Dr. Michael M. Ritchie, MD
Hospitalist (Hospitalist Physician)
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St. Louis County includes primary care (17% of residents) and dental (35% of residents) shortage areas. About shortage areas
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Years since graduation
- 9
- In the NPI registry since
- 2017
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 192
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2017Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)
Medicare’s Care Compare data doesn’t list this clinician’s medical school. Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Hospitalist Physician primary
MN license 66157 - Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis, MN
- Ridgeview Medical Center Waconia, MN
- Ridgeview Sibley Medical Center Arlington, MN
- Minnesota Valley Health Center Inc Le Sueur, MN
Medical groups
- Ridgeview Medical Center (412 clinicians)
- Northern Pines Medical Center (38 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 192
- Services billed
- 294
- Patients’ average age
- 75
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | 134 | 54 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | 77 | 75 |
| Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes | 30 | 30 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | 20 | 16 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | 11 | 11 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Medicare prescriptions
| Drug | Prescriptions |
|---|---|
| Pantoprazole Sodium Other prescribers in Duluth, MN | 28 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium Other prescribers in Duluth, MN | 25 |
| Ipratropium-Albuterol (ipratropium/albuterol sulfate) Other prescribers in Duluth, MN | 22 |
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.