Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Timothy Ritter, M.D.

Gastroenterology · Southlake, TX
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology — Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
505 S NOLEN DR, Southlake, TX 76092
8174241525
Registered in NPPES since 2005
NPI: 1235115189 verify on NPPES ↗
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
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What this data tells you about Dr. Ritter

Dr. Timothy Ritter is a gastroenterology specialist in Southlake, TX, with 20 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Ritter performed 103 Medicare services in 2023. These records do not provide a deduplicated patient total.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Ritter received a total of $992,033 from 53 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 1492 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly reported through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their effect on care. A reliable breakdown by payment category is not available in this snapshot. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.

The Data Coverage level for Dr. Ritter is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.

✓ 20 years of NPI registration ▲ 103 Medicare services $992,033 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary — 2023

Medicare Utilization ↗
103
Medicare services
Bottom 8% in TX for gastroenterology
Lower Medicare volume may reflect subspecialty focus, hospital-based work, or a higher share of non-Medicare patients.
Not available
Unique patients (not deduplicated)
$45
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →

Top procedures by volume

Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.

Procedure Volume Avg. paid Avg. submitted
Liver stiffness measurement
A non-invasive test that uses ultrasound or similar technology to measure the stiffness of liver tissue. This measurement helps assess the degree of liver fibrosis or scarring.
 62 $18 $140
Office visit, established patient (30-39 min)
A follow-up office visit for an existing patient lasting between 30 and 39 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition.
 25 $95 $217
Office visit, established patient (20-29 min)
An office visit for an existing patient lasting between 20 and 29 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition.
 16 $70 $148
How to read this data: This reflects Medicare patients only (typically 65+). Payment amounts are what Medicare paid the provider, not your out-of-pocket cost. These counts do not measure clinical quality or years of experience.

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$992,033
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $141,719/year across 7 years
Top 0% in TX for gastroenterology
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
53
Companies
1,492
Payment records
Payments are publicly reported; disclosure does not establish legality · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →

Payment categories are unavailable while the source breakdown is being rebuilt. Company and year totals do not identify how much belongs to each category.

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$258,014
2023
$156,707
2022
$140,768
2021
$96,984
2020
$54,200
2019
$129,414
2018
$155,945

Payments by company (2024)

Janssen Biotech, Inc.
$68,742
Lilly USA, LLC
$65,882
ABBVIE INC.
$39,105
PFIZER INC.
$28,436
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
$14,785
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$10,985
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$8,593
Eli Lilly and Company
$7,534
Pharmacosmos Therapeutics Inc.
$3,340
Novo Nordisk Inc
$2,712
Genentech USA, Inc.
$1,628
Celltrion USA Inc.
$1,467
GastroGPO, LLC
$1,406
Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC
$1,187
Celgene Corporation
$1,108
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.
$529
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$248
Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$142
Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$50
Genentech, Inc.
$42
IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
$25
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
$24
GENZYME CORPORATION
$23
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
$21
Top 3 companies account for 67.3% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
Janssen Biotech, Inc.
$142,393
Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC
$140,331
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$136,264
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
$115,093
PFIZER INC.
$110,811
ABBVIE INC.
$96,894
Lilly USA, LLC
$86,254
AbbVie Inc.
$35,677
Genentech, Inc.
$21,398
Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$18,067
Eli Lilly and Company
$10,788
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$8,667
GastroGPO, LLC
$7,759
Celgene Corporation
$6,875
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$6,277
F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG
$5,400
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation
$5,220
AIMMUNE THERAPEUTICS, INC.
$4,800
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
$4,723
AbbVie, Inc.
$4,350
Pharmacosmos Therapeutics Inc.
$3,340
Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$3,045
Novo Nordisk Inc
$2,712
IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
$2,064
Ardelyx, Inc.
$2,053
Janssen Research & Development, LLC
$1,909
Genentech USA, Inc.
$1,628
Celltrion USA Inc.
$1,467
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC
$1,046
Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC
$915
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.
$773
INTERCEPT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
$433
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$331
UCB, Inc.
$295
Covidien LP
$243
Daiichi Sankyo Inc.
$211
Organon LLC
$192
Braintree Laboratories, Inc.
$172
Medtronic, Inc.
$161
Ethicon US, LLC
$154
Synergy Pharmaceuticals Inc
$125
Romark Laboratories, LC
$119
Allergan Inc.
$117
AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$111
Echosens North America, Inc.
$89
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$78
Amgen Inc.
$60
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
$39
QOL Medical, LLC
$29
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
$24
GENZYME CORPORATION
$23
EVOKE PHARMA, INC.
$20
Allergan, Inc.
$12
Top 3 companies account for 42.2% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
ABRILADA · AVSOLA · Alinia · Alinia Tablets 500mg 30 count bottle · Amitiza · CIMZIA · CLENPIQ · COLOGUARD · CREON · CYLTEZO · Cimzia · Creon · DIFICID · DUPIXENT · Dexilant · ENTYVIO · Entyvio · FERAHEME · FibroScan · GI Genius · GIMOTI · HUMIRA · Humira · IBSRELA · IDACIO · INFLECTRA · INJECTAFER · LINX Reflux Management System · LINZESS · Linzess · MONOFERRIC · MOTEGRITY · Mavyret · Motegrity · Movantik · NEXPLANON · Non-Covered Product · OCALIVA · OMVOH · Ozanimod · PREPOPIK · PillCam · REBYOTA · RELISTOR ORAL · REMICADE · RENFLEXIS · RINVOQ · SIMPONI · SKYRIZI · STELARA · SUPREP · SUPREP BOWEL PREP · SUTAB · Smart Pill · Sucraid · TREMFYA · TRULANCE · Trulance · UCERIS FOAM · UCERIS TABLETS · VEGZELMA · VELSIPITY · VIBERZI · VOQUEZNA · VOWST · XELJANZ · XIFAXAN · XIFAXANIBSD · ZENPEP · ZEPOSIA · ZINPLAVA · ZYMFENTRA
Should you be concerned? Industry payments are disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their purpose, legality, or effect on care. What matters is whether a recommended drug or device appears in your doctor's payment records. If so, consider asking your doctor about it. How to interpret this data →
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Geographic Context

