Lydia Ruth Rice, FNP
Family Nurse Practitioner · Starkville, MS
Lydia Ruth Rice, FNP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Starkville, Mississippi, and NPI 1497389902, issued on Feb 24, 2020. Check the license (Mississippi 903540, as entered in NPPES) with the Mississippi board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lydia Rice
- Credential
- FNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- 903540 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 900 Stark RD, Starkville, MS 39759
- Phone
- (662) 323-4400
- Enumerated
- Feb 24, 2020
- Record last updated
- Mar 3, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200608000749); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 900 Stark RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Lydia Rice in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Mississippi board licenses this profession
Search for license 903540Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
77 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Meropenem14 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 87.8 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $41.10
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Kerecis Limited. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 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 2 group practices
- Healthcare Plus Limited Liability CompanyBiloxi, MS
- Wound Management Specialists LLCJackson, MS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
35 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Starkville
They are 35 of the 554 NPPES records with a practice address in Starkville, and 3,798 family nurse practitioner records in Mississippi.
All 35 in Starkville → All 3,798 in Mississippi → Every provider in Starkville →
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Common questions
What is Lydia Ruth Rice, FNP's NPI number?
Lydia Ruth Rice, FNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497389902, issued on Feb 24, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lydia Ruth Rice, FNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 900 Stark RD, Starkville, MS, 39759. Phone: (662) 323-4400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lydia Ruth Rice, FNP's license?
NPPES lists Mississippi license number 903540, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Lydia Ruth Rice, FNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lydia Ruth Rice, FNP had 77 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Lydia Ruth Rice, FNP's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.8 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.