NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

David Jay Ritter, M.D.

Hospitalist Physician · Sacramento, CA

David Jay Ritter, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Sacramento, California, and NPI 1144408832, issued on Feb 5, 2008. Check the license (California A100904, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1144408832
Name
David Jay Ritter
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License number
A100904 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1020 29TH St, Sacramento, CA 95816
Phone
(916) 733-3777
Enumerated
Feb 5, 2008
Record last updated
Jun 25, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20090909000193); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1020 29TH St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Michael Abate, MDInternal Medicine Physician1548248131
  2. Adel Agaiby, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1841201688
  3. Imran Ally, M.DHospitalist Physician1760740161
  4. Ator Auwinger, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1467582494
  5. Inderpal Biring, O.D.Internal Medicine Physician1063668648
  6. Zaida Botello, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1275876294

Verify David Jay Ritter in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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74% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

134 Medicare Part D claims for 74 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.

  1. David Ritter134
  2. Specialty average521

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: $19.75

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. David Ritter$19.75
  2. Specialty average$494.84

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

  1. Sutter Valley Medical FoundationSacramento, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

David Jay Ritter among 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California

David Jay Ritter, M.D. is one of 3,099 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in California. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 34% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 34% of these records are older, 61% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • Graduated2006 · median 2010 among the 2,505 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2009 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hospitalist Physician providers in California

There are 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Gagan Badhwar, D.O.Sacramento, CA 958161093846792
  2. Mark Burniston, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958161235236316
  3. Hung Chan, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958161437256864
  4. Jatinder Chana, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958161235244922
  5. Jamal Haleem, MDSacramento, CA 958161568422079
  6. Bianca Harabor, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958161699981654
  7. Joshua Hoffman, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958161124120878
  8. Stephen Jerwers, D.O.Sacramento, CA 958161760490221

Common questions

What is David Jay Ritter, M.D.'s NPI number?

David Jay Ritter, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144408832, issued on Feb 5, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is David Jay Ritter, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1020 29TH St, Sacramento, CA, 95816. Phone: (916) 733-3777. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify David Jay Ritter, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A100904, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does David Jay Ritter, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, David Jay Ritter, M.D. had 134 Medicare Part D claims for 74 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.