NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Wilfred M M Rico, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician · Walnut Creek, CA

Wilfred M M Rico, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Walnut Creek, California, and NPI 1790984730, issued on Jul 11, 2007. Check the license (California A100750, 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
1790984730
Name
Wilfred M M Rico
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License numbers
A100750 CA
44363 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
7000 Sunne Lane, Walnut Creek, CA 94597
Phone
(310) 722-4480
Enumerated
Jul 11, 2007
Record last updated
Sep 30, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20080109000364); 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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Verify Wilfred M M Rico in five checks

  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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4% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

216 Medicare Part D claims for 126 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 23 claims were for opioids.

  1. Wilfred Rico216
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Ciprofloxacin Hcl26 claims
  2. Tramadol Hcl16 claims
  3. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa12 claims
  4. Naproxen12 claims
  5. Methocarbamol11 claims
  6. Methylprednisolone11 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $59.14

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Wilfred Rico$59.14
  2. Specialty average$953.79

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 4 group practices

  1. Andy Shen MD IncAlhambra, CA
  2. Emergency Physicians OF San Gabriel ValleySan Gabriel, CA
  3. Erx Plus Professional CorporationSun Valley, CA
  4. Gem Medical Group CorporationSouth El Monte, CA

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

Wilfred M M Rico among 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California

Wilfred M M Rico, MD is one of 7,751 emergency 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 2007, is newer than 40% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 40% of these records are older, 50% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated1997 · median 2011 among the 4,560 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2010 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

95 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Walnut Creek

They are 95 of the 6,170 NPPES records with a practice address in Walnut Creek, and 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Edward Lin, MD, MPHWalnut Creek, CA 945971629226337
  2. Eric AaserudeWalnut Creek, CA 945961811491194
  3. Aaron Mark Acosta, DOWalnut Creek, CA 945961538789987
  4. David Birdsall, M.D.Walnut Creek, CA 945981164445615
  5. Daniel Buhler, M.D.Walnut Creek, CA 945981710908983
  6. Evan ChuaWalnut Creek, CA 945961437719358
  7. Eugenie ComoWalnut Creek, CA 945961679078786
  8. Lauren Cooke, M.D.Walnut Creek, CA 945961770019259

Common questions

What is Wilfred M M Rico, MD's NPI number?

Wilfred M M Rico, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790984730, issued on Jul 11, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Wilfred M M Rico, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7000 Sunne Lane, Walnut Creek, CA, 94597. Phone: (310) 722-4480. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Wilfred M M Rico, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A100750, 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 Wilfred M M Rico, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Wilfred M M Rico, MD had 216 Medicare Part D claims for 126 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.