Dr. Ralph S. Ryback, LP, MD

  • Naples, FL
  • General practice physician
NPI1831146141PAC ID2860439627
Medicare services, 2024
184
Medicare patients, 2024
20
Part D claims, 2024
809
Publications
43
Industry payments
$2,289
Practice address
865 91st Ave N, Naples, FL 34108
Practice phone
Call (239) 920-1886
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Primary practice

The Mindful Health Foundation

Community Mental Health Center · Naples, Florida

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Dr. Ralph S. Ryback is a general practice physician in Naples, Florida

Dr. Ryback practices at The Mindful Health Foundation in Naples, Florida.

Dr. Ryback's NPI, 1831146141, was assigned on May 30, 2006. Dr. Ryback graduated from Wayne State University School Of Medicine in 1966. Dr. Ryback holds Florida license ME 92563.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
2860439627
NPI enumeration date
May 30, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(239) 920-1886
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
86
Medical school graduation
1966

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

Dr. Ralph S. Ryback practices at The Mindful Health Foundation in Naples, Florida

Dr. Ryback's primary practice is The Mindful Health Foundation, at 865 91st Ave N, Naples, FL 34108. The practice phone is (239) 920-1886.

  • The Mindful Health Foundation
    865 91st Ave N, Naples, FL 34108Phone(239) 920-1886

Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dr. Ralph S. Ryback is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 3 medical groups

Dr. Ryback's primary practice is The Mindful Health Foundation in Naples, Florida. The medical group on file is The Mindful Health Foundation. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ryback to 3 more group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account. Dr. Ryback's employer is on file too: a behavioral health center.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Ralph S. Ryback's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Ryback practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
The Mindful Health FoundationAvailable with a free account
+3 more sites and 2 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Ralph S. Ryback is one of 1,706 general practice physicians in Florida

General practice is Dr. Ryback's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208D00000X. Dr. Ryback is board certified in psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Dmand AI has Dr. Ryback's licenses on file in 9 states: Florida, South Carolina, Iowa, Kentucky, Indiana, District of Columbia, Virginia, Maryland and Michigan.

Specialties and state licenses

  • General practice, FloridaPrimaryLicense NPI1508179490 · 2005 to 2027 · taxonomy 208D00000X
  • South Carolina license2019 to 2021
  • Iowa license2017 to 2020
  • Kentucky license2018 to 2020
  • Indiana license2015 to 2017
  • District of Columbia license1978 to 2006
  • Virginia license1984 to 2006
  • Maryland license1976 to 2005
  • Michigan license1967 to 1979

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists ADHD, adjustment disease, anxiety, depression and insomnia among the conditions Dr. Ryback treats.

General practice physicians near Dr. Ryback

Counts of general practice physicians with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.

1,706general practice physicians in Florida
8general practice physicians in Naples

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

Dr. Ralph S. Ryback billed Medicare for 184 services in 2024

CMS data shows 184 Medicare services from Dr. Ryback across 2 procedure codes in 2024, all of them office visits, for 20 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $19,399 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 2024184
Medicare patients20
Paid by Medicare$19,399
Procedure codes2

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 1332024: 18438%
Tests and treatments
2023: 622024: 0100%

Dr. Ryback compared with the Florida median for general practice physicians, 2024

  • Dr. Ryback
  • Florida median
Medicare services
184vs 10280% above
Medicare patients
20vs 4050% below
Part D claims
671vs 1,59758% below

Medians across 1,557 general practice physicians in Florida with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Ryback'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. Ralph S. Ryback treated 20 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76

CMS counts 20 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ryback in 2024. 75% of them have anxiety, and 75% have depression. Their average risk score is 1.61, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Ryback's median patient age at 46, with 59% women.

Medicare patients, 202420
Average age76
Average risk score1.61

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

  1. Anxiety75%
  2. Depression75%
  3. High blood pressure75%
  4. High cholesterol75%
  5. Mood disorders75%
  6. Diabetes55%

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

Dr. Ryback's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 46

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women59%
  • Men41%

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

Dr. Ralph S. Ryback wrote 809 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Ryback wrote 809 Medicare Part D claims for 33 patients. 97% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 671 of them, across 23 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $13,754 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 271 claims across 13 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024809
Drugs named by CMS23
Total drug cost$13,754
Part D patients33

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

  • Generic781 claims97%
  • Brand-name28 claims3%

Dr. Ryback'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. Ryback's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids1%11 of 809 claims
  • Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over3%28 of 809 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: 2712024: 671148%

Drugs named by CMS: 23 in 2024, 13 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. Ralph S. Ryback offers telehealth to Medicare patients

Dr. Ryback accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Ryback as offering telehealth.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Dr. Ralph S. Ryback has 43 publications on record

Dmand AI links 43 papers to Dr. Ryback in 2022. The most frequent topics are Alcoholism, Ethanol and Alcohol Drinking. Dr. Ryback has published most often in JAMA. Dr. Ryback's most frequent co-author is Peter R. Martin, MD.

