Nicholas B. Ritz, O.D.
Optometrist · Albuquerque, NM
Nicholas B. Ritz, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and NPI 1881684678, issued on Oct 24, 2005. Check the license (New Mexico 366, as entered in NPPES) with the New Mexico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nicholas B. Ritz
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 366 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5200 Eubank Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM 87111
- Phone
- (505) 298-4419
- Enumerated
- Oct 24, 2005
- Record last updated
- Apr 25, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (505) 298-0878
- Medicaid IDs
- 447913 AZ
Z0401 NM - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20091211000066); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Houston - College Of Optometry, 1986
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5200 Eubank Blvd NE
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Verify Nicholas B. Ritz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New Mexico board licenses this profession
Search for license 366Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
56% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
433 Medicare Part D claims for 172 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 65% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Cyclosporine103 claims
- Fluorometholone77 claims
- Restasis71 claims
- Latanoprost52 claims
- Erythromycin17 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate14 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 96.8 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $31.08
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 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
- Eye Associates OF New Mexico LtdSanta Fe, NM
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nicholas B. Ritz among 333 optometrist records in New Mexico
Nicholas B. Ritz, O.D. is one of 333 optometrist records with a practice address in New Mexico. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 91% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 2012 among the 185 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 67% 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 New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in New Mexico
There are 333 optometrist records in New Mexico.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Frank Chinisci, ODAlbuquerque, NM 871111194746297
- Richard Claiborne, O.D.Albuquerque, NM 871111841578119
- Daniel Dieterichs, ODAlbuquerque, NM 871111407867245
- William Fite, ODAlbuquerque, NM 871111912910118
- Dennis Kehoe, O.D.Albuquerque, NM 871111063632594
- Jason Koschmeder, O.D.Albuquerque, NM 871111083040547
- David Magnus, ODAlbuquerque, NM 871111922110600
- Jon Montoya, O.D.Albuquerque, NM 871111508872573
Common questions
What is Nicholas B. Ritz, O.D.'s NPI number?
Nicholas B. Ritz, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881684678, issued on Oct 24, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nicholas B. Ritz, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5200 Eubank Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87111. Phone: (505) 298-4419. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nicholas B. Ritz, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New Mexico license number 366, as entered by the provider. Search the New Mexico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Nicholas B. Ritz, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nicholas B. Ritz, O.D. had 433 Medicare Part D claims for 172 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Nicholas B. Ritz, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.8 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.