Joshua Thomas Rickards, PA-C
Surgical Physician Assistant · Middlebury, CT
Joshua Thomas Rickards, PA-C is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Middlebury, Connecticut, and NPI 1649205246, issued on Jul 11, 2006. Check the license (Connecticut 1716, as entered in NPPES) with the Connecticut board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joshua Thomas Rickards
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
- License number
- 1716 CT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1579 Straits Tpke Ste E, Middlebury, CT 06762
- Phone
- (203) 598-0700
- Enumerated
- Jul 11, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 5, 2025
- Fax
- (877) 345-6922
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060113000881); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1579 Straits Tpke Ste E
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Joshua Thomas Rickards in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Connecticut board licenses this profession
Search for license 1716Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgical physician assistant in 2024
661 Medicare Part D claims for 362 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 112 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam301 claims
- Celecoxib102 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl81 claims
- Methylprednisolone28 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium24 claims
- Methocarbamol22 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 3 group practices
- Connecticut Orthopaedic Specialists PCOrange, CT
- Orthopaedics New England, PCMiddlebury, CT
- Rehabilitation Associates IncFairfield, CT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joshua Thomas Rickards among 808 surgical physician assistant records in Connecticut
Joshua Thomas Rickards, PA-C is one of 808 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in Connecticut. 90% 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 4% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 82% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2016 among the 646 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AS0400X and a Connecticut practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
4 surgical physician assistant records list a practice address in Middlebury
They are 4 of the 253 NPPES records with a practice address in Middlebury, and 808 surgical physician assistant records in Connecticut.
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The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Matthew Ariyavatkul, PA-CMiddlebury, CT 067621619273737
- Michael Guerin, PA-CMiddlebury, CT 067621114329125
- Jessica Meger, MS, ATC, PA-CMiddlebury, CT 067621093899486
- Amanda Finnerty, PANew Milford, CT 067761235791138
- Steven Saunders, P.A.CNew Milford, CT 067761528157849
- Myah Bartolotta, PATorrington, CT 067901801586813
- Kristen Darson, P.A.Torrington, CT 067901609147826
- Elizabeth Haylette, MS, PA-CTorrington, CT 067901700340411
Common questions
What is Joshua Thomas Rickards, PA-C's NPI number?
Joshua Thomas Rickards, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649205246, issued on Jul 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joshua Thomas Rickards, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1579 Straits Tpke Ste E, Middlebury, CT, 06762. Phone: (203) 598-0700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joshua Thomas Rickards, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Connecticut license number 1716, as entered by the provider. Search the Connecticut board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Joshua Thomas Rickards, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joshua Thomas Rickards, PA-C had 661 Medicare Part D claims for 362 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. 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.