NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Phyllis S. Ritchie, MD

Infectious Disease Physician · Palm Springs, CA

Phyllis S. Ritchie, MD is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Palm Springs, California, and NPI 1245255736, issued on Jul 13, 2006. Check the license (California G84220, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; 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
1245255736
Name
Phyllis S. Ritchie
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
License number
G84220 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
555 E Tachevah Dr Ste 1E201, Palm Springs, CA 92262
Phone
(760) 299-6487
Enumerated
Jul 13, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 26, 2022
Fax
(762) 239-6920
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024

46 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Phyllis Ritchie46
  2. Specialty average689

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: $317.08

11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Gilead Sciences, Inc. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,362.19 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Phyllis Ritchie$317.08
  2. Specialty average$4,362.19

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Phyllis S. Ritchie among 1,119 infectious disease physician records in California

Phyllis S. Ritchie, MD is one of 1,119 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in California. 79% 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 4% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 54% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 66% of these records are
  • Record last updated2022 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Infectious Disease Physician providers in California

There are 1,119 infectious disease physician records in California.

The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Shubha Kerkar, MDPalm Springs, CA 922621538102207
  2. Xolani Mdluli, MDPalm Springs, CA 922621043418023
  3. Christina VuPalm Springs, CA 922621477904944
  4. Cyril Gaultier, MDPalm Springs, CA 922641285681882
  5. Kenneth Lichtenstein, MDPalm Springs, CA 922641740370428
  6. Ann Stapleton, MDPalm Springs, CA 922641851477582
  7. Massoud Dezfuli, D.O.Rancho Mirage, CA 922701598861866
  8. Vallari Patel, M.D.Rancho Mirage, CA 922701659540599

Common questions

What is Phyllis S. Ritchie, MD's NPI number?

Phyllis S. Ritchie, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245255736, issued on Jul 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Phyllis S. Ritchie, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 555 E Tachevah Dr Ste 1E201, Palm Springs, CA, 92262. Phone: (760) 299-6487. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Phyllis S. Ritchie, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number G84220, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Phyllis S. Ritchie, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Phyllis S. Ritchie, MD had 46 Medicare Part D claims; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. 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.