Katherine Ritter, FNP-BC
Family Nurse Practitioner · Palacios, TX
Katherine Ritter, FNP-BC is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Palacios, Texas, and NPI 1891305975, issued on Aug 4, 2020. Check the license (Texas 1003155, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Katherine Ritter
- Credential
- FNP-BC
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- 1003155 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1001 5TH St, Palacios, TX 77465
- Phone
- (979) 543-5510
- Enumerated
- Aug 4, 2020
- Record last updated
- Aug 4, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Katherine Ritter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license 1003155Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
53% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
609 Medicare Part D claims for 98 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium54 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium32 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate27 claims
- Metformin Hcl26 claims
- Lisinopril25 claims
- Gabapentin22 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: $32.45
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Shield Therapeutics Inc. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 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.
Katherine Ritter among 21,242 family nurse practitioner records in Texas
Katherine Ritter, FNP-BC is one of 21,242 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Texas. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 59% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 59% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 53% of these records are
- Record last updated2020 · 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 363LF0000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1 family nurse practitioner record lists a practice address in Palacios
They are 1 of the 11 NPPES records with a practice address in Palacios, and 21,242 family nurse practitioner records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Katherine Ritter, FNP-BC's NPI number?
Katherine Ritter, FNP-BC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891305975, issued on Aug 4, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Katherine Ritter, FNP-BC located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1001 5TH St, Palacios, TX, 77465. Phone: (979) 543-5510. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Katherine Ritter, FNP-BC's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number 1003155, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Katherine Ritter, FNP-BC prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Katherine Ritter, FNP-BC had 609 Medicare Part D claims for 98 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.