Nichola Ricketts, ARNP
Family Nurse Practitioner in Ocala, Florida.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 210,832 in Family Nurse Practitioner, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
What the federal data shows
Nichola Ricketts, ARNP carries the neutral CMS MIPS final score of 75/100, assigned where no category was scored - and filed 2,462 Medicare Part D claims in 2023.
- 75/100
- CMS neutral score · not measured
- 2K
- Part D claims, 2023
- ≥86th
- pct by Part D claim volume (lower-bound band)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Nichola Ricketts, ARNP's Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2023, across all CMS prescribers nationally
2,462 ≥ 86th percentile 86% of 1,370,886 prescribers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
The percentile is a conservative 100-claim band: it counts only prescribers in lower claim-volume bands. Medicare Part D claim volume is activity context, not a quality measure or recommendation. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2023
What does the federal data show about Nichola Ricketts, ARNP?
CMS neutral score, not measuredPrimary specialty
Medicare Part D claims
MIPS final score
Specialty distribution in Florida
How Family Nurse Practitioner compares to other specialties among Florida providers
Family Nurse Practitioner ranks #3 among Florida's specialties (4.5% of in-state providers)
Each bar is a specialty's share of the Florida provider total, by primary NUCC taxonomy. The highlighted bar is Family Nurse Practitioner; the long tail of smaller specialties is omitted for legibility.
MIPS score not measured
CMS assigned a neutral 75/100 threshold
CMS did not publish any Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, or Improvement Activities category score for this clinician. This administrative threshold is not comparable with the national average of clinicians whose MIPS score was measured.
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Nichola Ricketts, ARNP appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Family Nurse Practitioner provider holding ARNP credentials at 2845 SE 3RD CT, Ocala, FL, 34471, with a listed phone of (352) 454-5505. NPI 1750824207 was issued on 11/30/2016.
Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 2,462 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 129 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $148K in drug spend, with an opioid prescribing rate of 2.4%. On the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, this provider carries a Final Score of 75/100 for the 2023 performance year, but CMS published no Quality, Promoting Interoperability, Improvement Activity or Cost score: this is the neutral performance threshold CMS assigns where nothing was scored, so it is not comparable with clinicians whose score was measured.
Family Nurse Practitioner is a high-volume specialty nationwide, with 210,832 enrolled providers across 56 states and an average of 1,222 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline.
Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist, always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1750824207 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Family Nurse Practitioner |
| Credentials | ARNP |
| Gender | Female |
| NPI Issued | 11/30/2016 |
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How we sourced this profile
Profile fields combine the CMS NPPES monthly snapshot (provider directory, taxonomy, and address) with calendar-year 2023 Medicare Part D and MIPS public-use files when records are present. NPI 1750824207 is the unique 10-digit identifier CMS uses to link Ricketts across every Medicare, Medicaid, and HIPAA-covered transaction. Read full methodology →
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
Reporting: Individual
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Nichola Ricketts, ARNP bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
License & disciplinary context - Florida FLDOH 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~75K Florida medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Nichola Ricketts, ARNP. To verify Nichola Ricketts, ARNP's current license status, search the FLDOH public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
FLDOH publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Florida disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 2,919
- Total Day Supply
- 81,143
- Generic Drug Cost
- $42K
- Opioid Claims
- 60 (2.4% rate)
- Antibiotic Claims
- 66
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 79.1 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 2.56
- Gender Split
- 64% female / 36% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 14, 65-74: 29, 75-84: 37, 85+: 49
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Nichola Ricketts, ARNP prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023
- Levothyroxine Sodium
Levothyroxine Sodium
110 claims
- Furosemide
Furosemide
100 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium
Atorvastatin Calcium
95 claims
- Trazodone Hcl
Trazodone Hcl
93 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate
Amlodipine Besylate
83 claims
- Eliquis
Eliquis
73 claims
- Potassium Chloride
Potassium Chloride
68 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate
Quetiapine Fumarate
66 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Levothyroxine Sodium | 110 |
| Furosemide | 100 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 95 |
| Trazodone Hcl | 93 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | 83 |
| Eliquis Apixaban | 73 |
| Potassium Chloride | 68 |
| Quetiapine Fumarate | 66 |
| Omeprazole | 56 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | 54 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Family Nurse Practitioner Overview
How Nichola Ricketts, ARNP fits within the Family Nurse Practitioner landscape nationally.
Nichola Ricketts, ARNP's 2,462 claims are above the specialty average of 1,222.
Nearby Family Nurse Practitioner Providers in Florida
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Florida, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Ricketts.
Compare Family Nurse Practitioner nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
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Use this federal record as your verification checklist, not as a recommendation.
- Confirm the NPI record is current in the official CMS registry, providers update their own NPPES details, and moves can lag. Verify this NPI
- Check the active license and any disciplinary history with the Florida medical board, federal registration is not a license check. Credential verification guide
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Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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