Richard V. Rimkus, PAC
Surgical Physician Assistant · Scottsdale, AZ
Richard V. Rimkus, PAC is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Scottsdale, Arizona, and NPI 1467427617, issued on Feb 21, 2006. Check the license (Arizona 2056, as entered in NPPES) with the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard V. Rimkus
- Credential
- PAC
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
- License number
- 2056 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8144 E Cactus RD, Scottsdale, AZ 85260
- Phone
- (480) 596-8525
- Enumerated
- Feb 21, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (480) 596-8522
- Medicaid ID
- 418443 AZ
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120119000474); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 8144 E Cactus RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Benjamin McKee, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1609154004
Verify Richard V. Rimkus in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Arizona board licenses this profession
Search for license 2056Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
9% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024
276 Medicare Part D claims for 76 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims. 11 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Furosemide41 claims
- Potassium Chloride40 claims
- Amiodarone Hcl35 claims
- Clopidogrel32 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate28 claims
- Famotidine25 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): 87.8 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: $392.12
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Edwards Lifesciences Corporation. 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Banner Physician Specialists Arizona LLCSun City, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard V. Rimkus among 420 surgical physician assistant records in Arizona
Richard V. Rimkus, PAC is one of 420 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in Arizona. 70% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 72% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2015 among the 270 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 45% 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 Arizona 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 Arizona
There are 420 surgical physician assistant records in Arizona.
All 420 in Arizona → Every provider in Scottsdale → Surgical Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Elijah Jowell CaparosoScottsdale, AZ 852601336094325
- Rachel Fritz, PA-CScottsdale, AZ 852601437613544
- Scott Smith, PA-CScottsdale, AZ 852601568539716
- Stacie Dement, P.A.-C.Scottsdale, AZ 852591972585396
- Jeffrey Jaco, P.A.-C.Scottsdale, AZ 852591841258712
- Byron Lucia, P.A.-C.Scottsdale, AZ 852591811979750
- Jennifer Swanson, PA-CScottsdale, AZ 852591366791071
- Gary Fratesi, M.D.Scottsdale, AZ 852581427029081
Common questions
What is Richard V. Rimkus, PAC's NPI number?
Richard V. Rimkus, PAC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1467427617, issued on Feb 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard V. Rimkus, PAC located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8144 E Cactus RD, Scottsdale, AZ, 85260. Phone: (480) 596-8525. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard V. Rimkus, PAC's license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 2056, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Richard V. Rimkus, PAC prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard V. Rimkus, PAC had 276 Medicare Part D claims for 76 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Richard V. Rimkus, PAC's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.8 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.