NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

James Ray Rice, PA-C

Medical Physician Assistant · Houma, LA

James Ray Rice, PA-C is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Houma, Louisiana, and NPI 1235198433, issued on Mar 17, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana PA200559, as entered in NPPES) with the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1235198433
Name
James Ray Rice
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
License number
PA200559 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
8166 Main St, Houma, LA 70360
Phone
(985) 873-4150
Enumerated
Mar 17, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 18, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 8166 Main St

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana 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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97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average medical physician assistant in 2024

32 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. James Rice32
  2. Specialty average1,148

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: $16.13

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 16,165 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,055.00 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. James Rice$16.13
  2. Specialty average$1,055.00

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

James Ray Rice among 340 medical physician assistant records in Louisiana

James Ray Rice, PA-C is one of 340 medical physician assistant records with a practice address in Louisiana. 76% 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 5% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 72% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 58% of these records are
  • Record last updated2016 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AM0700X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Medical Physician Assistant providers in Louisiana

There are 340 medical physician assistant records in Louisiana.

The 8 medical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Monique Blanchard, P.A.Houma, LA 703601649277047
  2. Derick Petrie, PA-CHouma, LA 703601538559927
  3. Keith Poche, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTHouma, LA 703601073626719
  4. Laura Ramirez, PAHouma, LA 703601225082894
  5. Marilyn Wilson, PACGray, LA 703591932179603
  6. Michael Berthiaume, PAHouma, LA 703631285731455
  7. Anthony Catalanotto, PAHouma, LA 703631689623225
  8. Bradley Chauvin, PA-CHouma, LA 703631073610044

Common questions

What is James Ray Rice, PA-C's NPI number?

James Ray Rice, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235198433, issued on Mar 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is James Ray Rice, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8166 Main St, Houma, LA, 70360. Phone: (985) 873-4150. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify James Ray Rice, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists Louisiana license number PA200559, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does James Ray Rice, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, James Ray Rice, PA-C had 32 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries; the average among medical physician assistant prescribers was 1,148. 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.