Dr. Susan Yehle Ritter, MD, PhD

  • Boston, MA
  • Rheumatologist
NPI1811042245PAC ID1153590732
Medicare services, 2024
669
Medicare patients, 2024
383
Part D claims, 2024
2,993
Publications
2
Hospital affiliations
7
Practice address
75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115
Practice phone
Call (617) 732-5500
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Primary practice

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Hospital · Boston, Massachusetts

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Dr. Susan Yehle Ritter is a rheumatologist in Boston, Massachusetts

Dr. Ritter practices at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, part of Mass General Brigham.

Dr. Ritter's NPI, 1811042245, was assigned on January 24, 2007. Dr. Ritter graduated from University of Texas Medical School at Houston in 2005. Dr. Ritter holds Massachusetts license 233859.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
1153590732
NPI enumeration date
January 24, 2007
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(617) 732-5500
Professional email
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Sex
Female
Estimated age
47
Medical school graduation
2005

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

Dr. Susan Yehle Ritter practices at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts

Dr. Ritter's primary practice is Brigham and Women's Hospital, at 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115 in Suffolk County. The practice phone is (617) 732-5500.

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Dr. Susan Yehle Ritter is affiliated with 8 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Ritter's primary practice is Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, part of Mass General Brigham. Dr. Ritter is also affiliated with Massachusetts General Hospital. The medical group on file is Brigham and Women's Hospital. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ritter to 5 more hospitals and 1 hospital outpatient department, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Susan Yehle Ritter's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Ritter practices, 8 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Brigham and Women's HospitalAvailable with a free account
+7 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Susan Yehle Ritter is one of 275 rheumatologists in Massachusetts

Rheumatology is Dr. Ritter's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RR0500X. Dr. Ritter is licensed in Massachusetts.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Rheumatology, MassachusettsPrimaryLicense 233859 · taxonomy 207RR0500X

Rheumatologists near Dr. Ritter

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Dr. Susan Yehle Ritter billed Medicare for 669 services in 2024

CMS data shows 669 Medicare services from Dr. Ritter across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 383 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $51,037 for them.

Medicare services, 2024669
Medicare patients383
Paid by Medicare$51,037
Procedure codes4

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 5982024: 5882%
Other services
2023: 02024: 81
Surgery
2023: 172024: 0100%

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

  • In an office23435%
  • In a facility43565%

Dr. Ritter compared with the Massachusetts median for rheumatologists, 2024

  • Dr. Ritter
  • Massachusetts median
Medicare services
669vs 41262% above
Medicare patients
383vs 20983% above
Part D claims
2,797vs 5055.5 times

Medians across 268 rheumatologists in Massachusetts with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Ritter'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. Susan Yehle Ritter treated 383 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 72

CMS counts 383 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ritter in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 180 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 67% have high blood pressure. 17% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.41, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Ritter's median patient age at 70, with 82% women.

Medicare patients, 2024383
Average age72
Average risk score1.41
Also on Medicaid17%

Dr. Ritter's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Ritter's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women30680%
  • Men7720%

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

  1. Arthritis75%
  2. High blood pressure67%
  3. High cholesterol67%
  4. Anxiety35%
  5. Osteoporosis32%
  6. Mood disorders28%
  7. Depression25%
  8. Chronic kidney disease22%

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

Dr. Ritter's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 70

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women82%
  • Men17%

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

Dr. Susan Yehle Ritter wrote 2,993 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Ritter wrote 2,993 Medicare Part D claims for 376 patients. 70% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,797 of them, across 51 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $5,158,235 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 2,312 claims across 47 drugs.

