Riico Joseph Noriega Dotson, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Red Bluff, CA
Riico Joseph Noriega Dotson, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Red Bluff, California, and NPI 1336117696, issued on Mar 10, 2006. Check the license (California A83526, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Riico Joseph Noriega Dotson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- A83526 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 345 Hickory St, Red Bluff, CA 96080
- Phone
- (530) 243-7200
- Enumerated
- Mar 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 12, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (530) 243-7277
- Medicaid ID
- 00A835260 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120201000348); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Mayo Medical School, 1997
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Riico Joseph Noriega Dotson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A83526Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
8% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
317 Medicare Part D claims for 80 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 243 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen142 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen59 claims
- Tramadol Hcl28 claims
- Naproxen20 claims
- Ibuprofen17 claims
- Meloxicam14 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 0 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Riico Joseph Noriega Dotson among 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California
Riico Joseph Noriega Dotson, MD is one of 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 74% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2003 among the 1,347 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
9 orthopaedic surgery physician records list a practice address in Red Bluff
They are 9 of the 704 NPPES records with a practice address in Red Bluff, and 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Riico Joseph Noriega Dotson, MD's NPI number?
Riico Joseph Noriega Dotson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1336117696, issued on Mar 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Riico Joseph Noriega Dotson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 345 Hickory St, Red Bluff, CA, 96080. Phone: (530) 243-7200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Riico Joseph Noriega Dotson, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A83526, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Riico Joseph Noriega Dotson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Riico Joseph Noriega Dotson, MD had 317 Medicare Part D claims for 80 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Riico Joseph Noriega Dotson, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 0 of 100. 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.