Ellen Declouet Ritch, PMHNP-BC, FNP-C
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · Lafayette, LA
Ellen Declouet Ritch, PMHNP-BC, FNP-C is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Lafayette, Louisiana, and NPI 1700292281, issued on Jul 7, 2014. Check the license (Louisiana AP07881, as entered in NPPES) with the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ellen Declouet Ritch
- Credential
- PMHNP-BC, FNP-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
- License number
- AP07881 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 302 LA Rue France Ste 202, Lafayette, LA 70508
- Phone
- (337) 534-0971
- Enumerated
- Jul 7, 2014
- Record last updated
- Jan 9, 2024
- Fax
- (337) 534-0974
- Medicaid ID
- 2400908 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20151028002298); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records → All 755 in Louisiana → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 302 LA Rue France Ste 202
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Alyssa Declouet, PMHNPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1558976084
- Matthew Declouet, PMHNPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1518342310
Verify Ellen Declouet Ritch in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana board licenses this profession
Search for license AP07881Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
38% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024
558 Medicare Part D claims for 42 beneficiaries, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Buspirone Hcl52 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate47 claims
- Venlafaxine Hcl Er39 claims
- Lamotrigine35 claims
- Alprazolam33 claims
- Trazodone Hcl33 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): 79.6 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: $2,575.62
129 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 23,362 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,027.77 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
- Coolidge Physician Services LLCLafayette, LA
- Declouet Mental Health Solutions, LLCLafayette, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ellen Declouet Ritch among 755 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Louisiana
Ellen Declouet Ritch, PMHNP-BC, FNP-C is one of 755 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Louisiana. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 18% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 18% of these records are older, 78% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2021 among the 475 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 23% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LP0808X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
69 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Lafayette
They are 69 of the 5,181 NPPES records with a practice address in Lafayette, and 755 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Louisiana.
All 755 in Louisiana → Every provider in Lafayette → Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Matthew Declouet, PMHNPLafayette, LA 705081518342310
- Bryant Dronette, PMHNP-BCLafayette, LA 705081780088526
- Melissa Guilbeau, FNP, PMHNPLafayette, LA 705081952407728
- Cheryl Henry-Smith, APRNLafayette, LA 705081689914723
- Katherine Little, APRNLafayette, LA 705081588989230
- Andrea Montgomery, NPLafayette, LA 705081548394737
Common questions
What is Ellen Declouet Ritch, PMHNP-BC, FNP-C's NPI number?
Ellen Declouet Ritch, PMHNP-BC, FNP-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700292281, issued on Jul 7, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ellen Declouet Ritch, PMHNP-BC, FNP-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 302 LA Rue France Ste 202, Lafayette, LA, 70508. Phone: (337) 534-0971. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ellen Declouet Ritch, PMHNP-BC, FNP-C's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number AP07881, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Ellen Declouet Ritch, PMHNP-BC, FNP-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ellen Declouet Ritch, PMHNP-BC, FNP-C had 558 Medicare Part D claims for 42 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner prescribers was 906. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ellen Declouet Ritch, PMHNP-BC, FNP-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 79.6 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.