NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ricky Dwayne Latham, MD

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Idaho Falls, ID

Ricky Dwayne Latham, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Idaho Falls, Idaho, and NPI 1477553139, issued on Jul 26, 2005. Check the license (Idaho M6887, as entered in NPPES) on the Idaho Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1477553139
Name
Ricky Dwayne Latham
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License numbers
M6887 ID
MD170342 OR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2001 Valenica Drive, Idaho Falls, ID 83404
Phone
(208) 524-9400
Enumerated
Jul 26, 2005
Record last updated
Feb 13, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(208) 524-9401
Medicaid IDs
000353200 ID
500680039 OR
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20180516002238); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In Shreveport, 1979
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIdaho Board of Medicine
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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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1% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

3,062 Medicare Part D claims for 387 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims.

  1. Ricky Latham3,062
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Eliquis406 claims
  2. Metoprolol Succinate317 claims
  3. Losartan Potassium200 claims
  4. Carvedilol181 claims
  5. Chlorthalidone175 claims
  6. Isosorbide Mononitrate Er154 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $127.25

7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Ricky Latham$127.25
  2. Specialty average$3,819.56

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

2 hospitals and group practices

  1. Bingham Memorial HospitalBlackfoot, ID · Critical Access Hospitals
  2. Bmh IncPocatello, ID

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).

Ricky Dwayne Latham among 73 cardiovascular disease physician records in Idaho

Ricky Dwayne Latham, MD is one of 73 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Idaho. 68% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 82% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated1979 · median 1999 among the 44 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Idaho practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Idaho

There are 73 cardiovascular disease physician records in Idaho.

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Douglas Blank, MDIdaho Falls, ID 834041871598631
  2. John Chambers, M.D.Idaho Falls, ID 834041578568242
  3. George Garcia, MDIdaho Falls, ID 834041548266315
  4. Paul Gerlach, MDIdaho Falls, ID 834041215025648
  5. Patrick Gorman, MDIdaho Falls, ID 834041295735769
  6. Scott Huffaker, D.O,Idaho Falls, ID 834041346462306
  7. Kipp Webb, MDIdaho Falls, ID 834041588992234
  8. David Laxson, M.D.Ketchum, ID 833401083691398

Common questions

What is Ricky Dwayne Latham, MD's NPI number?

Ricky Dwayne Latham, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477553139, issued on Jul 26, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ricky Dwayne Latham, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2001 Valenica Drive, Idaho Falls, ID, 83404. Phone: (208) 524-9400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ricky Dwayne Latham, MD's license?

NPPES lists Idaho license number M6887, as entered by the provider. Search the Idaho Board of Medicine at https://dopl.idaho.gov/bom/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Ricky Dwayne Latham, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ricky Dwayne Latham, MD had 3,062 Medicare Part D claims for 387 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

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.