NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Alma C. Ritsema, NP

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · Aptos, CA

Alma C. Ritsema, NP is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Aptos, California, and NPI 1205995743, issued on Dec 8, 2006. Check the license (California NP16769, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1205995743
Name
Alma C. Ritsema
Credential
NP
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
License number
NP16769 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
9515 Soquel Dr Ste 207, Aptos, CA 95003
Phone
(831) 612-6283
Enumerated
Dec 8, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 29, 2024
Fax
(877) 677-2791
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
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52% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024

431 Medicare Part D claims for 41 beneficiaries, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Alma Ritsema431
  2. Specialty average906

Most prescribed

  1. Escitalopram Oxalate51 claims
  2. Gabapentin36 claims
  3. Mirtazapine29 claims
  4. Quetiapine Fumarate28 claims
  5. Trazodone Hcl24 claims
  6. Bupropion Xl20 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

Industry payments in 2024: $46.63

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. The 23,362 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,027.77 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Alma Ritsema$46.63
  2. Specialty average$1,027.77

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Alma C. Ritsema among 4,226 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in California

Alma C. Ritsema, NP is one of 4,226 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in California. 62% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than under 1% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · under 1% of these records are older, 96% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 46% of these records are
  • Record last updated2024 · 16% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LP0808X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner providers in California

There are 4,226 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in California.

The 8 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Amara Altman, NPCampbell, CA 950081760091201
  2. Sneha Banka, DNPCampbell, CA 950081881263465
  3. Sarah Berberich, APRNCampbell, CA 950081003454240
  4. Priscillia BuiCampbell, CA 950081124428503
  5. Maria Castelli, NURSE PRACTITIONERCampbell, CA 950081194766113
  6. Diann Garcia, NPCampbell, CA 950081063478964
  7. Angela Hover, PMHNPCampbell, CA 950081881427425
  8. Angela KondoCampbell, CA 950081033755053

Common questions

What is Alma C. Ritsema, NP's NPI number?

Alma C. Ritsema, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205995743, issued on Dec 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Alma C. Ritsema, NP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9515 Soquel Dr Ste 207, Aptos, CA, 95003. Phone: (831) 612-6283. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Alma C. Ritsema, NP's license?

NPPES lists California license number NP16769, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Alma C. Ritsema, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Alma C. Ritsema, NP had 431 Medicare Part D claims for 41 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner prescribers was 906. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.