Cherith Rickels , APRN
Nurse Practitioner โข Tampa, FL
13330 Usf Laurel Dr
Tampa, FL 336126601
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Cherith Rickels is listed in NPPES under Nurse Practitioner.
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NPI assigned on February 15, 2021; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 146 Original Medicare Part B services in 2023.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2023. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2023:
- 99214 โ Established patient outpatient office visit: 84 service units.
- 93000 โ Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report: 27 service units.
- 99213 โ Established patient outpatient office visit: 24 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2023. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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See all 4 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 24 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Farxiga (Dapagliflozin Propanediol) โ 13 prescription fills, including refills.
- Ozempic (Semaglutide) โ 11 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See the full table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Fewer Part D prescriptions than 85% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Tampa, FL (2024, 320 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 197. Middle half: 55 to 561.
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 90% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Florida (2024, 3,506 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 306. Middle half: 76 to 1,100.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 37 in 2021 to 146 in 2023.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2021โ2023.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
13330 Usf Laurel Dr
Tampa, FL 336126601
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
What Public CMS Data Show
Nurse Practitioner: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $12,394 in 2023
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2023. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2023.
Paid by Medicare
About $8,153 in 2023
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2023, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2023.
30-day fills
30 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$20,054 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
Fewer than 11 payment records totaling $24.79 in 2025
Drug and medical device companies must report certain payments to doctors and some other clinicians to CMS, such as meals, travel, speaking fees or research funding.
It shows reported financial ties between this clinician and companies. You can ask your clinician about them.
These records are submitted by drug and medical device companies, and a reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper.
General: payments not tied to research, such as meals, travel, consulting or speaking fees.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper. Research payments can go to a hospital or university for a study the clinician leads, not to the clinician personally. Clinicians can dispute records with the company that reported them.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025.
NPI first issued
2021
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Medicare assignment not listed
CMS data do not show whether this clinician accepts Medicare assignment. This does not mean they do not accept Medicare. Ask the office.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, โDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?โ
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Compared with the same specialty in Tampa and Florida
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 85% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Tampa, FL (2024, 320 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 197. Middle half: 55 to 561.
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 90% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Florida (2024, 3,506 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 306. Middle half: 76 to 1,100.
Part D drug cost
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Tampa, FL (2024, 320 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $13,180. Middle half: $1,161 to $103,198.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Florida (2024, 3,506 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $18,227. Middle half: $1,370 to $130,581.
Medicare Part B
Comparisons use 2024 data. The latest CMS data for Cherith Rickels are from 2023.
821 active clinicians are listed under Nurse Practitioner with a practice address in Tampa, FL (8,853 in Florida).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Tampa
18.6% of these 821 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
54.4% of these 821 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services increased 295% from 37 in 2021 to 146 in 2023.
- 2021: 37
- 2022: 258
- 2023: 146
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount increased 164% from $4,700 in 2021 to $12,394 in 2023.
- 2021: $4,700
- 2022: $24,810
- 2023: $12,394
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare increased 117% from $3,765 in 2021 to $8,153 in 2023.
- 2021: $3,765
- 2022: $18,464
- 2023: $8,153
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions decreased 41% from 41 in 2021 to 24 in 2024.
- 2021: 41
- 2022: 730
- 2023: 840
- 2024: 24
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30-day fills
30-day fills decreased 59% from 74 in 2021 to 30 in 2024.
- 2021: 74
- 2022: 1,847
- 2023: 1,894
- 2024: 30
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost increased 31% from $15,342 in 2021 to $20,054 in 2024.
- 2021: $15,342
- 2022: $178,260
- 2023: $298,997
- 2024: $20,054
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $67.50 in 2021 to $24.79 in 2025.
- 2021: $67.50
- 2022: $150.03
- 2023: $167.20
- 2024: $469.76
- 2025: $24.79
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2023), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 โ December 31, 2025): fewer than 11 records totaling $24.79.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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LEQVIO | General | $24.79 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99214
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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84 | 58 | $383.96 | $105.44 |
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93000
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report
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27 | 27 | $44.00 | $12.05 |
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99213
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
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24 | 21 | $273.00 | $75.24 |
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99204
New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more
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11 | 11 | $507.00 | $127.80 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2023; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Farxiga | Dapagliflozin Propanediol | 13 | 570 | $10,606.23 | โ |
| Ozempic | Semaglutide | 11 | 308 | $9,448.16 | โ |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2022-02-16NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363L00000X
(1) A registered nurse provider with a graduate degree in nursing prepared for advanced practice involving independent and interdependent decision making and direct accountability for clinical judgment across the health care continuum or in a certified specialty. (2) A registered nurse who has completed additional training beyond basic nursing education and who provides primary health care services in accordance with state nurse practice laws or statutes. Tasks performed by nurse practitioners vary with practice requirements mandated by geographic, political, economic, and social factors. Nurse practitioner specialists include, but are not limited to, family nurse practitioners, gerontological nurse practitioners, pediatric nurse practitioners, obstetric-gynecologic nurse practitioners, and school nurse practitioners.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Physician Assistant - Surgical
Physician Assistant (Certified)
Nurse Practitioner - Psychiatric/Mental Health
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Disease
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Social Worker - Clinical
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Nurse Practitioner - Acute Care
Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 13330 USF LAUREL DR, TAMPA, FL 336126601 (Tel: 8138218038)
Registered at PO BOX 917770, ORLANDO, FL 328910001
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 6135 19TH AVE N, SAINT PETERSBURG, FL 337104901 (Tel: 3868013448)
Registered at 6135 19TH AVE N, SAINT PETERSBURG, FL 337104901 (Tel: 3868013448)
Recorded as CHERITH RICKELS, APRN
Nurse Practitioner (license number reported to NPPES: FL APRN11011056)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Nurse Practitioners in Tampa
- Katherine Haynes
- Flavia Bravo, ARNP
- Viviana Perez, APRN, FNP-C
- Kelly Holton
- Kate Nunez, APRN-C
- Jennilee Black
Mailing Address
Po Box 917770
Orlando, FL 328910001