Dr. Riico Joseph Noriega Dotson, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 7,935
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 473
- Part D claims, 2024
- 317
- Hospital affiliations
- 2
- Industry payments
- $12,248
- Practice address
- 2550 Sister Mary Columba Drive, Red Bluff, CA 96080
- Practice phone
- Call (530) 529-8000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Riico Joseph Noriega Dotson is an orthopedic surgeon in Red Bluff, California
Dr. Dotson practices at Dignity Health - St. Elizabeth Community Hospital in Red Bluff, California, part of CommonSpirit Health.
Dr. Dotson's NPI, 1336117696, was assigned on March 10, 2006. Dr. Dotson graduated from Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine - Rochester in 1997. Dr. Dotson holds California license A83526.
- NPI
- 1336117696NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 2961426952
- NPI enumeration date
- March 10, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (530) 529-8000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 55
- Medical school graduation
- 1997
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Riico Joseph Noriega Dotson practices at Dignity Health - St. Elizabeth Community Hospital in Red Bluff, California
Dr. Dotson's primary practice is Dignity Health - St. Elizabeth Community Hospital, at 2550 Sister Mary Columba Drive, Red Bluff, CA 96080 in Tehama County. The practice phone is (530) 529-8000.
- Dignity Health - St. Elizabeth Community Hospital2550 Sister Mary Columba Drive, Red Bluff, CA 96080 · Tehama CountyPhone(530) 529-8000
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Riico Joseph Noriega Dotson is affiliated with 2 sites of care
Dr. Dotson's primary practice is Dignity Health - St. Elizabeth Community Hospital in Red Bluff, California, part of CommonSpirit Health. Dr. Dotson is also affiliated with Mercy Medical Center Redding.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Riico Joseph Noriega Dotson's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Dotson practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Dignity Health - St. Elizabeth Community Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +1 more affiliated site | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Riico Joseph Noriega Dotson is one of 2,056 orthopedic surgeons in California
Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Dotson's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Dotson is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Dotson's licenses on file in 3 states: California, Connecticut and Minnesota.
Specialties and state licenses
- Orthopaedic surgery, CaliforniaPrimary
- Connecticut license
- Minnesota license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists arthritis, broken or dislocated ankle/ or foot, bursitis, carpal tunnel syndrome, enthesopathy in arms, hand joint or tendon inflammation, joint cyst and joint pain among the conditions Dr. Dotson treats.
Orthopedic surgeons near Dr. Dotson
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Riico Joseph Noriega Dotson billed Medicare for 7,935 services in 2024
CMS data shows 7,935 Medicare services from Dr. Dotson across 14 procedure codes in 2024, for 473 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $132,253 for them.
Dr. Dotson's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 7,0272024: 6,4079%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 9202024: 80313%
- Surgery
- 2023: 7072024: 7253%
Where Dr. Dotson's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office7,88399%
- In a facility521%
Dr. Dotson compared with the California median for orthopedic surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Dotson
- California median
- Medicare services
- 7,935vs 68311.6 times
- Medicare patients
- 473vs 2152.2 times
- Part D claims
- 293vs 704.2 times
Medians across 1,844 orthopedic surgeons in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Dotson's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Riico Joseph Noriega Dotson treated 473 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74
CMS counts 473 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Dotson in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 228 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 73% have high cholesterol. 13% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 0.88, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Dotson's median patient age at 61, with 54% women.
Dr. Dotson's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Dotson's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women27057%
- Men20343%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Dotson's Medicare patients, 2024
- Arthritis75%
- High cholesterol73%
- High blood pressure69%
- Diabetes25%
- Atrial fibrillation18%
- Ischemic heart disease18%
- Anxiety17%
- Chronic kidney disease16%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Dotson's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 61
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women54%
- Men46%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Riico Joseph Noriega Dotson wrote 317 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Dotson wrote 317 Medicare Part D claims for 80 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 293 of them, across 7 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $3,400 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 240 claims across 6 drugs.
