Veronica Lynn Ricks, FNP
Family Nurse Practitioner · Hammond, LA
Veronica Lynn Ricks, FNP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Hammond, Louisiana, and NPI 1174613947, issued on Oct 13, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana AP05057, as entered in NPPES) with the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Veronica Lynn Ricks
- Credential
- FNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- AP05057 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1204 S Morrison Blvd, Hammond, LA 70403
- Phone
- (985) 419-9939
- Enumerated
- Oct 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (985) 419-7067
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20061215000325); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Veronica Lynn Ricks in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana board licenses this profession
Search for license AP05057Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
5,683 Medicare Part D claims for 394 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate491 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium296 claims
- Lisinopril226 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium225 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa145 claims
- Pravastatin Sodium144 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): 92.8 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: $405.04
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Lallie Kemp Medical CtrIndependence, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Veronica Lynn Ricks among 4,503 family nurse practitioner records in Louisiana
Veronica Lynn Ricks, FNP is one of 4,503 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Louisiana. 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 2006, is newer than 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 92% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2018 among the 2,959 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 46% 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 Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
127 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Hammond
They are 127 of the 1,766 NPPES records with a practice address in Hammond, and 4,503 family nurse practitioner records in Louisiana.
All 4,503 in Louisiana → Every provider in Hammond → Family Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
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Common questions
What is Veronica Lynn Ricks, FNP's NPI number?
Veronica Lynn Ricks, FNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174613947, issued on Oct 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Veronica Lynn Ricks, FNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1204 S Morrison Blvd, Hammond, LA, 70403. Phone: (985) 419-9939. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Veronica Lynn Ricks, FNP's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number AP05057, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Veronica Lynn Ricks, FNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Veronica Lynn Ricks, FNP had 5,683 Medicare Part D claims for 394 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Veronica Lynn Ricks, FNP's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 92.8 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.