Brian Richard Ringhofer, M.D.
Nephrology Physician · Saint Louis, MO
Brian Richard Ringhofer, M.D. is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Saint Louis, Missouri, and NPI 1538380076, issued on May 1, 2007. Check the license (Missouri 2009001979, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brian Richard Ringhofer
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- 2009001979 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 621 S New Ballas RD, Saint Louis, MO 63141
- Phone
- (314) 251-6344
- Enumerated
- May 1, 2007
- Record last updated
- Mar 7, 2023
- Fax
- (314) 251-7929
- Medicaid ID
- 207020702 MO
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090630000372); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Missouri, Columbia School Of Medicine, 2002
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Brian Richard Ringhofer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
Search for license 2009001979Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
36% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
932 Medicare Part D claims for 175 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Furosemide134 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate96 claims
- Carvedilol57 claims
- Sevelamer Carbonate57 claims
- Losartan Potassium52 claims
- Hydralazine Hcl50 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: $8.82
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was education; the largest payer was Travere Therapeutics, Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Mercy Clinic Nephrology, LLCSaint Charles, MO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Brian Richard Ringhofer among 285 nephrology physician records in Missouri
Brian Richard Ringhofer, M.D. is one of 285 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 52% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 52% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2000 among the 212 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 38% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Missouri
There are 285 nephrology physician records in Missouri.
All 285 in Missouri → Every provider in Saint Louis → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Alexis Argoudelis, M.D.Saint Louis, MO 631411639270002
- Qing Chen, MDSaint Louis, MO 631411164494530
- Bhajanlal Dara, M.D.Saint Louis, MO 631411699708016
- James Davis, MDSaint Louis, MO 631411518995299
- Juan Garcia, MDSaint Louis, MO 631411801876198
- Robyn Jacobs, MDSt Louis, MO 631411730288317
- Derek Larson, M.D.Creve Coeur, MO 631411588820096
- Bruce Lippmann, MDCreve Coeur, MO 631411346330081
Common questions
What is Brian Richard Ringhofer, M.D.'s NPI number?
Brian Richard Ringhofer, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538380076, issued on May 1, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brian Richard Ringhofer, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 621 S New Ballas RD, Saint Louis, MO, 63141. Phone: (314) 251-6344. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brian Richard Ringhofer, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number 2009001979, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Brian Richard Ringhofer, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brian Richard Ringhofer, M.D. had 932 Medicare Part D claims for 175 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.