NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ruth Agers Rice, C.R.N.P.

Obstetrics & Gynecology Nurse Practitioner · Allentown, PA

Ruth Agers Rice, C.R.N.P. is an obstetrics & gynecology nurse practitioner with a practice address in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1457536286, issued on Dec 28, 2007. Check the license (Pennsylvania VP001412G, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; 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
1457536286
Name
Ruth Agers Rice
Credential
C.R.N.P.
Primary taxonomy
Obstetrics & Gynecology Nurse Practitioner 363LX0001X
License number
VP001412G PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
Cwm Seventeenth And Chew, Allentown, PA 18105
Phone
(610) 402-1600
Enumerated
Dec 28, 2007
Record last updated
Dec 21, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20080402000042); 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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
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81% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average obstetrics & gynecology nurse practitioner in 2024

37 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries, against an average of 198 among the 1,094 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Ruth Rice37
  2. Specialty average198

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.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Lehigh Valley Physician GroupFogelsville, PA
  2. Valley Health Partners Community Health CenterAllentown, PA

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

Ruth Agers Rice among 199 obstetrics & gynecology nurse practitioner records in Pennsylvania

Ruth Agers Rice, C.R.N.P. is one of 199 obstetrics & gynecology nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 53% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 42% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 42% of these records are older, 42% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 53% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 34% of these records are
  • Graduated1988 · median 2007 among the 67 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2015 · 77% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LX0001X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Obstetrics & Gynecology Nurse Practitioner providers in Pennsylvania

There are 199 obstetrics & gynecology nurse practitioner records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 obstetrics & gynecology nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Elizabeth Parr, CNMAllentown, PA 181041215999743
  2. Mary Spengler, CRNPAllentown, PA 181041710975552
  3. Kathleen Strzepek, CRNPAllentown, PA 181041003907239
  4. Mary Bealer, CRNPAllentown, PA 181031477644607
  5. Brenda Hay, CRNPAllentown, PA 181031255447934
  6. Wendy Prutsman, CRNPAllentown, PA 181031477669018
  7. Karen Tiedeken, CRNPAllentown, PA 181031184730723
  8. Amanda Marino, C.R.N.P.Allentown, PA 181021053700120

Common questions

What is Ruth Agers Rice, C.R.N.P.'s NPI number?

Ruth Agers Rice, C.R.N.P.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457536286, issued on Dec 28, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ruth Agers Rice, C.R.N.P. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at Cwm Seventeenth And Chew, Allentown, PA, 18105. Phone: (610) 402-1600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ruth Agers Rice, C.R.N.P.'s license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number VP001412G, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Ruth Agers Rice, C.R.N.P. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ruth Agers Rice, C.R.N.P. had 37 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries; the average among obstetrics & gynecology nurse practitioner prescribers was 198. 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.

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