Julie P. Ritter, O.D.
Optometrist · Ludington, MI
Julie P. Ritter, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Ludington, Michigan, and NPI 1538130208, issued on Jan 30, 2006. Check the license (Michigan 003672, as entered in NPPES) with the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Julie P. Ritter
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 003672 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5959 Lawndale St, Ludington, MI 49431
- Phone
- (231) 845-6261
- Enumerated
- Jan 30, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 14, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (231) 843-9171
- Medicaid IDs
- 4546453 MI
4921616 MI
4172685 MI - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100209000636); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Ferris State College - College Of Optometry, 1993
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5959 Lawndale St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Amanda Lang, O.D.Optometrist1295705846
- John Large, O.D.Optometrist1710362488
- Andrew Riemer, D.O.Ophthalmology Physician1366429706
- Brandon Riemer, D.O.Ophthalmology Physician1548523715
- Deborah Wu, MDOphthalmology Physician1760698245
Verify Julie P. Ritter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Michigan board licenses this profession
Search for license 003672Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
51% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
135 Medicare Part D claims for 58 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 32% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost26 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol19 claims
- Timolol Maleate17 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth13 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate13 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: $23.87
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 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
- Grand Traverse Ophthalmology Clinic PCTraverse City, MI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Julie P. Ritter among 1,963 optometrist records in Michigan
Julie P. Ritter, O.D. is one of 1,963 optometrist records with a practice address in Michigan. 69% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2009 among the 1,121 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 68% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
7 optometrist records list a practice address in Ludington
They are 7 of the 481 NPPES records with a practice address in Ludington, and 1,963 optometrist records in Michigan.
All 1,963 in Michigan → Every provider in Ludington → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jennifer Branning, ODLudington, MI 494311962470070
- Derek Fatura, O.D.Ludington, MI 494311871601294
- Holly Goodwin, ODLudington, MI 494311215668181
- Lauren Goslin, ODLudington, MI 494311720574031
- Amanda Lang, O.D.Ludington, MI 494311295705846
- John Large, O.D.Ludington, MI 494311710362488
- Robert Huizenga, O DJenison, MI 494281447255914
- Stacy Noyes, ODJenison, MI 494281326064239
Common questions
What is Julie P. Ritter, O.D.'s NPI number?
Julie P. Ritter, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538130208, issued on Jan 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Julie P. Ritter, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5959 Lawndale St, Ludington, MI, 49431. Phone: (231) 845-6261. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Julie P. Ritter, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Michigan license number 003672, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Julie P. Ritter, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Julie P. Ritter, O.D. had 135 Medicare Part D claims for 58 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. 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.