NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ralph N. Ricco, M.D.

Diagnostic Radiology Physician · Hendersonville, NC

Ralph N. Ricco, M.D. is a diagnostic radiology physician with a practice address in Hendersonville, North Carolina, and NPI 1801834460, issued on Jun 3, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 9901002, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1801834460
Name
Ralph N. Ricco
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Diagnostic Radiology Physician 2085R0202X
License number
9901002 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
807 N Justice St, Hendersonville, NC 28791
Phone
(828) 693-0294
Enumerated
Jun 3, 2006
Record last updated
Jan 22, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(828) 697-5738
Medicaid IDs
89-1221W NC
N01003 SC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100525000469); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston, 1993
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 807 N Justice St

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

  1. John Caldemeyer, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1275574261
  2. Carlton Jenkins, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1265473920
  3. Robert Klym, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1790764884
  4. Ronald Liljedahl, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1215963228
  5. Peter Low, M.D.Occupational Medicine Physician1952725327
  6. Richard Shelton, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1265476113

Verify Ralph N. Ricco in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
    Search for license 9901002
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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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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 78.8 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score75.0
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Imaging Associates OF Indiana, PCFayetteville, NC
  2. Radiology Associates OF The Fox Valley SCArden, NC

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

Ralph N. Ricco among 1,389 diagnostic radiology physician records in North Carolina

Ralph N. Ricco, M.D. is one of 1,389 diagnostic radiology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 75% 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 16% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 52% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • Graduated1993 · median 2006 among the 998 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2015 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2085R0202X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Diagnostic Radiology Physician providers in North Carolina

There are 1,389 diagnostic radiology physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 diagnostic radiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. John Caldemeyer, M.D.Hendersonville, NC 287911275574261
  2. Carlton Jenkins, M.D.Hendersonville, NC 287911265473920
  3. Robert Klym, MDHendersonville, NC 287911790764884
  4. Ronald Liljedahl, M.D.Hendersonville, NC 287911215963228
  5. Richard Shelton, M.D.Hendersonville, NC 287911265476113
  6. Elwood Stone, M. D.Hendersonville, NC 287911659379162
  7. Andrew Wells, M.D.Hendersonville, NC 287911972544021
  8. Robert Boerner, MDAsheville, NC 288011801843958

Common questions

What is Ralph N. Ricco, M.D.'s NPI number?

Ralph N. Ricco, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801834460, issued on Jun 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ralph N. Ricco, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 807 N Justice St, Hendersonville, NC, 28791. Phone: (828) 693-0294. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ralph N. Ricco, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 9901002, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

What is Ralph N. Ricco, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 78.8 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.