Sara Richardson Rickard, CRNP
NPI 1689846594ActiveIndividual· Nurse Practitioner, Family· Muscle Shoals, AL
Nurse Practitioner, Family (CRNP) with Avalon Medical Group, practicing in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $174,794 for 2,170 claims, against $1,129 paid for services in 2024. Amgen Inc. was the largest of 9 companies reporting payments in 2025, $596.24 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Helen Keller Hospital as a hospital affiliation.
Overview
| NPI | 1689846594 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | CRNP |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Mar 31, 2008 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Oct 3, 2025 |
| Certified by provider | Oct 3, 2025 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse Practitioner, Family Primary | 363LF0000X | 1-101158 | AL |
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 (AL) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 27 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 80 across 14 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $1,129 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 2,170 · 2,917 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 215 |
| Total drug cost | $174,794 |
| Generic share | 88% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2007 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Nurse Practitioner |
Medical group
- Avalon Medical GroupMuscle Shoals, AL · 21 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- Helen Keller HospitalSheffield, AL
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$596.24 · 31 payments from 9 companies
- 2024$46.27 · 3 payments from 3 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Amgen Inc. | $196.08 | 3 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc | $151.20 | 10 |
| Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $70.82 | 7 |
| Pfizer Inc. | $70.41 | 4 |
| Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $32.58 | 2 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$421.24 · 30 payments
- Consulting Fee$175.00 · 1 payment
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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