NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joseph C. Ritchie, M.D.

Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Charleston, SC

Joseph C. Ritchie, M.D. is a hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Charleston, South Carolina, and NPI 1417360942, issued on Jun 2, 2014. Check the license (South Carolina 36957, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; 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
1417360942
Name
Joseph C. Ritchie
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RH0002X
License number
36957 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2097 Henry Tecklenburg Dr Ste 201W, Charleston, SC 29414
Phone
(843) 402-1211
Enumerated
Jun 2, 2014
Record last updated
May 26, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(843) 606-8088
Medicaid ID
369577 SC
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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8 nearest hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records → All 35 in South Carolina → Look up another NPI →

Also registered at 2097 Henry Tecklenburg Dr Ste 201W

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

  1. Julia Anderson, ARNPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1255360566
  2. Hayley Carter, MDGeneral Practice Physician1417197922
  3. Christopher Cauto, M.D.Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1669868881
  4. Amy Emslie, APRNAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1477799815
  5. Jennifer Freeman-Rose, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1386115848
  6. Robert Lake, MDHospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1487696019

Verify Joseph C. Ritchie in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
    Search for license 36957    Check the board
  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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88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024

87 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries, against an average of 741 among the 1,607 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 26 claims were for opioids.

  1. Joseph Ritchie87
  2. Specialty average741

Most prescribed

  1. Famotidine21 claims
  2. Oxycodone Hcl11 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.

Joseph C. Ritchie among 35 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records in South Carolina

Joseph C. Ritchie, M.D. is one of 35 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 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 2014, is newer than 66% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 66% of these records are older, 23% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 71% of these records are
  • Record last updated2021 · 34% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RH0002X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in South Carolina

There are 35 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records in South Carolina.

All 35 in South Carolina → Every provider in Charleston → Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician nationwide →

The 8 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Christopher Cauto, M.D.Charleston, SC 294141669868881
  2. Robert Lake, MDCharleston, SC 294141487696019
  3. Carley Mills, M.D.Charleston, SC 294141124431663
  4. Anup Bhushan, MDCharleston, SC 294251598972721
  5. Gregory Compton, MDCharleston, SC 294251093881294
  6. Elizabeth Higgins, M.D.Charleston, SC 294251396738514
  7. Emily Hines, DOCharleston, SC 294251104575406
  8. Amanda Overstreet, D.O.Charleston, SC 294251952612624

Common questions

What is Joseph C. Ritchie, M.D.'s NPI number?

Joseph C. Ritchie, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417360942, issued on Jun 2, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joseph C. Ritchie, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2097 Henry Tecklenburg Dr Ste 201W, Charleston, SC, 29414. Phone: (843) 402-1211. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joseph C. Ritchie, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 36957, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Joseph C. Ritchie, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joseph C. Ritchie, M.D. had 87 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries; the average among hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 741. 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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.