Ricky E. Collins, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Whitesburg, KY
Ricky E. Collins, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Whitesburg, Kentucky, and NPI 1659364024, issued on Aug 31, 2005. Check the license (Kentucky 28639, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ricky E. Collins
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 28639 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 214 Hospital RD, Whitesburg, KY 41858
- Phone
- (606) 633-3631
- Enumerated
- Aug 31, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Fax
- (606) 633-6204
- Medicaid ID
- 64286396 KY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070808000329); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 214 Hospital RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Ricky E. Collins in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 28639Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
8,613 Medicare Part D claims for 352 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 294 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium344 claims
- Montelukast Sodium305 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium305 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium261 claims
- Lisinopril241 claims
- Gabapentin235 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): 100 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: $215.12
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Exact Sciences Corporation. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Appalachian Regional Healthcare IncWhitesburg, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
7 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Whitesburg
They are 7 of the 178 NPPES records with a practice address in Whitesburg, and 1,968 family medicine physician records in Kentucky.
All 7 in Whitesburg → All 1,968 in Kentucky → Every provider in Whitesburg →
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Common questions
What is Ricky E. Collins, MD's NPI number?
Ricky E. Collins, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659364024, issued on Aug 31, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ricky E. Collins, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 214 Hospital RD, Whitesburg, KY, 41858. Phone: (606) 633-3631. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ricky E. Collins, MD's license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 28639, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ricky E. Collins, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ricky E. Collins, MD had 8,613 Medicare Part D claims for 352 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ricky E. Collins, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.