Wendy Liane Ricks, PMHNP
NPI 1407519747ActiveIndividual· Nurse Practitioner, Psych/Mental Health· Spokane, WA
Nurse Practitioner, Psych/Mental Health (PMHNP) with Kootenai Health Inc and 1 other group, practicing in Spokane, Washington. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $515,658 for 4,259 claims, against $8,803 paid for services in 2024. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. was the largest of 8 companies reporting payments in 2025, $685.97 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Kootenai Health as a hospital affiliation.
Overview
| NPI | 1407519747 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | PMHNP |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Oct 13, 2021 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Jan 6, 2026 |
| Certified by provider | Jan 6, 2026 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse Practitioner, Psych/Mental Health Primary | 363LP0808X | AP61184793 | WA |
| Nurse Practitioner, Psych/Mental Health | 363LP0808X | 9171980 | ID |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Nurse Practitioner (ID); Practitioner - Nurse Practitioner (WA) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 59 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 178 across 7 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $8,803 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 4,259 · 4,650 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 182 |
| Total drug cost | $515,658 |
| Generic share | 96% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Nurse Practitioner |
Medical groups
- Kootenai Health IncOrofino, ID · 399 clinicians
- Frontier Behavioral HealthSpokane, WA · 37 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- Kootenai HealthCoeur D'Alene, ID
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$685.97 · 15 payments from 8 companies
- 2024$533.40 · 7 payments from 6 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | $265.37 | 6 |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | $237.69 | 2 |
| Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. | $54.40 | 2 |
| Iti, Inc. (D/B/A Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.) | $28.63 | 1 |
| Abbvie Inc. | $28.63 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$685.97 · 15 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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