Heather R. Ritchie
Nurse Practitioner · Belington, WV
Heather R. Ritchie is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Belington, West Virginia, and NPI 1730653346, issued on Jan 16, 2019. Check the license (West Virginia APRN76924-NP-C, as entered in NPPES) with the West Virginia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Heather R. Ritchie
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License number
- APRN76924-NP-C WV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 70 N Sturmer St, Belington, WV 26250
- Phone
- (304) 823-2800
- Enumerated
- Jan 16, 2019
- Record last updated
- Feb 11, 2025
- Fax
- (304) 823-2703
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190408000004); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 70 N Sturmer St
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Verify Heather R. Ritchie in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich West Virginia board licenses this profession
Search for license APRN76924-NP-CCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
69% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024
349 Medicare Part D claims for 226 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass61 claims
- Prednisone47 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate41 claims
- Cefuroxime23 claims
- Cefdinir22 claims
- Lagevrio (Eua)11 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $107.23
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 38,884 providers of this specialty with any payment received $791.64 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
- Belington Community Medical Services AssociationPhilippi, WV
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Heather R. Ritchie among 540 nurse practitioner records in West Virginia
Heather R. Ritchie is one of 540 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in West Virginia. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 51% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 51% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2019 among the 362 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 38% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363L00000X and a West Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
2 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Belington
They are 2 of the 1,714 NPPES records with a practice address in Belington, and 540 nurse practitioner records in West Virginia.
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- Penny Cutlip, FNPElkins, WV 262411972237857
- Earlene England, FNPElkins, WV 262411760721930
- Frances Heater, APRN -CNPElkins, WV 262411790560332
- Nicole Hutson, FNPHuttonsville, WV 262411538706502
Common questions
What is Heather R. Ritchie's NPI number?
Heather R. Ritchie's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730653346, issued on Jan 16, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Heather R. Ritchie located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 70 N Sturmer St, Belington, WV, 26250. Phone: (304) 823-2800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Heather R. Ritchie's license?
NPPES lists West Virginia license number APRN76924-NP-C, as entered by the provider. Search the West Virginia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Heather R. Ritchie prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Heather R. Ritchie had 349 Medicare Part D claims for 226 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. 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.