NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Michelle Bernice Ristuccia, PA

Surgical Physician Assistant · Warwick, RI

Michelle Bernice Ristuccia, PA is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Warwick, Rhode Island, and NPI 1356789549, issued on Jun 10, 2013. Check the license (Rhode Island PA00714, as entered in NPPES) with the Rhode Island 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
1356789549
Name
Michelle Bernice Ristuccia
Credential
PA
Primary taxonomy
Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
License numbers
PA00714 RI
PA7145 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
227 Centerville RD Ste 2, Warwick, RI 02886
Phone
(401) 736-3731
Enumerated
Jun 10, 2013
Record last updated
Apr 17, 2026
Fax
(401) 732-8484
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20191105001097); accepts Medicare assignment
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 227 Centerville RD Ste 2

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

  1. Christine Cassel, PA-CPhysician Assistant1902882343
  2. Ashley Kuselias, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1821239377
  3. Veronica Seippel, AGACNP-BCAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1043696685

Verify Michelle Bernice Ristuccia in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Rhode Island 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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47% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024

160 Medicare Part D claims for 73 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 60 claims were for opioids.

  1. Michelle Ristuccia160
  2. Specialty average304

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone Hcl56 claims
  2. Omeprazole52 claims
  3. Ondansetron Hcl18 claims
  4. Ursodiol14 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: $748.29

7 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 7,578 providers of this specialty with any payment received $703.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Michelle Ristuccia$748.29
  2. Specialty average$703.95

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

Bills Medicare through 3 group practices

  1. Affinity Physicians LLC.Warwick, RI
  2. Milford Regional Physician Group, Inc.Milford, MA
  3. Umass Memorial Medical Group IncMilford, MA

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

Michelle Bernice Ristuccia among 70 surgical physician assistant records in Rhode Island

Michelle Bernice Ristuccia, PA is one of 70 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in Rhode Island. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 60% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 60% of these records are older, 34% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • Graduated2013 · median 2012 among the 49 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 59% 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 Rhode Island practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgical Physician Assistant providers in Rhode Island

There are 70 surgical physician assistant records in Rhode Island.

The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Armenag Antranigian, PA-CWarwick, RI 028861225430820
  2. Kimberly Chapman, PA-CWarwick, RI 028861851738470
  3. James Deady, PAWarwick, RI 028861538595699
  4. Arlene Kavanagh, PA-CWarwick, RI 028861033488218
  5. Ashley Kuselias, PA-CWarwick, RI 028861821239377
  6. Lindsay Lichtenfels, PA-CWarwick, RI 028861164761003
  7. Ani Megerdichian, PA-CWarwick, RI 028861831580661
  8. Alexander Mut, PA-CWarwick, RI 028861083268676

Common questions

What is Michelle Bernice Ristuccia, PA's NPI number?

Michelle Bernice Ristuccia, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356789549, issued on Jun 10, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Michelle Bernice Ristuccia, PA located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 227 Centerville RD Ste 2, Warwick, RI, 02886. Phone: (401) 736-3731. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Michelle Bernice Ristuccia, PA's license?

NPPES lists Rhode Island license number PA00714, as entered by the provider. Search the Rhode Island board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Michelle Bernice Ristuccia, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Michelle Bernice Ristuccia, PA had 160 Medicare Part D claims for 73 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.