Thomas Albert Ricks, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Huntsville, AL
Thomas Albert Ricks, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Huntsville, Alabama, and NPI 1396205357, issued on Mar 24, 2019. Check the license on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thomas Albert Ricks
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- LL82637 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4715 Whitesburg Dr SE, Huntsville, AL 35802
- Phone
- (256) 881-5151
- Enumerated
- Mar 24, 2019
- Record last updated
- Sep 16, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230522000899); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Mississippi School Of Medicine, 2019
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4715 Whitesburg Dr SE
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Verify Thomas Albert Ricks in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical ExaminersCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
196 Medicare Part D claims for 105 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 22 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam66 claims
- Alendronate Sodium22 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium17 claims
- Gabapentin17 claims
- Celecoxib15 claims
- Tramadol Hcl12 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 87.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $81.63
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Spr Therapeutics, 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.
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
- Sportsmed Orthopaedic SpecialistsHuntsville, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Thomas Albert Ricks among 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama
Thomas Albert Ricks, MD is one of 1,996 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 84% 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 81% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 81% of these records are older, 15% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2005 among the 1,346 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 55% 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 Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
168 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Huntsville
They are 168 of the 5,555 NPPES records with a practice address in Huntsville, and 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama.
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Common questions
What is Thomas Albert Ricks, MD's NPI number?
Thomas Albert Ricks, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396205357, issued on Mar 24, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thomas Albert Ricks, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4715 Whitesburg Dr SE, Huntsville, AL, 35802. Phone: (256) 881-5151. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thomas Albert Ricks, MD's license?
Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Thomas Albert Ricks, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Thomas Albert Ricks, MD had 196 Medicare Part D claims for 105 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Thomas Albert Ricks, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.