Enass Eskander Rickards, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · La Jolla, CA
Enass Eskander Rickards, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in La Jolla, California, and NPI 1609850080, issued on Nov 30, 2005. Check the license (California G79785, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Enass Eskander Rickards
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- G79785 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4130 LA Jolla Village Dr, La Jolla, CA 92037
- Phone
- (858) 455-6460
- Enumerated
- Nov 30, 2005
- Record last updated
- Oct 27, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (858) 455-7197
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100929001374); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Southern California Keck School Of Medicine, 1993
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Enass Eskander Rickards in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G79785Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
69% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
107 Medicare Part D claims for 89 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 96 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen80 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl16 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Girard Orthopaedic Surgeons Medical Group IncLa Mesa, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Enass Eskander Rickards among 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California
Enass Eskander Rickards, M.D. is one of 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 74% 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, 90% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2003 among the 1,347 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
55 orthopaedic surgery physician records list a practice address in La Jolla
They are 55 of the 3,648 NPPES records with a practice address in La Jolla, and 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California.
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- Robert Eastlack, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371861471369
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- Merlin Hamer, MDLa Jolla, CA 920371578541082
Common questions
What is Enass Eskander Rickards, M.D.'s NPI number?
Enass Eskander Rickards, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609850080, issued on Nov 30, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Enass Eskander Rickards, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4130 LA Jolla Village Dr, La Jolla, CA, 92037. Phone: (858) 455-6460. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Enass Eskander Rickards, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G79785, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Enass Eskander Rickards, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Enass Eskander Rickards, M.D. had 107 Medicare Part D claims for 89 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.