNP
Hermitage, PA

Compare Family Medicine Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Cara Ricotta, DO's specialty? ▼
Cara Ricotta, DO specializes in Family Medicine Physician and practices in State College, Pennsylvania. Credentials: DO.
How much does Cara Ricotta, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2023, Cara Ricotta, DO wrote 13,900 Medicare Part D claims totaling $1.4M in drug costs for 1,078 beneficiaries.
What is Cara Ricotta, DO's Medicare quality score? ▼
Cara Ricotta, DO has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 72.6/100 (Quality: 55.1, Cost: 55.1). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Cara Ricotta, DO located? ▼
Cara Ricotta, DO is located at 2520 GREEN TECH DR, State College, PA, 16803. Phone: (814) 278-4898.
What is Cara Ricotta, DO's NPI number? ▼
Cara Ricotta, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275781569, issued on 08/29/2008.
Does Cara Ricotta, DO prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Cara Ricotta, DO's prescribing is 11% brand-name and 88% generic drugs by claim count, with $1.2M in brand drug costs.
Does Cara Ricotta, DO prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Cara Ricotta, DO had 431 opioid claims in 2023 with an opioid prescribing rate of 3.1%.
How many Family Medicine Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 147,760 Family Medicine Physician providers across 56 states in the US. The average Family Medicine Physician provider writes 3,418 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Cara Ricotta, DO prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, Cara Ricotta, DO's most frequently prescribed drugs include Atorvastatin Calcium, Levothyroxine Sodium, Lisinopril. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Cara Ricotta, DO accept Medicare? ▼
Cara Ricotta, DO appears in CMS Medicare data with 13,900 Part D claims and 1,078 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Cara Ricotta, DO's credentials? ▼
Cara Ricotta, DO's NPI is 1275781569 with credentials DO. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

View source datasets and methodology notes
Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Quality Performance
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Disclaimer: Data from CMS NPPES and Medicare Part D. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Provider information is self-reported and may not be current. Always verify information directly with the provider. About · Methodology

Compiled from official public sources by the editorial process.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.