Dr. Simon M. Ritchken, MD

  • San Diego, CA
  • Internist
NPI1255399341PAC ID0941112189
Medicare services, 2024
1,160
Medicare patients, 2024
379
Part D claims, 2024
1,326
MIPS score, 2024
24
Hospital affiliations
3
Practice address
4282 Genesee Ave Suite 103 Suite 103, San Diego, CA 92117-4961
Practice phone
Call (858) 292-0108
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Primary practice

Ritchken And First Medical Group

Primary care practice · San Diego, California

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Dr. Simon M. Ritchken is an internist in San Diego, California

Dr. Ritchken practices at Ritchken And First Medical Group in San Diego, California.

Dr. Ritchken's NPI, 1255399341, was assigned on May 1, 2006. Dr. Ritchken holds California license A34151.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
0941112189
NPI enumeration date
May 1, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(858) 292-0108
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
79
Medical school graduation
1973

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Simon M. Ritchken practices at Ritchken and First Medical Group in San Diego, California

Dr. Ritchken's primary practice is Ritchken and First Medical Group, at 4282 Genesee Ave Suite 103 Suite 103, San Diego, CA 92117-4961. The practice phone is (858) 292-0108.

  • Ritchken and First Medical Group
    4282 Genesee Ave Suite 103 Suite 103, San Diego, CA 92117-4961Phone(858) 292-0108

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Dr. Simon M. Ritchken is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Ritchken's primary practice is Ritchken And First Medical Group in San Diego, California. Dr. Ritchken is also affiliated with Sharp Memorial Hospital. The medical group on file is Emergency and Acute Care Medical Corporation. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ritchken to 2 more hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Simon M. Ritchken's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Ritchken practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Ritchken And First Medical GroupAvailable with a free account
+4 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Simon M. Ritchken is one of 16,751 internists in California

Internal medicine is Dr. Ritchken's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Ritchken is licensed in California.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Internal medicine, CaliforniaPrimaryLicense A34151 · taxonomy 207R00000X

Internists near Dr. Ritchken

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Simon M. Ritchken billed Medicare for 1,160 services in 2024

CMS data shows 1,160 Medicare services from Dr. Ritchken across 14 procedure codes in 2024, for 379 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $94,211 for them.

Medicare services, 20241,160
Medicare patients379
Paid by Medicare$94,211
Procedure codes14

Dr. Ritchken's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 6542024: 6956%
Surgery
2023: 3092024: 3307%
Lab and pathology
2023: 822024: 9111%
Other services
2023: 372024: 4419%

Where Dr. Ritchken's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office96083%
  • In a facility20017%

Dr. Ritchken compared with the California median for internists, 2024

  • Dr. Ritchken
  • California median
Medicare services
1,160vs 3613.2 times
Medicare patients
379vs 1512.5 times
Part D claims
901vs 4212.1 times

Medians across 15,815 internists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Ritchken's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Simon M. Ritchken treated 379 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76

CMS counts 379 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ritchken in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 167 patients. 69% of them have high cholesterol, and 63% have high blood pressure. 20% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.06, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Ritchken's median patient age at 63, with 48% women.

Medicare patients, 2024379
Average age76
Average risk score1.06
Also on Medicaid20%

Dr. Ritchken's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Ritchken's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women18449%
  • Men19551%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Ritchken's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High cholesterol69%
  2. High blood pressure63%
  3. Arthritis42%
  4. Diabetes24%
  5. Ischemic heart disease24%
  6. Osteoporosis21%
  7. Chronic kidney disease20%
  8. Mood disorders19%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Ritchken's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 63

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women48%
  • Men51%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Simon M. Ritchken wrote 1,326 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Ritchken wrote 1,326 Medicare Part D claims for 302 patients. 91% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 901 of them, across 29 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $32,430 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 843 claims across 27 drugs.

Part D claims, 20241,326
Drugs named by CMS29
Total drug cost$32,430
Part D patients302

Dr. Ritchken's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic1,209 claims91%
  • Brand-name and other117 claims9%

Dr. Ritchken's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Ritchken's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids1%12 of 1,326 claims
  • Antibiotics3%38 of 1,326 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 8432024: 9017%

Drugs named by CMS: 29 in 2024, 27 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Simon M. Ritchken scored 24 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 24 out of 100 for Dr. Ritchken for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Ritchken accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Ritchken as offering telehealth. CMS counts 140 procedures of colonoscopy by Dr. Ritchken, more than 87% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Dr. Ritchken's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 24of 100Final score
  • 0of 100Quality
  • 0of 100Improvement Activities
  • 80of 100Cost

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Where Dr. Ritchken ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Colonoscopy
87th percentile140 procedures
Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux
73rd percentile83 procedures

CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Simon M. Ritchken received $15,306 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 784 general payments to Dr. Ritchken from 80 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 97% of the total. Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc paid the most, $1,386.

General payments to Dr. Ritchken by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Ritchken by kind, 2016 to 2025

$15.3Kin total
  • Food and beverage$14,91397%
  • Education$1501%
  • Gifts$1281%
  • Consulting fees$1141%

Companies that paid Dr. Ritchken the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Sources for Dr. Simon M. Ritchken's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Simon M. Ritchken's NPI number?

Dr. Simon M. Ritchken's NPI number is 1255399341. It was assigned on May 1, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Simon M. Ritchken?

Dr. Simon M. Ritchken is an internist in San Diego, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).

Where does Dr. Simon M. Ritchken practice?

Dr. Ritchken practices at 4282 Genesee Ave Suite 103 Suite 103, San Diego, CA 92117-4961. Dr. Ritchken's primary practice is Ritchken And First Medical Group in San Diego, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ritchken to 2 hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Simon M. Ritchken's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Ritchken is (858) 292-0108.

What is Dr. Simon M. Ritchken's medical license number?

Dr. Ritchken holds California license A34151.

Which hospitals is Dr. Simon M. Ritchken affiliated with?

Dr. Ritchken is affiliated with Sharp Memorial Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Ritchken to 2 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Simon M. Ritchken part of?

Dr. Ritchken is linked to Emergency and Acute Care Medical Corporation. Dmand AI links Dr. Ritchken to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. Simon M. Ritchken accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Ritchken billed Medicare for 1,160 services in 2024, and Dr. Ritchken accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Simon M. Ritchken offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Ritchken as offering telehealth services.

What is Dr. Simon M. Ritchken's MIPS score?

Dr. Ritchken's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 24 out of 100, reported individually.

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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Simon M. Ritchken see?

CMS counts 379 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ritchken in 2024, with an average age of 76.

What services does Dr. Simon M. Ritchken bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Ritchken's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), surgery: heart and blood vessels (36415) and office visit, new patient (99204).

What drugs does Dr. Simon M. Ritchken prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Ritchken's most prescribed drugs by claims were Omeprazole, Pantoprazole Sodium and Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf.

Has Dr. Simon M. Ritchken received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $15,306 in general payments to Dr. Ritchken from 80 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

How long has Dr. Simon M. Ritchken been practicing?

Dr. Ritchken graduated from medical school in 1973, 53 years ago.

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