Nicole Rigsby, PA-C
NPI 1609531417ActiveIndividual· Physician Assistant· Ruidoso, NM
Physician Assistant (PA-C) with Presbyterian Healthcare Services, practicing in Ruidoso, New Mexico. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $13,875 for 349 claims, against $852.19 paid for services in 2024. Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP reported $20.61 in payments in 2025, mostly food and beverage. Lists Lincoln County Medical Center and 1 other hospital as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1609531417 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | PA-C |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Nov 5, 2021 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Aug 22, 2025 |
| Certified by provider | Nov 5, 2021 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician Assistant Primary | 363A00000X | PA2021-0093 | NM |
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 - Physician Assistant (NM) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 12 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 12 across 9 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $852.19 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 349 · 532 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 141 |
| Total drug cost | $13,875 |
| Generic share | 88% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Physician Assistant |
Medical group
- Presbyterian Healthcare ServicesAlbuquerque, NM · 1,395 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Lincoln County Medical CenterRuidoso, NM
- Presbyterian HospitalAlbuquerque, NM
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$20.61 · 1 payment from 1 company
- 2024$102.42 · 6 payments from 5 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $20.61 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$20.61 · 1 payment
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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