Dr. Dotson's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Dotson's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids77%243 of 317 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 2402024: 29322%
Drugs named by CMS: 7 in 2024, 6 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Riico Joseph Noriega Dotson scored 0 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 0 out of 100 for Dr. Dotson for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Dotson accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 16 procedures of lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) by Dr. Dotson, more than 89% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Dotson's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 0of 100Final score
- 0of 100Quality
- 0of 100Improvement Activities
- 0of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. Dotson ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair)
- 73rd percentile29 procedures
- Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair)
- 89th percentile16 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Riico Joseph Noriega Dotson received $12,248 in industry payments from 2017 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 46 general payments to Dr. Dotson from 9 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 46% of the total. Steelhead Surgical Inc paid the most, $8,239.
General payments to Dr. Dotson by program year, 2017 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Dotson by kind, 2017 to 2025
- Education$5,66046%
- Travel and lodging$5,16442%
- Food and beverage$1,42412%
Companies that paid Dr. Dotson the most, 2017 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Riico Joseph Noriega Dotson graduated from Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine - Rochester
Dr. Dotson graduated from Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine - Rochester in 1997.
- Medical school
- Board certified in orthopaedic surgery
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Riico Joseph Noriega Dotson accepts plans from 11 insurance carriers
Dr. Dotson is in network with 11 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 7. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- United Healthcare
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- HCSC
- Regence Health Plans
- Alliant Health Plans
- Aspirus Health Plan
- +3 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Dotson accepts, by number of carriers
- Medicare7
- PPO7
- HMO4
- POS4
- EPO2
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Riico Joseph Noriega Dotson's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Riico Joseph Noriega Dotson's NPI number?
Dr. Riico Joseph Noriega Dotson's NPI number is 1336117696. It was assigned on March 10, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Riico Joseph Noriega Dotson?
Dr. Riico Joseph Noriega Dotson is an orthopedic surgeon in Red Bluff, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207X00000X).
Where does Dr. Riico Joseph Noriega Dotson practice?
Dr. Dotson practices at 2550 Sister Mary Columba Drive, Red Bluff, CA 96080. Dr. Dotson's primary practice is Dignity Health - St. Elizabeth Community Hospital in Red Bluff, California, part of CommonSpirit Health.
What is Dr. Riico Joseph Noriega Dotson's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Dotson is (530) 529-8000.
What is Dr. Riico Joseph Noriega Dotson's medical license number?
Dr. Dotson holds California license A83526, one of the licenses on file in 3 states.
Which states has Dr. Riico Joseph Noriega Dotson been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Dotson in California (2003 to 2026), Connecticut (2002 to 2005) and Minnesota (1998 to 2005).
Which hospitals is Dr. Riico Joseph Noriega Dotson affiliated with?
Dr. Dotson practices at Dignity Health - St. Elizabeth Community Hospital in Red Bluff, California. Dr. Dotson is also affiliated with Mercy Medical Center Redding.
Does Dr. Riico Joseph Noriega Dotson accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Dotson billed Medicare for 7,935 services in 2024, and Dr. Dotson accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Riico Joseph Noriega Dotson's MIPS score?
Dr. Dotson's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 0 out of 100, reported individually.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Riico Joseph Noriega Dotson see?
CMS counts 473 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Dotson in 2024, with an average age of 74.
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Is Dr. Riico Joseph Noriega Dotson board certified?
Yes. Dr. Dotson is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.
What services does Dr. Riico Joseph Noriega Dotson bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Dotson's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J3301), injected or infused drug (J7322) and surgery: bones and joints (20610).
Where did Dr. Riico Joseph Noriega Dotson go to medical school?
Dr. Dotson graduated from Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine - Rochester in 1997.
What drugs does Dr. Riico Joseph Noriega Dotson prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Dotson's most prescribed drugs by claims were Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen, Oxycodone-Acetaminophen and Tramadol HCl.
Has Dr. Riico Joseph Noriega Dotson received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $12,248 in general payments to Dr. Dotson from 9 companies from 2017 to 2025. The largest total came from Steelhead Surgical Inc.
How long has Dr. Riico Joseph Noriega Dotson been practicing?
Dr. Dotson graduated from medical school in 1997, 29 years ago.
What insurance does Dr. Riico Joseph Noriega Dotson accept?
Dr. Dotson is in network with 11 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 7. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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