Part D claims, 20242,993
Drugs named by CMS51
Total drug cost$5.2M
Part D patients376

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

  • Generic2,086 claims70%
  • Brand-name and other907 claims30%

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

  • Opioids6%167 of 2,993 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: 2,3122024: 2,79721%

Drugs named by CMS: 51 in 2024, 47 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. Susan Yehle Ritter offers telehealth to Medicare patients

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

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Dr. Susan Yehle Ritter has 2 publications on record

Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Ritter. The most frequent topics are Biopsy, Deglutition Disorders and Dermatomyositis. Dr. Ritter has published most often in N Engl J Med. Dr. Ritter's most frequent co-authors are Lindsey Adair MacFarlane, MD, Nora Y. Osman, MD and Anthony A. Amato, MD.

Papers2

Topics Dr. Ritter writes about most

  • Biopsy
  • Deglutition Disorders
  • Dermatomyositis
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Edema
  • Glucocorticoids
  • Muscle, Skeletal

Dr. Ritter's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Ritter

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. Susan Yehle Ritter received $191 in industry payments from 2016 to 2022

CMS Open Payments shows 9 general payments to Dr. Ritter from 3 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2022. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 61% of the total. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation paid the most, $105.

General payments to Dr. Ritter by program year, 2016 to 2022

General payments to Dr. Ritter by kind, 2016 to 2022

$191in total
  • Food and beverage$11661%
  • Education$7539%

Companies that paid Dr. Ritter the most, 2016 to 2022

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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

Dr. Susan Yehle Ritter graduated from University of Texas Medical School at Houston

Dr. Ritter graduated from University of Texas Medical School at Houston in 2005.

  1. Medical schoolUniversity of Texas Medical School at Houston

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Susan Yehle Ritter'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)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Susan Yehle Ritter's NPI number?

Dr. Susan Yehle Ritter's NPI number is 1811042245. It was assigned on January 24, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Susan Yehle Ritter?

Dr. Susan Yehle Ritter is a rheumatologist in Boston, Massachusetts. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Rheumatology Physician (taxonomy code 207RR0500X).

Where does Dr. Susan Yehle Ritter practice?

Dr. Ritter practices at 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115. Dr. Ritter's primary practice is Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, part of Mass General Brigham. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ritter to 5 hospitals and 1 hospital outpatient department.

What is Dr. Susan Yehle Ritter's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Ritter is (617) 732-5500.

What is Dr. Susan Yehle Ritter's medical license number?

Dr. Ritter holds Massachusetts license 233859.

Which hospitals is Dr. Susan Yehle Ritter affiliated with?

Dr. Ritter practices at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Ritter is also affiliated with Massachusetts General Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Ritter to 5 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Susan Yehle Ritter part of?

Dr. Ritter is linked to Brigham and Women's Hospital.

Does Dr. Susan Yehle Ritter accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Ritter billed Medicare for 669 services in 2024, and Dr. Ritter accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Susan Yehle Ritter offer telehealth?

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

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Susan Yehle Ritter see?

CMS counts 383 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ritter in 2024, with an average age of 72.

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What services does Dr. Susan Yehle Ritter bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Ritter's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), medicare service (G2211) and office visit, new patient (99204).

Where did Dr. Susan Yehle Ritter go to medical school?

Dr. Ritter graduated from University of Texas Medical School at Houston in 2005.

What drugs does Dr. Susan Yehle Ritter prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Ritter's most prescribed drugs by claims were Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate, Prednisone and Methotrexate.

Has Dr. Susan Yehle Ritter received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $191 in general payments to Dr. Ritter from 3 companies from 2016 to 2022. The largest total came from Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation.

How long has Dr. Susan Yehle Ritter been practicing?

Dr. Ritter graduated from medical school in 2005, 21 years ago.

Does Dr. Susan Yehle Ritter do research?

Dmand AI links 2 publications to Dr. Ritter.

Who does Dr. Susan Yehle Ritter publish with?

Dr. Ritter's most frequent co-authors are Lindsey Adair MacFarlane, MD (2 shared papers), Nora Y. Osman, MD (2 shared papers) and Anthony A. Amato, MD (1 shared paper).

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