NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ryan Kight Ratchford, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Springfield, GA

Ryan Kight Ratchford, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Springfield, Georgia, and NPI 1336735356, issued on Dec 14, 2020. Check the license (Georgia 103471, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; 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
1336735356
Name
Ryan Kight Ratchford
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
103471 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1571 Highway 21 S, Springfield, GA 31329
Phone
(912) 754-7500
Enumerated
Dec 14, 2020
Record last updated
Sep 4, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250709002037); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Mercer University School Of Medicine, 2021
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1571 Highway 21 S

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Emilee Dodd, PAPhysician Assistant1538852116
  2. Jacob Elliott, MDInternal Medicine Physician1174225411
  3. Nancy Flategraff, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1346776002
  4. Jennifer Henson, PAPhysician Assistant1063448090
  5. Anna Horne, PAPhysician Assistant1942921135
  6. Kaitlyn Kelly, PAPhysician Assistant1023811270

Verify Ryan Kight Ratchford in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

389 Medicare Part D claims for 50 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims. 18 claims were for opioids.

  1. Ryan Ratchford389
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium22 claims
  2. Lisinopril21 claims
  3. Incruse Ellipta18 claims
  4. Metoprolol Succinate18 claims
  5. Omeprazole17 claims
  6. Tamsulosin Hcl17 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Effingham Medical Partners, LLCSpringfield, GA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Ryan Kight Ratchford among 3,911 internal medicine physician records in Georgia

Ryan Kight Ratchford, MD is one of 3,911 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 81% 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 83% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 83% of these records are older, 14% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated2021 · median 2005 among the 2,535 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

7 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Springfield

They are 7 of the 69 NPPES records with a practice address in Springfield, and 3,911 internal medicine physician records in Georgia.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. John Bennett, M.D.Springfield, GA 313291043240047
  2. Jacob Elliott, MDSpringfield, GA 313291174225411
  3. Lauren Oglesby, MDSpringfield, GA 313291336573179
  4. Prakash Patel, MDSpringfield, GA 313291700987575
  5. Joseph Ratchford, MDSpringfield, GA 313291730280512
  6. Katrin Usifo, M.D.Springfield, GA 313291407141690
  7. Lawrence Adjei, MDRincon, GA 313261689637134
  8. Frances Decker, M.D.Rincon, GA 313261942236781

Common questions

What is Ryan Kight Ratchford, MD's NPI number?

Ryan Kight Ratchford, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1336735356, issued on Dec 14, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ryan Kight Ratchford, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1571 Highway 21 S, Springfield, GA, 31329. Phone: (912) 754-7500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ryan Kight Ratchford, MD's license?

NPPES lists Georgia license number 103471, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Ryan Kight Ratchford, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ryan Kight Ratchford, MD had 389 Medicare Part D claims for 50 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.