George Ritz
Physician Assistant · Wilkes Barre, PA
George Ritz is a physician assistant with a practice address in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1134638943, issued on Sep 25, 2017. Check the license (Pennsylvania OA004292, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- George Ritz
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- OA004292 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 575 N River Street Emergency Department, Wilkes Barre, PA 18764
- Phone
- (570) 829-8111
- Enumerated
- Sep 25, 2017
- Record last updated
- Oct 26, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify George Ritz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
Search for license OA004292Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
80% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
170 Medicare Part D claims for 109 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 13 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Naproxen19 claims
- Prednisone18 claims
- Cephalexin13 claims
- Acetaminophen-Codeine12 claims
- Azithromycin11 claims
- Ondansetron Odt11 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.
George Ritz among 8,020 physician assistant records in Pennsylvania
George Ritz is one of 8,020 physician assistant records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 48% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 48% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 66% of these records are
- Record last updated2017 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
183 physician assistant records list a practice address in Wilkes Barre
They are 183 of the 2,654 NPPES records with a practice address in Wilkes Barre, and 8,020 physician assistant records in Pennsylvania.
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Common questions
What is George Ritz's NPI number?
George Ritz's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134638943, issued on Sep 25, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is George Ritz located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 575 N River Street Emergency Department, Wilkes Barre, PA, 18764. Phone: (570) 829-8111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify George Ritz's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number OA004292, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does George Ritz prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, George Ritz had 170 Medicare Part D claims for 109 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.