Rick Schulken
Physician Assistant · Chico, CA
Rick Schulken is a physician assistant with a practice address in Chico, California, and NPI 1538895719, issued on Jul 28, 2022. Check the license with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rick Schulken
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- Practice location
- 1531 Esplanade, Chico, CA 95926
- Phone
- (530) 332-7300
- Enumerated
- Jul 28, 2022
- Record last updated
- Jul 28, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20221212002511); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Rick Schulken in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
33 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 13 claims were for opioids.
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): 76.7 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Enloe Medical CenterChico, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Rick Schulken among 14,451 physician assistant records in California
Rick Schulken is one of 14,451 physician assistant records with a practice address in California. 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 2022, is newer than 73% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 73% of these records are older, 20% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
- Graduated2022 · median 2018 among the 7,214 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
47 physician assistant records list a practice address in Chico
They are 47 of the 3,684 NPPES records with a practice address in Chico, and 14,451 physician assistant records in California.
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Common questions
What is Rick Schulken's NPI number?
Rick Schulken's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538895719, issued on Jul 28, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rick Schulken located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1531 Esplanade, Chico, CA, 95926. Phone: (530) 332-7300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rick Schulken's license?
Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Rick Schulken prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rick Schulken had 33 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Rick Schulken's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.7 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.