Michael Rickels, MD
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician · Philadelphia, PA
Michael Rickels, MD is an endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician with a practice address in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1346272630, issued on Jul 7, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD417370, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Rickels
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician 207RE0101X
- License number
- MD417370 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104
- Phone
- (215) 662-2468
- Enumerated
- Jul 7, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 25, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 1009313440001 PA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060201000847); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Perelman School Of Med At The University Of Pennsylvania, 1999
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael Rickels in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD417370Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician in 2024
403 Medicare Part D claims for 59 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,630 among the 8,223 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 42% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Ozempic35 claims
- Metformin Hcl Er30 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium23 claims
- Lantus Solostar19 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium19 claims
- Metformin Hcl19 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 85.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $10,851.43
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated. The 5,661 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,742.15 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 one group practice
- University OF Penn - Medical GroupPhiladelphia, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael Rickels among 485 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician records in Pennsylvania
Michael Rickels, MD is one of 485 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 84% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2004 among the 334 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RE0101X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 485 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician records in Pennsylvania.
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Common questions
What is Michael Rickels, MD's NPI number?
Michael Rickels, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346272630, issued on Jul 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Rickels, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19104. Phone: (215) 662-2468. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Rickels, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD417370, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Michael Rickels, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Rickels, MD had 403 Medicare Part D claims for 59 beneficiaries; the average among endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician prescribers was 2,630. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michael Rickels, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.