NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

William L. Ritchie, M.D.

Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician · Albuquerque, NM

William L. Ritchie, M.D. is a sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician with a practice address in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and NPI 1164400602, issued on Jan 5, 2006. Check the license (New Mexico 94-131, as entered in NPPES) on the New Mexico 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
1164400602
Name
William L. Ritchie
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician 207XX0005X
License number
94-131 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
201 Cedar St SE, Albuquerque, NM 87106
Phone
(505) 724-4300
Enumerated
Jan 5, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 1, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(505) 724-4384
Medicaid ID
000J5349 NM
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20101116000216); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Southwestern Medical School At Dallas, 1986
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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8 nearest sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records → All 20 in New Mexico → Look up another NPI →

Also registered at 201 Cedar St SE

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

  1. Jon Aase, MDPediatrics Physician1790744316
  2. Douglas Allen, M.D.Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician1336175355
  3. Kristi Allen, SPCH PATHSpeech-Language Pathologist1073850236
  4. Francisco Ampuero, MDGynecologic Oncology Physician1437262151
  5. Michael Archibeck, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1528046885
  6. Hector Arredondo, M.D.Surgery Physician1255411633

Verify William L. Ritchie in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Mexico Medical Board
    Search for license 94-131    Check the board
  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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90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician in 2024

30 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries, against an average of 288 among the 2,562 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. William Ritchie30
  2. Specialty average288

Most prescribed

  1. Meloxicam12 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: $220.59

9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. The 2,400 providers of this specialty with any payment received $19,779.31 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. William Ritchie$221
  2. Specialty average$19,779

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

  1. New Mexico Orthopaedic Associates PCAlbuquerque, NM

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

William L. Ritchie among 20 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records in New Mexico

William L. Ritchie, M.D. is one of 20 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records with a practice address in New Mexico. 80% 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 5% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 40% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • Graduated1986 · median 1998 among the 14 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2013 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XX0005X and a New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician providers in New Mexico

There are 20 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records in New Mexico.

All 20 in New Mexico → Every provider in Albuquerque → Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician nationwide →

The 8 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Douglas Allen, M.D.Albuquerque, NM 871061336175355
  2. Kari Babinski, M.D.Albuquerque, NM 871061063490589
  3. Clayton Conrad, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871061033258058
  4. John Franco, M.D.Albuquerque, NM 871061073591509
  5. Frank Heckl, M.D.Albuquerque, NM 871061336127869
  6. Shelby Jarrell, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871061003023276
  7. Arnold Kiburz, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871061386834935
  8. Kevin McGee, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871061821137811

Common questions

What is William L. Ritchie, M.D.'s NPI number?

William L. Ritchie, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164400602, issued on Jan 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is William L. Ritchie, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 201 Cedar St SE, Albuquerque, NM, 87106. Phone: (505) 724-4300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify William L. Ritchie, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists New Mexico license number 94-131, as entered by the provider. Search the New Mexico Medical Board at https://www.nmmb.state.nm.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does William L. Ritchie, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, William L. Ritchie, M.D. had 30 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries; the average among sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician prescribers was 288. 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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.