Dr. Ritu Piplani, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 276
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 129
- Part D claims, 2024
- 73
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Industry payments
- $295
- Practice address
- 1000 Benton S Dr, Sauk Rapids, MN 56379
- Practice phone
- Call (206) 246-1281
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Option Care
Sauk Rapids, Minnesota
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Dr. Ritu Piplani is a hospitalist in Sauk Rapids, Minnesota
Dr. Piplani practices at Option Care in Sauk Rapids, Minnesota.
Dr. Piplani's NPI, 1669532941, was assigned on December 9, 2006. Dr. Piplani holds Washington license MD60717354.
- NPI
- 1669532941NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 9133312770
- NPI enumeration date
- December 9, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (206) 246-1281
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Female
- Estimated age
- 58
- Medical school graduation
- 1994
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Ritu Piplani practices at Option Care in Sauk Rapids, Minnesota
Dr. Piplani's primary practice is Option Care, at 1000 Benton S Dr, Sauk Rapids, MN 56379 in Benton County. The practice phone is (206) 246-1281.
- Option Care1000 Benton S Dr, Sauk Rapids, MN 56379 · Benton CountyPhone(206) 246-1281
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Ritu Piplani is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Piplani's primary practice is Option Care in Sauk Rapids, Minnesota. Dr. Piplani is also affiliated with Virginia Mason Medical Center. The medical group on file is Virginia Mason Medical Center.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Ritu Piplani's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Piplani practices. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Option Care | Available with a free account |
| +1 more affiliated site | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Ritu Piplani is one of 357 hospitalists in Minnesota
Hospitalist is Dr. Piplani's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208M00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Piplani's licenses on file in 2 states: Washington and Illinois.
Specialties and state licenses
- Hospitalist, WashingtonPrimary
- Internal medicine, Illinois
Hospitalists near Dr. Piplani
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Ritu Piplani billed Medicare for 276 services in 2024
CMS data shows 276 Medicare services from Dr. Piplani across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 129 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $23,634 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.
Dr. Piplani's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 3632024: 27624%
Dr. Piplani compared with the Minnesota median for hospitalists, 2024
- Dr. Piplani
- Minnesota median
- Medicare services
- 276vs 276Close to median
- Medicare patients
- 129vs 131Close to median
- Part D claims
- 19vs 7374% below
Medians across 344 hospitalists in Minnesota with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Piplani'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. Ritu Piplani treated 129 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74
CMS counts 129 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Piplani in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 46 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 20% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.76, 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. Piplani's median patient age at 71, with 43% women.
Dr. Piplani's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Piplani's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women5543%
- Men7457%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Piplani's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Heart failure56%
- Chronic kidney disease52%
- Ischemic heart disease52%
- Atrial fibrillation44%
- Mood disorders44%
- Anxiety43%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Piplani's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 71
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women43%
- Men56%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Ritu Piplani wrote 73 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Piplani wrote 73 Medicare Part D claims for 33 patients. 86% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 19 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $329 in total drug cost. In 2021, CMS named 12 claims across 1 drug.
Dr. Piplani's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic63 claims86%
- Brand-name and other10 claims14%
Dr. Piplani's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2022
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. Piplani's Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics21%15 of 73 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, 2021 to 2022
- 2021
- 2022
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2021: 122022: 1958%
Drugs named by CMS: 1 in 2022, 1 in 2021.
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
How Dr. Ritu Piplani takes part in Medicare
Dr. Piplani accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. Ritu Piplani received $295 in industry payments in 2016
CMS Open Payments shows 3 general payments to Dr. Piplani from 2 drug and device companies in 2016. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc paid the most, $191.
Companies that paid Dr. Piplani the most, 2016 to 2016
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Sources for Dr. Ritu Piplani's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare 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 percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Ritu Piplani's NPI number?
Dr. Ritu Piplani's NPI number is 1669532941. It was assigned on December 9, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Ritu Piplani?
Dr. Ritu Piplani is a hospitalist in Sauk Rapids, Minnesota. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Hospitalist Physician (taxonomy code 208M00000X).
Where does Dr. Ritu Piplani practice?
Dr. Piplani practices at 1000 Benton S Dr, Sauk Rapids, MN 56379. Dr. Piplani's primary practice is Option Care in Sauk Rapids, Minnesota.
What is Dr. Ritu Piplani's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Piplani is (206) 246-1281.
What is Dr. Ritu Piplani's medical license number?
Dr. Piplani holds Washington license MD60717354, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Ritu Piplani been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Piplani in Washington and Illinois.
Which hospitals is Dr. Ritu Piplani affiliated with?
Dr. Piplani is affiliated with Virginia Mason Medical Center.
What medical group is Dr. Ritu Piplani part of?
Dr. Piplani is linked to Virginia Mason Medical Center.
Does Dr. Ritu Piplani accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Piplani billed Medicare for 276 services in 2024, and Dr. Piplani accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Ritu Piplani see?
CMS counts 129 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Piplani in 2024, with an average age of 74.
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What services does Dr. Ritu Piplani bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Piplani's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99232), hospital inpatient care (99233) and hospital inpatient care (99239).
What drugs does Dr. Ritu Piplani prescribe most?
In 2022 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Piplani's most prescribed drugs by claims were Sodium Chloride.
Has Dr. Ritu Piplani received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $295 in general payments to Dr. Piplani from 2 companies from 2016 to 2016. The largest total came from Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
How long has Dr. Ritu Piplani been practicing?
Dr. Piplani graduated from medical school in 1994, 32 years ago.
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