NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kyle Joseph Rickards, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT

Physician Assistant · Durham, NC

Kyle Joseph Rickards, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT is a physician assistant with a practice address in Durham, North Carolina, and NPI 1144829425, issued on Oct 19, 2020. Check the license (North Carolina 0010-10670, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina 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
1144829425
Name
Kyle Joseph Rickards
Credential
PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
0010-10670 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1821 Hillandale RD Ste 24A, Durham, NC 27705
Phone
(919) 383-4355
Enumerated
Oct 19, 2020
Record last updated
Oct 19, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210913002782); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Duke University School Of Medicine, 2020
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 1821 Hillandale RD Ste 24A

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

  1. Jordan Barham, PA-CPhysician Assistant1487204293
  2. Christopher Couch, PA-CPhysician Assistant1013436435
  3. Jessica Demick, DNP, FNP-C, RNFamily Nurse Practitioner1891687752
  4. Betsy Dickerson, NP-CNurse Practitioner1336603075
  5. Natalie Fulton, PA-CPhysician Assistant1376238956
  6. Sylvia Gray, PAPhysician Assistant1417791856

Verify Kyle Joseph Rickards in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina 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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2.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average physician assistant in 2024

2,212 Medicare Part D claims for 231 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 1,629 claims were for opioids.

  1. Kyle Rickards2,212
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone Hcl364 claims
  2. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen337 claims
  3. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen220 claims
  4. Morphine Sulfate Er209 claims
  5. Methadone Hcl89 claims
  6. Fentanyl84 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: $2,008.18

67 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. 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. Kyle Rickards$2,008.18
  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. Sound Pain AllianceLakewood, WA

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

Kyle Joseph Rickards among 9,279 physician assistant records in North Carolina

Kyle Joseph Rickards, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT is one of 9,279 physician assistant records with a practice address in North Carolina. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 67% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 67% of these records are older, 28% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • Graduated2020 · median 2017 among the 6,366 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

511 physician assistant records list a practice address in Durham

They are 511 of the 13,451 NPPES records with a practice address in Durham, and 9,279 physician assistant records in North Carolina.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Eric Butler, PA-CDurham, NC 277051215997580
  2. Robert Collins, PA-CDurham, NC 277051174580781
  3. Cori Corcoran, PA-CDurham, NC 277051417926205
  4. John Horn, PA-CDurham, NC 277051942279245
  5. Carol McMorrow, PA-CDurham, NC 277051982666046
  6. Robert Osman, PA-C, MHSDurham, NC 277051972567907
  7. Lisa Peoples, P.A.Durham, NC 277051255305413
  8. Robert Peoples, PA-CDurham, NC 277051194785816

Common questions

What is Kyle Joseph Rickards, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT's NPI number?

Kyle Joseph Rickards, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144829425, issued on Oct 19, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kyle Joseph Rickards, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1821 Hillandale RD Ste 24A, Durham, NC, 27705. Phone: (919) 383-4355. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kyle Joseph Rickards, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 0010-10670, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Kyle Joseph Rickards, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kyle Joseph Rickards, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT had 2,212 Medicare Part D claims for 231 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.