Ralph William Richter, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · East Chicago, IN
Ralph William Richter, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in East Chicago, Indiana, and NPI 1831294727, issued on Sep 14, 2006. Check the license (Indiana 01040273A, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ralph William Richter
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 01040273A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4320 Fir Street, East Chicago, IN 46312
- Phone
- (219) 392-1215
- Enumerated
- Sep 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 4, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (219) 392-0504
- Medicaid ID
- 100147320 IN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101018001313); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Cincinnati College Of Medicine, 1986
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4320 Fir Street
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Verify Ralph William Richter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Licensing Board of Indiana
Search for license 01040273ACheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
16% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
402 Medicare Part D claims for 250 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 195 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen183 claims
- Prednisone108 claims
- Meloxicam35 claims
- Methylprednisolone28 claims
- Ibuprofen12 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.
Ralph William Richter among 491 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Indiana
Ralph William Richter, MD is one of 491 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Indiana. 76% 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 20% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 20% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 2004 among the 314 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Indiana
There are 491 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Indiana.
All 491 in Indiana → Every provider in East Chicago → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Joseph Spott, D.O.East Chicago, IN 463121568437937
- Mark Chang, M.D.Dyer, IN 463111871607507
- Justin Colanese, MDCrown Point, IN 463071104115542
- Mukund Komanduri, M.D.Crown Point, IN 463071619904604
- Michael Kralovec, MDCrown Point, IN 463071336433580
- Daniel Li, MDCrown Point, IN 463071851765671
- Ryan Plank, M.D.Crown Point, IN 463071376555250
- Kishan Chand, M.D.Hammond, IN 463201952368201
Common questions
What is Ralph William Richter, MD's NPI number?
Ralph William Richter, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831294727, issued on Sep 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ralph William Richter, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4320 Fir Street, East Chicago, IN, 46312. Phone: (219) 392-1215. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ralph William Richter, MD's license?
NPPES lists Indiana license number 01040273A, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana at https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/physicians-home/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ralph William Richter, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ralph William Richter, MD had 402 Medicare Part D claims for 250 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.