Daniel L. Ritz, O.D.
Optometrist · Ocala, FL
Daniel L. Ritz, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Ocala, Florida, and NPI 1881789535, issued on Oct 4, 2006. Check the license (Florida 2305, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Daniel L. Ritz
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 2305 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6290 SW Highway 200, Ocala, FL 34476
- Phone
- (352) 237-6200
- Enumerated
- Oct 4, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 13, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (352) 237-9284
- Medicaid IDs
- 078560100 FL
078560101 FL - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120227000749); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Houston - College Of Optometry, 1988
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Daniel L. Ritz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license 2305Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
1,239 Medicare Part D claims for 308 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 27% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost691 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate183 claims
- Timolol Maleate90 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol88 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl47 claims
- Tobramycin26 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $29.67
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 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.
Daniel L. Ritz among 3,594 optometrist records in Florida
Daniel L. Ritz, O.D. is one of 3,594 optometrist records with a practice address in Florida. 75% 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 64% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 51% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 2006 among the 1,833 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Florida
There are 3,594 optometrist records in Florida.
All 3,594 in Florida → Every provider in Ocala → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Rajiv Badal, ODOcala, FL 344741871268052
- Kellie Bassion, O.D.Ocala, FL 344741861826679
- Michelle Cevallos, O.D.Ocala, FL 344741104070788
- Rebecca Geering, ODOcala, FL 344741932095163
- Raymond Overholser, O.D.Ocala, FL 344741588725089
- Terrie Overholser, O.D.Ocala, FL 344741639230121
- Susan Phillips, O.D.Ocala, FL 344741841317757
- Barry Phillips, O.D.Ocala, FL 344741215054127
Common questions
What is Daniel L. Ritz, O.D.'s NPI number?
Daniel L. Ritz, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881789535, issued on Oct 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Daniel L. Ritz, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6290 SW Highway 200, Ocala, FL, 34476. Phone: (352) 237-6200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Daniel L. Ritz, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Florida license number 2305, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Daniel L. Ritz, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Daniel L. Ritz, O.D. had 1,239 Medicare Part D claims for 308 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Daniel L. Ritz, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.