Deron J. Ricks, PA
Physician Assistant · Idaho Falls, ID
Deron J. Ricks, PA is a physician assistant with a practice address in Idaho Falls, Idaho, and NPI 1639156573, issued on Dec 30, 2005. Check the license (Idaho PA216, as entered in NPPES) with the Idaho board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Deron J. Ricks
- Credential
- PA
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- PA216 ID
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3100 Channing Way, Idaho Falls, ID 83404
- Phone
- (208) 535-4130
- Enumerated
- Dec 30, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Fax
- (208) 535-4125
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081009000242); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3100 Channing Way
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Deron J. Ricks in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Idaho board licenses this profession
Search for license PA216Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average physician assistant in 2024
3,943 Medicare Part D claims for 465 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 172 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium248 claims
- Omeprazole129 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium115 claims
- Losartan Potassium114 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa106 claims
- Gabapentin95 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $1,032.39
52 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Mountain View Hospital LLCIdaho Falls, ID
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Deron J. Ricks among 1,250 physician assistant records in Idaho
Deron J. Ricks, PA is one of 1,250 physician assistant records with a practice address in Idaho. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 97% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2017 among the 961 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 35% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Idaho practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
98 physician assistant records list a practice address in Idaho Falls
They are 98 of the 2,467 NPPES records with a practice address in Idaho Falls, and 1,250 physician assistant records in Idaho.
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Common questions
What is Deron J. Ricks, PA's NPI number?
Deron J. Ricks, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639156573, issued on Dec 30, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Deron J. Ricks, PA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3100 Channing Way, Idaho Falls, ID, 83404. Phone: (208) 535-4130. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Deron J. Ricks, PA's license?
NPPES lists Idaho license number PA216, as entered by the provider. Search the Idaho board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Deron J. Ricks, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Deron J. Ricks, PA had 3,943 Medicare Part D claims for 465 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.