Dr. Eric Dean Ricks , DDS
Dentist • Chattanooga, TN
Aspire Economy Denture Legal Asdent Corp., 1625 Mccallie Avenue
Chattanooga, TN 37404
This profile restates public CMS/NPPES data; T-MedInfo gives no medical advice — consult a licensed professional, and call 911 for emergencies.
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NPI assigned on November 4, 2009; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 306 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Amoxicillin — 168 prescription fills, including refills.
- Ibuprofen — 85 prescription fills, including refills.
- Clindamycin Hcl — 36 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 4 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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More Part D prescriptions than 90% of clinicians listed under Dentist in Chattanooga, TN (2024, 33 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 49. Middle half: 23 to 116.
More Part D prescriptions than 90% of clinicians listed under Dentist in Tennessee (2024, 778 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 62. Middle half: 29 to 130.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part D prescriptions went from 38 in 2020 to 306 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2020–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
Aspire Economy Denture Legal Asdent Corp.
1625 Mccallie Avenue
Chattanooga, TN 37404
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
NPPES lists 1 additional practice-address record in Fort Worth, TX. See the list
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry, practice location records; release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
What Public CMS Data Show
Dentist: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
30-day fills
306 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
$1,240 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 – by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2020
All general payments: $66.22 across 2 records.
By nature of payment
- Education: $66.22 across 2 records.
Reporting-company totals
- Hu-Friedy Mfg. Co., LLC: $40.00 across 1 record.
- Colgate Oral Pharmaceuticals, Inc.: $26.22 across 1 record.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2020 (published June 30, 2026).
NPI first issued
2009
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, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
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 Chattanooga and Tennessee
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
More Part D prescriptions than 90% of clinicians listed under Dentist in Chattanooga, TN (2024, 33 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 49. Middle half: 23 to 116.
More Part D prescriptions than 90% of clinicians listed under Dentist in Tennessee (2024, 778 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 62. Middle half: 29 to 130.
Part D drug cost
A higher Part D drug cost than 90% of clinicians listed under Dentist in Chattanooga, TN (2024, 33 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $141. Middle half: $81 to $501.
A higher Part D drug cost than 90% of clinicians listed under Dentist in Tennessee (2024, 778 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $209. Middle half: $87 to $494.
74 active clinicians are listed under Dentist with a practice address in Chattanooga, TN (1,528 in Tennessee).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Chattanooga
0% of these 74 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
0% of these 74 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 D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions increased 705% from 38 in 2020 to 306 in 2024.
- 2020: 38
- 2021: 72
- 2022: 307
- 2023: 286
- 2024: 306
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30-day fills
30-day fills increased 705% from 38 in 2020 to 306 in 2024.
- 2020: 38
- 2021: 72
- 2022: 307
- 2023: 286
- 2024: 306
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost went from $127 in 2020 to $1,240 in 2024.
- 2020: $127
- 2021: $286
- 2022: $1,918
- 2023: $1,182
- 2024: $1,240
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
CMS data for industry payments (Open Payments) are available for 2020 only.
Sources: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2020), 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 2020 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2020): fewer than 11 records totaling $66.22.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Hu-Friedy Mfg. Co., LLC |
Education
In-kind items and services
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— | General | $40.00 |
| Colgate Oral Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Education
In-kind items and services
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— | General | $26.22 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2020, released June 30, 2026.
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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| Amoxicillin | Amoxicillin | 168 | 1,465 | $570.85 | 134 |
| Ibuprofen | Ibuprofen | 85 | 432 | $237.93 | 75 |
| Clindamycin Hcl | Clindamycin Hcl | 36 | 245 | $382.56 | 30 |
| Chlorhexidine Gluconate | Chlorhexidine Gluconate | 17 | 365 | $48.34 | 16 |
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: 2023-03-28NUCC Taxonomy Code: 122300000X
A dentist is a person qualified by a doctorate in dental surgery (D.D.S.) or dental medicine (D.M.D.), licensed by the state to practice dentistry, and practicing within the scope of that license. There is no difference between the two degrees: dentists who have a DMD or DDS have the same education. Universities have the prerogative to determine what degree is awarded. Both degrees use the same curriculum requirements set by the American Dental Association's Commission on Dental Accreditation. Generally, three or more years of undergraduate education plus four years of dental school is required to graduate and become a general dentist. State licensing boards accept either degree as equivalent, and both degrees allow licensed individuals to practice the same scope of general dentistry. Additional post-graduate training is required to become a dental specialist.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 122300000X
A dentist is a person qualified by a doctorate in dental surgery (D.D.S.) or dental medicine (D.M.D.), licensed by the state to practice dentistry, and practicing within the scope of that license. There is no difference between the two degrees: dentists who have a DMD or DDS have the same education. Universities have the prerogative to determine what degree is awarded. Both degrees use the same curriculum requirements set by the American Dental Association's Commission on Dental Accreditation. Generally, three or more years of undergraduate education plus four years of dental school is required to graduate and become a general dentist. State licensing boards accept either degree as equivalent, and both degrees allow licensed individuals to practice the same scope of general dentistry. Additional post-graduate training is required to become a dental specialist.
Secondary Practice Locations
7430 N Beach St Ste 312
Fort Worth, TX 761371541
Phone: 8174286100
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at ASPIRE ECONOMY DENTURE LEGAL ASDENT CORP., 1625 MCCALLIE AVENUE, CHATTANOOGA, TN 37404 (Tel: 4235213550)
Registered at ASPIRE, 4727 BRAINERD RD, CHATTANOOGA, TN 37411 (Tel: 4236224869)
Recorded as ERIC RICKS, DDS
Registered at 1400 COLLEGE DR STE 204, TEXARKANA, TX 755033575 (Tel: 9037911110)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 7430 N BEACH ST, SUITE 312, FORT WORTH, TX 761371541 (Tel: 8174286100)
Registered at 7430 N BEACH ST, SUITE 312, FORT WORTH, TX 761371541 (Tel: 8174286100)
Recorded as ERIC RICKS, D.D.S.
Dentist (license number reported to NPPES: TX 25649)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
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Mailing Address
Aspire, 4727 Brainerd Rd
Chattanooga, TN 37411
Phone: 4236224869