Earnest Wade Ricks, PHARM D
Pharmacist · New Orleans, LA
Earnest Wade Ricks, PHARM D is a pharmacist with a practice address in New Orleans, Louisiana, and NPI 1609181981, issued on Aug 11, 2010. Check the license (Louisiana 16974, as entered in NPPES) with the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Earnest Wade Ricks
- Credential
- PHARM D
- Primary taxonomy
- Pharmacist 183500000X
- License number
- 16974 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1801 Saint Charles Ave, New Orleans, LA 70130
- Phone
- (504) 561-8458
- Enumerated
- Aug 11, 2010
- Record last updated
- Aug 11, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Earnest Wade Ricks in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana board licenses this profession
Search for license 16974Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pharmacist in 2024
15 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries, against an average of 119 among the 28,524 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 100% of 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.
Earnest Wade Ricks among 4,623 pharmacist records in Louisiana
Earnest Wade Ricks, PHARM D is one of 4,623 pharmacist records with a practice address in Louisiana. 33% 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 12% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 12% of these records are older, 75% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 33% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 0% of these records are
- Record last updated2010 · 78% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 183500000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
419 pharmacist records list a practice address in New Orleans
They are 419 of the 13,668 NPPES records with a practice address in New Orleans, and 4,623 pharmacist records in Louisiana.
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- Jamie Knight, PHARMDNew Orleans, LA 701301104132844
- Deann Nixon, RPHNew Orleans, LA 701301811202195
- Jeffery PierreNew Orleans, LA 701301780010330
Common questions
What is Earnest Wade Ricks, PHARM D's NPI number?
Earnest Wade Ricks, PHARM D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609181981, issued on Aug 11, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Earnest Wade Ricks, PHARM D located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1801 Saint Charles Ave, New Orleans, LA, 70130. Phone: (504) 561-8458. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Earnest Wade Ricks, PHARM D's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 16974, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Earnest Wade Ricks, PHARM D prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Earnest Wade Ricks, PHARM D had 15 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries; the average among pharmacist prescribers was 119. 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.