Dr. Christopher J. Ricks, MD

Dr. Ricks practices at Central Utah Eye Associates in Provo, Utah.

Dr. Ricks' NPI, 1255727905, was assigned on April 9, 2015. Dr. Ricks graduated from University of Texas Medical School at Houston in 2015. Dr. Ricks holds Utah license 1014225-1205.

Dr. Ricks' primary practice is Central Utah Eye Associates, at 1735 N State St, Provo, UT 84604 in Utah County. The practice phone is (801) 374-1818.

Dr. Ricks' primary practice is Central Utah Eye Associates in Provo, Utah. Dr. Ricks is also affiliated with Spanish Fork Hospital. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ricks to 1 more hospital, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Ricks practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Ophthalmology is Dr. Ricks' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dr. Ricks is licensed in Utah.

CMS data shows 1,327 Medicare services from Dr. Ricks across 12 procedure codes in 2024, for 514 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $148,845 for them.

CMS counts 514 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ricks in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 214 patients. 64% of them have high blood pressure, and 59% have high cholesterol. 5% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.11, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Ricks' median patient age at 44, with 57% women.

In 2024, Dr. Ricks wrote 1,141 Medicare Part D claims for 425 patients. 79% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,053 of them, across 14 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $53,021 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 981 claims across 13 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 87 out of 100 for Dr. Ricks for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Ricks accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 307 procedures of cataract surgery by Dr. Ricks, more than 90% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Ricks in 2018. 2018 was the busiest year, with 2. Dr. Ricks' most frequent co-authors are Roger Pettit Harrie, MD and Bradley H. Jacobsen, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 35 general payments to Dr. Ricks from 16 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 94% of the total. Alcon Laboratories Inc paid the most, $387.

Dr. Ricks graduated from University of Texas Medical School at Houston in 2015.