Patrick Rice
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician · Altoona, PA
Patrick Rice is a hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician with a practice address in Altoona, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1760455406, issued on Feb 13, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD051343L, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Patrick Rice
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician 207QH0002X
- License number
- MD051343L PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 501 Howard Ave, Altoona, PA 16601
- Phone
- (814) 889-2701
- Enumerated
- Feb 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 6, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080915000028); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Loma Linda University School Of Medicine, 1991
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Patrick Rice in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD051343LCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
55% more Medicare Part D claims than the average hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician in 2024
1,753 Medicare Part D claims for 258 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,129 among the 731 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 123 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Lisinopril77 claims
- Gabapentin63 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium55 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl52 claims
- Losartan Potassium46 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate46 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): 46.8 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: $22.13
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. The 177 providers of this specialty with any payment received $225.53 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.
One hospital affiliation
- Upmc AltoonaWilliamsburg, PA · Acute Care Hospitals3 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Patrick Rice among 47 hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician records in Pennsylvania
Patrick Rice is one of 47 hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 81% 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 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 72% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 49% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2011 among the 23 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207QH0002X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 47 hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician records in Pennsylvania.
All 47 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Altoona → Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician nationwide →
The 8 hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Ruth Wagner, M.D.Elizabethtown, PA 170221295147908
- Ashley Lipshaw, DO, MPHHershey, PA 170331326723396
- Robin Hicks, DOHarrisburg, PA 171091922413707
- Elsa Montoya AguilarHarrisburg, PA 171091851882435
- Maria Olender, D.O.Harrisburg, PA 171101437593936
Common questions
What is Patrick Rice's NPI number?
Patrick Rice's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1760455406, issued on Feb 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Patrick Rice located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 501 Howard Ave, Altoona, PA, 16601. Phone: (814) 889-2701. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Patrick Rice's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD051343L, 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 Patrick Rice prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Patrick Rice had 1,753 Medicare Part D claims for 258 beneficiaries; the average among hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician prescribers was 1,129. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Patrick Rice's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 46.8 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.