NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Irene Ricks, PA-C

Physician Assistant · Palo Alto, CA

Irene Ricks, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Palo Alto, California, and NPI 1336921329, issued on Oct 16, 2023. Check the license (California PA63424, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1336921329
Name
Irene Ricks
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
PA63424 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2515 EL Camino Real Ste 201, Palo Alto, CA 94306
Phone
(888) 663-6331
Enumerated
Oct 16, 2023
Record last updated
Mar 14, 2025
Fax
(415) 252-7176
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240404003627); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 2515 EL Camino Real Ste 201

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Rachelle Bernard, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1639604507
  2. Thomas Kang, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1982879987
  3. Veronya Semma, PA-CPhysician Assistant1700535853

Verify Irene Ricks in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

36 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Irene Ricks36
  2. Specialty average830

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: $22.96

1 payment: 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.

  1. Irene Ricks$22.96
  2. Specialty average$841.65

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

  1. One Medical Group IncSan Francisco, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Irene Ricks among 14,451 physician assistant records in California

Irene Ricks, PA-C is one of 14,451 physician assistant records with a practice address in California. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2023, is newer than 80% of them.

  • NPI issued2023 · 80% of these records are older, 13% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
  • Graduated2023 · median 2018 among the 7,214 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 40% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

155 physician assistant records list a practice address in Palo Alto

They are 155 of the 7,617 NPPES records with a practice address in Palo Alto, and 14,451 physician assistant records in California.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jan George, P.A.Palo Alto, CA 943061841419835
  2. Melissa Lashombe, PA-CPalo Alto, CA 943061366057606
  3. Pablo Lopez-Veron, PA-CPalo Alto, CA 943061942916812
  4. Stephanie Nersesyan, PA-CPalo Alto, CA 943061528780327
  5. Sara Pugh, PA-CPalo Alto, CA 943061265082853
  6. Veronya Semma, PA-CPalo Alto, CA 943061700535853
  7. Milton TangPalo Alto, CA 943061417536657
  8. Vetzrel Adidala, PA-CStanford, CA 943051134964372

Common questions

What is Irene Ricks, PA-C's NPI number?

Irene Ricks, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1336921329, issued on Oct 16, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Irene Ricks, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2515 EL Camino Real Ste 201, Palo Alto, CA, 94306. Phone: (888) 663-6331. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Irene Ricks, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists California license number PA63424, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Irene Ricks, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Irene Ricks, PA-C had 36 Medicare Part D claims for 18 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.