Physician

John E. Ricks, M.D.

According to 2025 Medicare claims, John Ricks, M.D. (NPI: 1538133830) practices emergency medicine in the Wildwood-The Villages, FL market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Sumter, FL. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is PARAGON EMERGENCY SERVICES LLC (NPI: 1912101650; TIN: 810584939) and primary practice location at 32163-3028. Ricks is affiliated with the BMC Integrated Care Services, Inc. (ACO ID: A2666), participating under the MSSP model.

Ricks' data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 333 traditional Medicare patients, billed 373 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $35,544 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 99291 (Critical care, first 30-74 minutes). Part D data shows 247 prescription claims across 182 beneficiaries totaling $6,483 in drug costs, led by Losartan Potassium (Losartan Potassium). Open Payments data shows 1 records totaling $19. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider's Medicare Part B carrier billing has moved up and down with repeated peaks and valleys, starting at $36,589 and ending at $35,544. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have moved up and down with repeated peaks and valleys, starting at $2,815 and ending at $6,483. For DME billing, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners by Provider.0$31K$61K2015 Medicare payment: $36,589 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $42,423 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $38,327 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $44,653 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $31,021 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $17,643 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $12,919 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $61,228 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $49,976 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $35,544 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
2015322462$36,589
2016388553$42,423
2017319500$38,327
2018371546$44,653
2019273303$31,021
2020151175$17,643
202181147$12,919
2022439554$61,228
2023450484$49,976
2024333373$35,544

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Part D Events Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Drug cost, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Drug_Cst. Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider.0$4.1K$8.3K2015 Drug cost: $2,815 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $2,057 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $1,941 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $3,806 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $1,618 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $2,392 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $543 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $8,254 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $5,833 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $6,483 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
2015115147$2,815
2016107147$2,057
2017100143$1,941
201892129$3,806
201982104$1,618
20205169$2,392
20212746$543
2022172218$8,254
2023206291$5,833
2024182247$6,483

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

No connected DME records

No connected DME records

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

CodeDescriptionPatientsClm LinesTotal Payment
99291Critical care, first 30-74 minutes1616$164
99285Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making119119$128
99284Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making141146$86
99283Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making5960$51

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
Losartan PotassiumLosartan Potassium11810$243
CefuroximeCefuroxime Axetil29203$240
Nitrofurantoin Mono-MacroNitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst1293$152
Ondansetron OdtOndansetron1654$94
Ketorolac TromethamineKetorolac Tromethamine1132$86

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary in 2024

CategoryDefinitionRecordsTotal Reported AmountTop Related Entity
General PaymentsReported payment or transfer-of-value amount.1$19AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
Research PaymentsReported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.0$0N/R
Ownership / Investment InterestsReported value of ownership or investment interests.0$0N/R

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for John E. Ricks, M.D.?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for John E. Ricks, M.D. (NPI 1538133830), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does John E. Ricks, M.D. have ACO affiliation data?

John E. Ricks, M.D. is shown with ACO affiliation data for BMC Integrated Care Services, Inc. (MSSP, ACO ID A2666).

What billing organization is linked to John E. Ricks, M.D.?

John E. Ricks, M.D. is linked to PARAGON EMERGENCY SERVICES LLC (billing NPI 1912101650) in the available physician profile data.

Does John E. Ricks, M.D. have Open Payments data?

John E. Ricks, M.D. has 1 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

Yes. Tedicare provides sample physician export data and paid custom physician data exports for research, planning, outreach, and market analysis. Exports can include physician profile fields, market and specialty context, billing organization details, ACO affiliation signals where available, and Medicare utilization data.