Christopher William Ritchie, MD
Urology Physician · Matthews, NC
Christopher William Ritchie, MD is a urology physician with a practice address in Matthews, North Carolina, and NPI 1295393098, issued on Jun 5, 2019. Check the license (North Carolina 2024-01266, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher William Ritchie
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Urology Physician 208800000X
- License number
- 2024-01266 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1450 Matthews Township Pkwy Ste 350, Matthews, NC 28105
- Phone
- (704) 841-8877
- Enumerated
- Jun 5, 2019
- Record last updated
- Aug 2, 2024
- Fax
- (704) 841-8188
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240829002018); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical University Of South Carolina College Of Medicine, 2024
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1450 Matthews Township Pkwy Ste 350
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Carly Bowles, PA-CPhysician Assistant1710451521
- Leah Kingswood, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1003486127
- Liliya Velet, MDUrology Physician1770088973
- Roger Yau, M.D.Urology Physician1780021600
Verify Christopher William Ritchie in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2024-01266Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
76% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average urology physician in 2024
325 Medicare Part D claims for 202 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,340 among the 10,782 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 22 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tamsulosin Hcl83 claims
- Finasteride54 claims
- Gemtesa21 claims
- Levofloxacin14 claims
- Alfuzosin Hcl Er12 claims
- Estradiol12 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: $1,717.83
41 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 9,340 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,800.04 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 2 group practices
- Stone Institute OF The Carolinas LLCDavidson, NC
- Urology Specialists OF The Carolinas PLLCMatthews, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Urology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 506 urology physician records in North Carolina.
Other urology physician records in North Carolina
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- Victor Abraham, MDWilmington, NC1003848540
- Yousef Abu-Salha, MDCary, NC1336704220
- Joseph Allen, M.D.Clayton, NC1861652257
- Joselito Almario, MDAhoskie, NC1477516490
- Joseph Alvarez, MDElizabeth City, NC1689623027
- Caroline Ames, M.D.Greenville, NC1699861096
- Mark Anderson, MDHickory, NC1043236177
- William Anderson, MDHuntersville, NC1689165078
- Michael Andrews, MDDurham, NC1316999204
Common questions
What is Christopher William Ritchie, MD's NPI number?
Christopher William Ritchie, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295393098, issued on Jun 5, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher William Ritchie, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1450 Matthews Township Pkwy Ste 350, Matthews, NC, 28105. Phone: (704) 841-8877. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher William Ritchie, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2024-01266, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christopher William Ritchie, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher William Ritchie, MD had 325 Medicare Part D claims for 202 beneficiaries; the average among urology physician prescribers was 1,340. 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.