NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ryan M. Hikes, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Vista, CA

Ryan M. Hikes, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Vista, California, and NPI 1609862358, issued on Sep 27, 2005. Check the license (California C178170, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; 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
1609862358
Name
Ryan M. Hikes
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License numbers
C178170 CA
MD424475 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1000 Vale Terrace Dr, Vista, CA 92084
Phone
(760) 631-5000
Enumerated
Sep 27, 2005
Record last updated
Mar 7, 2023
Medicaid IDs
101220398 0003 PA
100728880 PA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210810000960); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Temple University School Of Medicine, 2001
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 1000 Vale Terrace Dr

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

  1. Azucena AcostaClinical Social Worker1255937496
  2. Tonya Adkins, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1285721712
  3. Autumn AhlersFamily Nurse Practitioner1821007519
  4. Susan AnderaFamily Nurse Practitioner1790914216
  5. Iris Arrieta, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1659614303
  6. Barbara Ascher, CNMAdvanced Practice Midwife1598901993

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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79% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

757 Medicare Part D claims for 151 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.

  1. Ryan Hikes757
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Amlodipine Besylate40 claims
  2. Metformin Hcl40 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium39 claims
  4. Gabapentin39 claims
  5. Losartan Potassium38 claims
  6. Lisinopril34 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Tri-State Community Health Center IncBerkeley Springs, WV

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

Ryan M. Hikes among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California

Ryan M. Hikes, MD is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% 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, 94% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated2001 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 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 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

75 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Vista

They are 75 of the 2,017 NPPES records with a practice address in Vista, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Gershon Bergeisen, M.D.Vista, CA 920841710921093
  2. Joseph Brown, MDVista, CA 920841508882408
  3. Marti Donnell, MDVista, CA 920841235151366
  4. Conrad Hanstein, M.D.Vista, CA 920841972544369
  5. William Marks, MDVista, CA 920841821023086
  6. Patricia Merrill-Wilson, D.O.Vista, CA 920841427038926
  7. Emmett Montis, DOVista, CA 920841811045693
  8. Donald Ong, MDVista, CA 920841972579910

Common questions

What is Ryan M. Hikes, MD's NPI number?

Ryan M. Hikes, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609862358, issued on Sep 27, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ryan M. Hikes, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1000 Vale Terrace Dr, Vista, CA, 92084. Phone: (760) 631-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ryan M. Hikes, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number C178170, 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 Ryan M. Hikes, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ryan M. Hikes, MD had 757 Medicare Part D claims for 151 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.