NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Patricia Katherine Riggs, D.O.

Internal Medicine Physician · San Diego, CA

Patricia Katherine Riggs, D.O. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1780115642, issued on Mar 22, 2017. Check the license (California 20A17290, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; 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
1780115642
Name
Patricia Katherine Riggs
Credential
D.O.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
20A17290 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4168 Front St FL 3, San Diego, CA 92103
Phone
(800) 926-8273
Enumerated
Mar 22, 2017
Record last updated
Jan 21, 2025
Fax
(888) 539-8781
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230725000844); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Kansas City University Of Med & Biosciences, College Of Osteo Med, 2017
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 4168 Front St FL 3

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

  1. Laura Bamford, MDInternal Medicine Physician1750435996
  2. Jennifer Blanchard, MDInternal Medicine Physician1972545077
  3. Jill Blumenthal, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1336308378
  4. Robert Deiss, MDInternal Medicine Physician1194977652
  5. Tari Gilbert, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1811248347
  6. Daniel Lee, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1104876093

Verify Patricia Katherine Riggs in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

480 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 30% of claims.

  1. Patricia Riggs480
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Biktarvy53 claims
  2. Bupropion Xl21 claims
  3. Jardiance20 claims
  4. Lisinopril18 claims
  5. Prezcobix17 claims
  6. Amlodipine Besylate16 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Regents OF The University OF CaliforniaSan Diego, CA

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

Patricia Katherine Riggs among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California

Patricia Katherine Riggs, D.O. is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 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 2017, is newer than 81% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 81% of these records are older, 16% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

961 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in San Diego

They are 961 of the 52,937 NPPES records with a practice address in San Diego, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Hamid Amjadi, DOSan Diego, CA 921031700861333
  2. Donald Brandon, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031740272467
  3. Daniel Bressler, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031700887726
  4. Eric Dahms, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031306808464
  5. Janette Gray, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031295721876
  6. San Hsieh, MDSan Diego, CA 921031851388847
  7. Arthur Kingsbury, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031144216284
  8. Timothy O'Neill, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031831172295

Common questions

What is Patricia Katherine Riggs, D.O.'s NPI number?

Patricia Katherine Riggs, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780115642, issued on Mar 22, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Patricia Katherine Riggs, D.O. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4168 Front St FL 3, San Diego, CA, 92103. Phone: (800) 926-8273. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Patricia Katherine Riggs, D.O.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number 20A17290, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Patricia Katherine Riggs, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Patricia Katherine Riggs, D.O. had 480 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.