Christopher L. Ritter, MD
Emergency Medical Services (Emergency Medicine) Physician · Many, LA
Christopher L. Ritter, MD is an emergency medical services (emergency medicine) physician with a practice address in Many, Louisiana, and NPI 1174577902, issued on May 19, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana 020667, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher L. Ritter
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medical Services (Emergency Medicine) Physician 207PE0004X
- License number
- 020667 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 240 Highland Dr, Many, LA 71449
- Phone
- (318) 256-5691
- Enumerated
- May 19, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 27, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 1907987 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040726000000); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 240 Highland Dr
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Verify Christopher L. Ritter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 020667Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
12% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medical services (emergency medicine) physician in 2024
328 Medicare Part D claims for 218 beneficiaries, against an average of 292 among the 1,653 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 11 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Doxycycline Hyclate28 claims
- Ondansetron Odt26 claims
- Famotidine21 claims
- Naproxen21 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate17 claims
- Methylprednisolone17 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 86.9 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $185.27
1 payment: travel and lodging; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. The 489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $337.59 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
- Derussy Emergency Group LLCMarksville, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher L. Ritter among 38 emergency medical services (emergency medicine) physician records in Louisiana
Christopher L. Ritter, MD is one of 38 emergency medical services (emergency medicine) physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 61% 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 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 29% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 61% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 42% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 1992 among the 16 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207PE0004X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
2 emergency medical services (emergency medicine) physician records list a practice address in Many
They are 2 of the 137 NPPES records with a practice address in Many, and 38 emergency medical services (emergency medicine) physician records in Louisiana.
All 38 in Louisiana → Every provider in Many → Emergency Medical Services (Emergency Medicine) Physician nationwide →
The 8 emergency medical services (emergency medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Haytham Bishara, MDMany, LA 714491609829639
- Anthony NetzelFort Polk South, LA 714591275074668
- Michael St. Romain, MDMarksville, LA 713511063465813
- Sara Kelly, D.O.Alexandria, LA 713031891781233
- Velva Boles, M.D.Alexandria, LA 713011285779165
- James Hebert, M.D.Alexandria, LA 713011093902082
- Farrington JohnsonWinnsboro, LA 712951437908613
- Harold Paden, M.D.Bossier City, LA 711111912970948
Common questions
What is Christopher L. Ritter, MD's NPI number?
Christopher L. Ritter, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174577902, issued on May 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher L. Ritter, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 240 Highland Dr, Many, LA, 71449. Phone: (318) 256-5691. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher L. Ritter, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 020667, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christopher L. Ritter, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher L. Ritter, MD had 328 Medicare Part D claims for 218 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medical services (emergency medicine) physician prescribers was 292. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christopher L. Ritter, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 86.9 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.