Ruth Ellen Hickman, FNP-BC
Family Nurse Practitioner · Lemon Grove, CA
Ruth Ellen Hickman, FNP-BC is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Lemon Grove, California, and NPI 1396382313, issued on Dec 9, 2019. Check the license (California 7055, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ruth Ellen Hickman
- Credential
- FNP-BC
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License numbers
- 7055 CA
501231 CA
7055F CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7043 Lemonwood LN, Lemon Grove, CA 91945
- Phone
- (707) 494-5399
- Enumerated
- Dec 9, 2019
- Record last updated
- Dec 15, 2022
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ruth Ellen Hickman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 7055Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
3,877 Medicare Part D claims for 130 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium389 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate192 claims
- Losartan Potassium191 claims
- Metformin Hcl185 claims
- Alendronate Sodium180 claims
- Icosapent Ethyl173 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: $833.92
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 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.
Ruth Ellen Hickman among 16,966 family nurse practitioner records in California
Ruth Ellen Hickman, FNP-BC is one of 16,966 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in California. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 50% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 50% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 40% of these records are
- Record last updated2022 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
5 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Lemon Grove
They are 5 of the 519 NPPES records with a practice address in Lemon Grove, and 16,966 family nurse practitioner records in California.
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- Courtney EvansLemon Grove, CA 919451518726405
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- Jessica Toth, MS, APN, FNP-BCLemon Grove, CA 919451578993788
- Samantha Williams, FNPLemon Grove, CA 919451609590728
- Laura Adams, DNP, FNP-C, CPNP-PCLa Mesa, CA 919421003753963
- Natalie BrubakerLa Mesa, CA 919421356113278
- Joy Gao, DNPLa Mesa, CA 919421659042521
- Emily Jaen, BSN, FNP-CLa Mesa, CA 919421174419014
Common questions
What is Ruth Ellen Hickman, FNP-BC's NPI number?
Ruth Ellen Hickman, FNP-BC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396382313, issued on Dec 9, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ruth Ellen Hickman, FNP-BC located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7043 Lemonwood LN, Lemon Grove, CA, 91945. Phone: (707) 494-5399. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ruth Ellen Hickman, FNP-BC's license?
NPPES lists California license number 7055, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Ruth Ellen Hickman, FNP-BC prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ruth Ellen Hickman, FNP-BC had 3,877 Medicare Part D claims for 130 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.