DR. CHRISTOPHER RICKMAN MD
NPI 1952411225
Hospitalist in Newport, VT
About Dr. Christopher Rickman Md NPPES
Official registry information on file with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System.
DR. CHRISTOPHER RICKMAN MD (NPI 1952411225) is an individual hospitalist provider in Newport, Vermont, licensed in Colorado (DR.0036616) and active in the NPI registry since August 2006. He is enrolled in Medicare PECOS, maintains a secondary practice location in Sarasota, and is a graduate of Pennsylvania State University College Of Medicine (1995).
NPPES Registry Identity
Specialties & Licenses 2
Secondary Practice Location 1
Other Identifiers 3
Medicare Participation & PECOS CMS
Medicare enrollment, assignment, billing reassignment, and ordering and referring status from CMS.
Medicare Enrollment Status
Enrolled in Medicare and accepts Medicare assignment
Dr. Christopher Rickman Md is registered in PECOS and agrees to accept the Medicare-approved amount as full payment. Medicare patients are not billed beyond the standard deductible and coinsurance.
Medicare Billing Reassignment
Medicare enrollment records show Christopher Rickman reassigns Medicare billing to 1 organization. The organization bills Medicare for the services this provider delivers there.
Grand Junction, CO 81506
- Reassigned Medicare billing, Colorado enrollment
- 90 clinicians in this Medicare group
Source: CMS Revalidation Reassignment List, October 2026 release. Reassignment records can lag staffing changes; confirm a current affiliation with the organization.
Areas of Expertise CMS Part B claims 5
Services this provider delivered to Medicare fee-for-service patients, from the CMS Medicare utilization data. Higher counts generally reflect more experience with a service; care delivered outside Medicare is not included.
Physician Visit Costs CMS claims · ZIP area
Typical Medicare office-visit costs in the 05855 ZIP code area, from fee-for-service claims. These are area statistics, not this provider’s prices; actual charges vary by service and coverage.
Medicare Quality Performance CMS QPP · MIPS
Performance in the CMS Quality Payment Program: the MIPS final score across four weighted categories, and the individual quality measures reported to Medicare.
Reported Quality Measures
Referred Medical Equipment & Supplies CMS DME claims 2
Durable medical equipment, devices and supplies this provider ordered from DME suppliers for patients, from Medicare fee-for-service claims.
Other Providers at the Same Location NPPES 10
Providers registered at the same practice address, or within the immediate area, according to the NPPES registry.
NEWPORT, VT 05855
Frequently Asked Questions NPPES & CMS
Common questions about this NPI record, answered from the official NPPES registry and CMS datasets shown on this page.
What is Christopher Rickman's NPI number?
The NPI number for Christopher Rickman is 1952411225. It was assigned to this individual provider in the NPPES registry on August 30, 2006.
Where is Christopher Rickman located?
Christopher Rickman practices at 41 Medical Village Dr, Newport, VT 05855. The listed phone number is (802) 334-3504.
What is Christopher Rickman's specialty?
The primary specialty registered for this NPI is Hospitalist with taxonomy code 208M00000X.
Is Christopher Rickman enrolled in Medicare?
Yes. Christopher Rickman is registered in the Medicare PECOS system and accepts Medicare assignment, which means accepting the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full for covered services.
Which organization bills Medicare for Christopher Rickman's services?
According to the CMS Revalidation Reassignment List (October 2026 release), Christopher Rickman reassigns Medicare benefits to Colorado West Healthcare System (Grand Junction, CO). The reassignment is filed with Medicare on form CMS-855R, signed by both the clinician and the organization, and lets the organization bill Medicare and receive payment for Christopher Rickman's services. Reassignment records can lag staffing changes; confirm current arrangements with the organization.
When was this NPI record last updated?
The NPPES record for Christopher Rickman was last updated on December 12, 2019. NPI Profile syncs weekly with the NPPES registry data releases published by CMS. This NPI record was last updated 6 years ago. If this record has changed at CMS more recently, you can request an on-demand re-check against the live CMS registry, directly from this page.
# Dr. Christopher Rickman, MD · NPI 1952411225
Hospitalist physician in Newport, Vermont. Individual provider, active in the CMS NPPES registry since August 30, 2006.
## Identity
- **NPI:** 1952411225 (Entity type: Individual)
- **Enumerated:** August 30, 2006
- **Primary specialty:** Hospitalist · taxonomy 208M00000X
- **State license:** DR.0036616 (Colorado)
- **Sole proprietor:** No
## Practice location
- **Address:** 41 MEDICAL VILLAGE DR, Newport, VT 05855-9835
- **Phone:** (802) 334-3504 · **Fax:** (802) 334-3512
## Medicare
- **Medicare:** Enrolled (PECOS); accepts Medicare assignment
- **Ordering & referring:** eligible for Part B labs & imaging, durable medical equipment, home health, power mobility devices
- **Bills Medicare through:** Colorado West Healthcare System (NPI 1205239555, Grand Junction, CO), under Medicare reassignment (form CMS-855R) · CMS Revalidation Reassignment List, October 2026 release
- **Medical school:** Pennsylvania State University College Of Medicine, class of 1995
## Record status
- **NPPES last updated:** December 12, 2019
- **Other identifiers:** Other 00029500 (VT); Other MVP (VT); Medicaid 0VN159 (VT)
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Source: [NPI Profile](https://npiprofile.com/npi/1952411225) · Data from the CMS NPPES public registry.