RICKY LORENZO BROOKS, M.D.

NPI 1609944727, individual, Ahoskie, NC, Obstetrics & Gynecology

Evidence tier

structure or single-organization volume

Hours beyond a day in 6 months, but with up to 690 patients a month, which points to a supervising clinician on the claims rather than one person's hours.
Records needed.
Medicaid dollars per patient on code 99214 ($324 per patient-month) sit in the top 5% of every provider billing that code.

score 55 of 100, rank 7740, $1.6M at stake

Hours billed per day

Medicaid billing converted into hours of hands-on care per day. The lower bound counts one unit per claim line and needs no price; the other two divide dollars by a unit price, the conservative one at 1.5 times the price. The clinician on the claim may be a supervisor under state rules, so billing organizations are counted too.

month	what was found	hours per day, lower bound	hours per day, at price	hours per day, conservative	per working day	patients	billing organizations	codes	paid
Jan 2021	More hours than a day holds at a conservative unit price	23.6	38.8	25.9	38.2	488	1	99214 99215	$151K
Feb 2021	More hours than a day holds, even counting one unit per claim line	27.4	44.9	29.9	41.9	494	1	99214 99215	$158K
Mar 2021	More hours than a day holds, even counting one unit per claim line	27.1	44.8	29.9	40.2	507	1	99214 99215	$174K
Apr 2021	More hours than a day holds, even counting one unit per claim line	36.5	60.5	40.3	55.0	655	1	99214 99215	$228K
May 2021	More hours than a day holds, even counting one unit per claim line	36.7	63.0	42.0	62.0	690	1	99214 99215	$245K
Jun 2021	More hours than a day holds, even counting one unit per claim line	39.2	66.1	44.1	60.1	662	1	99214 99215	$249K

National provider registry

From the CMS NPPES Registry, refreshed daily.

Name	RICKY LORENZO BROOKS, M.D.
Type	Individual
Status	Active
NPI issued	November 30, 2006, last updated May 5, 2014
Practice location	422 PEACOCK ST, Ahoskie, NC 27910-3930, 252-332-8206
Specialties	Obstetrics & Gynecology (207V00000X, primary, license 31775 NC)

Procedures billed

The specific codes behind the dollars. Medicaid figures come from T-MSIS (2018 to 2024) and are compared with every other provider billing the same code; Medicare figures come from the 2024 physician and supplier file and compare this provider's submitted charge with what Medicare allowed, against the usual ratio for that code.

Medicaid, largest codes

code	what it is	paid	share	per patient-month	typical	rank among providers
99214	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	$1.5M	62%	$324	$60 (top 5% from $133)	100th percentile
99215	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or morehistory of abuse	$651K	27%	$290	$88 (top 5% from $210)	98th percentile
T1015	Medicaid service code	$261K	11%	$205	$182 (top 5% from $488)	60th percentile
99236	Initial hospital care with same-day admission and discharge with high level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 85 minutes	$7K	0%	$279	$136 (top 5% from $341)	too few months to rank

In this area

167 providers in NC carry an indicator in the public record, with $184.2M at stake between them. The most common is more hours than a day holds, on 84 of them, followed by part of a provider network on 42. 22 are tier 1: documented action, then payment.

tier	provider	at stake	why
1	DAVID SMITH Winston Salem, NC, ranked 2	$1.1M	Listed on the Medicare revocation list and the SC Medicaid exclusion list since August 30, 2021. Medicaid still paid claims in 7 later months, $1,063,751 in total. and 1 more
1	MICHAEL ADIX Shelby, NC, ranked 12	$155K	Listed on the Medicare revocation list since April 18, 2023. Medicaid still paid claims in 11 later months, $154,645 in total. and 1 more
1	CAROLINA FAMILY AND URGENT CARE Lumberton, NC, ranked 30	$6K	Listed on the Medicare revocation list since September 8, 2023. Medicaid still paid claims in 7 later months, $5,787 in total. and 1 more
1	JOSEPH MEYER Fort Bragg, NC, ranked 48	$26K	Listed on the Medicare revocation list since October 20, 2006. Medicaid still paid claims in 7 later months, $26,252 in total. and 1 more
1	LIFE TOUCH LLC Kinston, NC, ranked 68	$868K	Adjudicated (charged, pleaded guilty, sentenced) per a Department of Justice release dated June 30, 2025. Medicaid paid $868,112 in the last 12 observed months.
1	ULTIMATE SACRIFICE Winston Salem, NC, ranked 96	$365K	Adjudicated (pleaded guilty) per a Department of Justice release dated April 9, 2025. Medicaid paid $364,787 in the last 12 observed months.
1	MALIK MUHAMMAD Durham, NC, ranked 116	$2K	Listed on the Medicare revocation list since October 12, 2021. Medicaid still paid claims in 1 later month, $1,779 in total. and 1 more
1	JACKSON CONSULTING AND SERVICES LLC Charlotte, NC, ranked 127	$138K	Adjudicated (sentenced) per a Department of Justice release dated August 27, 2026. Medicaid paid $137,561 in the last 12 observed months.

All 167 in NC

Recent enforcement in NC

All releases

Department of Justice and HHS-OIG releases for this state, newest first. Each opens in a new tab.

DOJSentencedAug 27, 2026

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DOJPleaded guiltyJul 9, 2026

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DOJPleaded guiltyJun 24, 2026

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DOJChargedJun 24, 2026

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DOJIndictedJun 24, 2026

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