Heather Danette Rice, PAC
Physician Assistant · Christopher, IL
Heather Danette Rice, PAC is a physician assistant with a practice address in Christopher, Illinois, and NPI 1700976131, issued on Oct 14, 2006. Check the license with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Heather Danette Rice
- Credential
- PAC
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- Practice location
- 905 N Victor St, Christopher, IL 62822
- Phone
- (618) 435-9699
- Enumerated
- Oct 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 20, 2026
- Fax
- (618) 724-6486
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110105000135); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Heather Danette Rice in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average physician assistant in 2024
4,636 Medicare Part D claims for 183 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. 93 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium292 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate196 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium182 claims
- Lisinopril173 claims
- Potassium Chloride167 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide152 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: $34.02
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. 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
- Franklin Hospital DistrictChristopher, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Heather Danette Rice among 4,926 physician assistant records in Illinois
Heather Danette Rice, PAC is one of 4,926 physician assistant records with a practice address in Illinois. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 88% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2019 among the 3,407 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 Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
4 physician assistant records list a practice address in Christopher
They are 4 of the 141 NPPES records with a practice address in Christopher, and 4,926 physician assistant records in Illinois.
All 4,926 in Illinois → Every provider in Christopher → Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Katie Kirkman, PA-CChristopher, IL 628221447089164
- Theresa Rogers-Smith, PAChristopher, IL 628221134340227
- Patricia Salmo, PACChristopher, IL 628221386651461
- Mohamed Elsamahi, PA-CCarmi, IL 628211275740052
- Tamara Collard, P.A.Du Quoin, IL 628321508960915
- Gorana MicevicDu Quoin, IL 628321710516604
- Michael Poiter, PA-CDu Quoin, IL 628321194988493
- Tracy Thompson, PA-CBenton, IL 628121407616303
Common questions
What is Heather Danette Rice, PAC's NPI number?
Heather Danette Rice, PAC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700976131, issued on Oct 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Heather Danette Rice, PAC located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 905 N Victor St, Christopher, IL, 62822. Phone: (618) 435-9699. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Heather Danette Rice, PAC's license?
Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Heather Danette Rice, PAC prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Heather Danette Rice, PAC had 4,636 Medicare Part D claims for 183 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.