NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ronald B. Hicks, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Sparks, NV

Ronald B. Hicks, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Sparks, Nevada, and NPI 1326044520, issued on Jun 22, 2005. Check the license (Nevada 7996, as entered in NPPES) on the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners; 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
1326044520
Name
Ronald B. Hicks
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
7996 NV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5975 S Los Altos Pkwy, Sparks, NV 89436
Phone
(775) 204-4000
Enumerated
Jun 22, 2005
Record last updated
Mar 23, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(775) 204-4001
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040527001292); accepts Medicare assignment
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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Also registered at 5975 S Los Altos Pkwy

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Shonda BrownFamily Nurse Practitioner1053037762
  2. Louis Delionback, MDFamily Medicine Physician1194702472
  3. Valerie LeitkoMedical Physician Assistant1336318583
  4. Colleen Lindleaf, NPNurse Practitioner1417376781
  5. Amanda Magrini, MDFamily Medicine Physician1760706519
  6. Terri Schmidt, APNNurse Practitioner1992931612

Verify Ronald B. Hicks in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNevada State Board of Medical Examiners
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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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77% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

6,257 Medicare Part D claims for 475 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 41 claims were for opioids.

  1. Ronald Hicks6,257
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium639 claims
  2. Losartan Potassium273 claims
  3. Omeprazole225 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate205 claims
  5. Levothyroxine Sodium205 claims
  6. Tamsulosin Hcl201 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: $2,025.76

104 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. 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.

  1. Ronald Hicks$2,025.76
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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

  1. Pinnacle Medical Group Hicks PCSparks, NV

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

37 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Sparks

They are 37 of the 2,016 NPPES records with a practice address in Sparks, and 1,243 family medicine physician records in Nevada.

Other family medicine physician records in Nevada

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  3. Rabbiya Abidi, MDHenderson, NV1437351889
  4. Cheruba Abraham, M.D.Fernley, NV1568734630
  5. Pamela Abraham, M.D.Reno, NV1821138231
  6. Elvira Acosta, M.D.Las Vegas, NV1184669293
  7. Alexandra Acosta Owens, MDLas Vegas, NV1841850120
  8. Lourdes Rucela Ada, M.D.Las Vegas, NV1114957032
  9. Kimberly Adams, M.D.Las Vegas, NV1659399269
  10. Kim Adamson, MDLovelock, NV1316185085

Common questions

What is Ronald B. Hicks, MD's NPI number?

Ronald B. Hicks, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326044520, issued on Jun 22, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ronald B. Hicks, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5975 S Los Altos Pkwy, Sparks, NV, 89436. Phone: (775) 204-4000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ronald B. Hicks, MD's license?

NPPES lists Nevada license number 7996, as entered by the provider. Search the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners at https://medboard.nv.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Ronald B. Hicks, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ronald B. Hicks, MD had 6,257 Medicare Part D claims for 475 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.