Starla C. Ricks, APN
Nurse Practitioner · Elko, NV
Starla C. Ricks, APN is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Elko, Nevada, and NPI 1487989661, issued on Oct 6, 2009. Check the license (Nevada APN001153, as entered in NPPES) with the Nevada board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Starla C. Ricks
- Credential
- APN
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License number
- APN001153 NV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 160 12TH St, Elko, NV 89801
- Phone
- (775) 372-7444
- Enumerated
- Oct 6, 2009
- Record last updated
- May 21, 2026
- Fax
- (866) 493-4019
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110210000999); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Nevada School Of Medicine, 2009
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 160 12TH St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Olyna Agee, NURSE PRACTITIONERFamily Nurse Practitioner1518692771
Verify Starla C. Ricks in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Nevada board licenses this profession
Search for license APN001153Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average nurse practitioner in 2024
3,909 Medicare Part D claims for 410 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 184 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium255 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium185 claims
- Tramadol Hcl146 claims
- Losartan Potassium144 claims
- Lisinopril138 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate132 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): 23.8 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $39.10
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Exact Sciences Corporation. The 38,884 providers of this specialty with any payment received $791.64 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Elite Health And WellnessElko, NV
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Starla C. Ricks among 907 nurse practitioner records in Nevada
Starla C. Ricks, APN is one of 907 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Nevada. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 14% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 14% of these records are older, 84% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2018 among the 540 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 35% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363L00000X and a Nevada practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
12 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Elko
They are 12 of the 720 NPPES records with a practice address in Elko, and 907 nurse practitioner records in Nevada.
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The 8 nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Janine Anderson, FNP-BCElko, NV 898011144787565
- Elizabeth Burlew, A.P.R.N.Elko, NV 898011023219490
- Sarah Draves, APRNElko, NV 898011316675283
- Dana Keaton, APRNElko, NV 898011568027720
- Marina LopezElko, NV 898011629893557
- Brandie Oros, FNP-BCElko, NV 898011932577889
- Jane OwenElko, NV 898011194184010
- Sarah Pehrson, APRN-CNPElko, NV 898011053147082
Common questions
What is Starla C. Ricks, APN's NPI number?
Starla C. Ricks, APN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487989661, issued on Oct 6, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Starla C. Ricks, APN located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 160 12TH St, Elko, NV, 89801. Phone: (775) 372-7444. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Starla C. Ricks, APN's license?
NPPES lists Nevada license number APN001153, as entered by the provider. Search the Nevada board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Starla C. Ricks, APN prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Starla C. Ricks, APN had 3,909 Medicare Part D claims for 410 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Starla C. Ricks, APN's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 23.8 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.