Veronica Ridpath, D.O.
Psychiatry Physician · Florence, SC
Veronica Ridpath, D.O. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Florence, South Carolina, and NPI 1851825780, issued on Apr 18, 2017. Check the license (South Carolina 83520, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Veronica Ridpath
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License numbers
- 83520 SC
227984 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 360 N Irby St, Florence, SC 29501
- Phone
- (843) 667-9414
- Enumerated
- Apr 18, 2017
- Record last updated
- Jul 1, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (843) 667-1362
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210726000049); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Edward Via Col Of Osteo Medicine-Carolinas Campus, 2017
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest psychiatry physician records → All 891 in South Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 360 N Irby St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Dan Allen, PHDClinical Psychologist1952355901
- Julio Arroyo, MDInfectious Disease Physician1063487262
- Alan Barrett, PAMedical Physician Assistant1922174119
- Robert Bauer, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1508240250
- Edward Behling, MDFamily Medicine Physician1154394583
- Lakyn BendleProfessional Counselor1003155789
Verify Veronica Ridpath in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 83520Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
67% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
1,666 Medicare Part D claims for 133 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Quetiapine Fumarate137 claims
- Clonazepam87 claims
- Mirtazapine68 claims
- Hydroxyzine Hcl65 claims
- Fluoxetine Hcl64 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate63 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: $101,047.94
194 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 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
- Sweetgrass Psychiatry LLCMount Pleasant, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Veronica Ridpath among 891 psychiatry physician records in South Carolina
Veronica Ridpath, D.O. is one of 891 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 66% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 66% of these records are older, 32% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 41% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2007 among the 365 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatry Physician providers in South Carolina
There are 891 psychiatry physician records in South Carolina.
All 891 in South Carolina → Every provider in Florence → Psychiatry Physician nationwide →
The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robert Bauer, M.D.Florence, SC 295011508240250
- Dong Chung, MDFlorence, SC 295011487857645
- Robert Hotchkiss, M.D.Florence, SC 295011497843882
- Paul Lowe, MDFlorence, SC 295011134224405
- Philip Bowman, M.D., PH.DFlorence, SC 295061639291669
- George Cowan, M.D.Florence, SC 295061740365691
- James Mazgaj, M.D.Florence, SC 295061912039108
- Nikunjkumar Modi, MDFlorence, SC 295061003131343
Common questions
What is Veronica Ridpath, D.O.'s NPI number?
Veronica Ridpath, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851825780, issued on Apr 18, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Veronica Ridpath, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 360 N Irby St, Florence, SC, 29501. Phone: (843) 667-9414. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Veronica Ridpath, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 83520, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Veronica Ridpath, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Veronica Ridpath, D.O. had 1,666 Medicare Part D claims for 133 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.