Douglas Robert Ricks, O.D.
Optometrist · Union Gap, WA
Douglas Robert Ricks, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Union Gap, Washington, and NPI 1578871265, issued on Sep 16, 2010. Check the license (Washington OD60171104, as entered in NPPES) with the Washington board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Douglas Robert Ricks
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OD60171104 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2310 Longfibre Ave, Union Gap, WA 98903
- Phone
- (509) 454-5253
- Enumerated
- Sep 16, 2010
- Record last updated
- Apr 15, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (509) 454-5254
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101202000308); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pennsylvania College Of Optometry, 2010
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2310 Longfibre Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Douglas Robert Ricks in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Washington board licenses this profession
Search for license OD60171104Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
43% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
158 Medicare Part D claims for 59 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 42% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost45 claims
- Travoprost16 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate11 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: $143.19
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 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
- Family Vision Care OF Yakima PCYakima, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Douglas Robert Ricks among 1,641 optometrist records in Washington
Douglas Robert Ricks, O.D. is one of 1,641 optometrist records with a practice address in Washington. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 59% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 59% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2010 among the 949 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
4 optometrist records list a practice address in Union Gap
They are 4 of the 76 NPPES records with a practice address in Union Gap, and 1,641 optometrist records in Washington.
All 1,641 in Washington → Every provider in Union Gap → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Thomas Beck, O.D.Yakima, WA 989031427108372
- Robert Hunziker, ODUnion Gap, WA 989031093927261
- Mahin KhadeerUnion Gap, WA 989031306585179
- Benjamin Winters, O.D.Union Gap, WA 989031932344868
- Seth Copeland, ODYakima, WA 989021881796845
- Robert Gibbs, ODYakima, WA 989021972610210
- Roy Hinze, O.D.Yakima, WA 989021932191236
- Miranda Hueners, ODYakima, WA 989021144848912
Common questions
What is Douglas Robert Ricks, O.D.'s NPI number?
Douglas Robert Ricks, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578871265, issued on Sep 16, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Douglas Robert Ricks, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2310 Longfibre Ave, Union Gap, WA, 98903. Phone: (509) 454-5253. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Douglas Robert Ricks, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Washington license number OD60171104, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Douglas Robert Ricks, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Douglas Robert Ricks, O.D. had 158 Medicare Part D claims for 59 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. 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.