What is Christopher Ritter's specialty?

Christopher Ritter (NPI 1093788432) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Orthopedic Surgery in Buffalo, NY.

Where does Christopher Ritter practice?

Christopher Ritter practices in Buffalo, NY, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1093788432.

How much does Medicare pay Christopher Ritter?

Christopher Ritter (NPI 1093788432) received approximately $95K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 204 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1093788432

Christopher RitterMD

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Orthopedic SurgeryBuffalo, NYI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

339

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

458

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$21K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,320 Orthopedic Surgery providers in NY — below median (cohort median 1,129).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$402

Distinct drugs

Brand share

100.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen43 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

88.7

Quality

77.6

Cost

81.3

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.58%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$44K

Payment records

By payment type

Consulting Fee$30K

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$8K

Travel and Lodging$5K

Food and Beverage$976

Top paying entities

Consulting Fee$30K

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$8K

Travel and Lodging$5K

Food and Beverage$976

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (6)

Home health agency

Home health agency

Hospital

Hospital

Hospital

Hospital

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Christopher Ritter's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 16 inbound referrers · 35 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
ERIE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION	110	483
LUTNICK, ROBERT	58	181
Lasalle Ambulance Inc Ambulance Service Provider · Buffalo, NY	42	123
NPI 1275561094	40	108
Riffat Sadiq Internal Medicine · Amherst, NY	36	155
TIRONE, CHARLES	33	110
Jai Wadhwani Cardiology · Williamsville, NY	30	85
SISTERS OF CHARITY HOSPITAL	23	57
Karen Taylor Physician Assistant · Buffalo, NY	23	86
PHILLIES, GREGORY	18	74
Nelda Lawler Internal Medicine · Buffalo, NY	16	61
MERCY HOSPITAL OF BUFFALO	14	20

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
ERIE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION	260	1,023
Shane Griffin Physician Assistant · Williamsville, NY	94	282
TAN, VIVIAN	91	279
Karen Taylor Physician Assistant · Buffalo, NY	80	177
BEDMUTHA, SHANTIKUMAR	77	202
Quest Diagnostics Of Pennsylvania, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · Pittsburgh, PA	53	226
TIRONE, CHARLES	49	169
SISTERS OF CHARITY HOSPITAL OF BUFFALO NEW YORK	45	145
NPI 1275561094	44	98
Lasalle Ambulance Inc Ambulance Service Provider · Buffalo, NY	41	118
Nelda Lawler Internal Medicine · Buffalo, NY	34	129
Jai Wadhwani Cardiology · Williamsville, NY	32	82

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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