Papers43

Topics Dr. Ryback writes about most

  • Alcoholism
  • Ethanol
  • Alcohol Drinking
  • Alcoholic Beverages
  • Sleep
  • Blood Chemical Analysis
  • Electroencephalography
  • Mental Disorders

Dr. Ryback's most frequent co-authors

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Dr. Ralph S. Ryback received $2,289 in industry payments from 2016 to 2023

CMS Open Payments shows 26 general payments to Dr. Ryback from 18 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2023. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $247.

General payments to Dr. Ryback by program year, 2016 to 2023

General payments to Dr. Ryback by kind, 2016 to 2023

$2.3Kin total
  • Food and beverage$2,279100%
  • Education$100%

Companies that paid Dr. Ryback the most, 2016 to 2023

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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

Dr. Ralph S. Ryback has 2 awards and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Ryback, most recently Anna Keller Research Award in 1966.

Awards and honors for Dr. Ryback

  1. 1966
    • Anna Keller Research Award
  2. Undated
    • Dean's List

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Ralph S. Ryback graduated from Wayne State University School Of Medicine

Dr. Ryback graduated from Wayne State University School Of Medicine in 1966.

  1. Medical schoolWayne State University School Of Medicine
  2. Board certified in psychiatryAmerican Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Ralph S. Ryback accepts plans from 18 insurance carriers

Dr. Ryback is in network with 18 carriers, including Aetna, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

Plan types Dr. Ryback accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO11
  2. HMO9
  3. Medicare7
  4. EPO5
  5. POS5
  6. Medicaid2

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Ralph S. Ryback'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 DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy 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)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Awards and committee rolesDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Ralph S. Ryback's NPI number?

Dr. Ralph S. Ryback's NPI number is 1831146141. It was assigned on May 30, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Ralph S. Ryback?

Dr. Ralph S. Ryback is a general practice physician in Naples, Florida. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is General Practice Physician (taxonomy code 208D00000X).

Where does Dr. Ralph S. Ryback practice?

Dr. Ryback practices at 865 91st Ave N, Naples, FL 34108. Dr. Ryback's primary practice is The Mindful Health Foundation in Naples, Florida. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ryback to 3 group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups.

What is Dr. Ralph S. Ryback's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Ryback is (239) 920-1886.

What is Dr. Ralph S. Ryback's medical license number?

Dr. Ryback holds Florida license ME 92563, one of the licenses on file in 9 states.

Which states has Dr. Ralph S. Ryback been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Ryback in Florida (2005 to 2027), South Carolina (2019 to 2021), Iowa (2017 to 2020), Kentucky (2018 to 2020), Indiana (2015 to 2017), District of Columbia (1978 to 2006), Virginia (1984 to 2006), Maryland (1976 to 2005) and Michigan (1967 to 1979).

What medical group is Dr. Ralph S. Ryback part of?

Dr. Ryback is linked to The Mindful Health Foundation. Dmand AI links Dr. Ryback to 2 more medical groups.

Does Dr. Ralph S. Ryback accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Ryback billed Medicare for 184 services in 2024, and Dr. Ryback accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Ralph S. Ryback offer telehealth?

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

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Ralph S. Ryback see?

CMS counts 20 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ryback in 2024, with an average age of 76.

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Is Dr. Ralph S. Ryback board certified?

Yes. Dr. Ryback is board certified in psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.

What services does Dr. Ralph S. Ryback bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Ryback's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214) and office visit, established patient (99215).

Where did Dr. Ralph S. Ryback go to medical school?

Dr. Ryback graduated from Wayne State University School Of Medicine in 1966.

What drugs does Dr. Ralph S. Ryback prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Ryback's most prescribed drugs by claims were Alprazolam, Clonazepam and Lamotrigine.

Has Dr. Ralph S. Ryback received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $2,289 in general payments to Dr. Ryback from 18 companies from 2016 to 2023. The largest total came from Abbvie Inc.

How long has Dr. Ralph S. Ryback been practicing?

Dr. Ryback graduated from medical school in 1966, 60 years ago.

Does Dr. Ralph S. Ryback do research?

Dmand AI links 43 publications to Dr. Ryback.

Who does Dr. Ralph S. Ryback publish with?

Dr. Ryback's most frequent co-authors are Peter R. Martin, MD (1 shared paper).

What insurance does Dr. Ralph S. Ryback accept?

Dr. Ryback is in network with 18 carriers, including Aetna, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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