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County median income
$81,905
Nearest hospital to ZIP centroid (approximate)
TEXAS HEALTH HARRIS METHODIST HOSPITAL SOUTHLAKE
0.0 mi

Data Sources

Provider Registry ✓ NPPES NPPES snapshot; verify current record
Medicare Enrollment ✓ PECOS PECOS snapshot
Practice Data ✓ Medicare Util. Annual (CY lag)
Industry Payments ✓ Open Payments CY 2024
Disciplinary History — Not included N/A

This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This reflects how much public data is available about a provider. How we calculate this →

Summary

Dr. Ritter is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with 20 years of NPI registration.

This summary is auto-generated from federal data, describing data availability and patterns. Read our methodology →

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Dr. Ritter experienced with liver stiffness measurement?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Ritter performed 62 liver stiffness measurement services. These records cover Medicare fee-for-service activity, including eligible younger beneficiaries; they do not measure total practice volume or clinical quality.
Does Dr. Ritter receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Ritter received a total of $992,033 from 53 companies across 1,492 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their legality or effect on care. Patients may wish to ask their doctor about these relationships, especially if a recommended drug or device appears in the payment records.
How do Dr. Ritter's costs compare to other gastroenterologists in Southlake?
Dr. Ritter's average Medicare payment per service is $45. Note that these figures represent what Medicare pays, not your out-of-pocket cost, which depends on your specific insurance plan and deductible. Procedure-level data above shows both what was submitted and what Medicare paid for each service type.
What does Data Coverage mean?
Data Coverage (currently Very High for Dr. Ritter) measures how much public federal data is available about a provider. It is not a quality rating. A "Very High" or "High" level means the provider has data across multiple federal sources (NPPES, PECOS, Medicare Utilization, Open Payments), indicating the presence of registry, enrollment, activity or payment records, not verified experience or clinical quality. A "Low" or "Moderate" level may simply mean the provider is newer, does not see Medicare patients, or has not received any industry payments — none of which are inherently negative. Read our full methodology →
Is this data up to date?
Source publication dates and the snapshots loaded on this site can differ. Rebuilding a page does not refresh its source records. Check the Medicare reporting year and the payment interval shown above; consult the linked official sources for newer releases and current registry details. See our data freshness policy →

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About this page

This page combines public CMS records with calculated summaries and explanatory procedure labels. These transformations are not verbatim federal records. Sources: NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.

This page is not medical advice, an endorsement, a recommendation, or a quality rating. Data Coverage reflects data completeness — how much federal information exists for this provider — not clinical performance, patient outcomes, or quality of care. Always verify information directly with the provider and consult a licensed clinician before making medical decisions.

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Data Disclaimer — Data sourced from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), Open Payments program, Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data, and Provider Enrollment & Certification data (PECOS). Published under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). This website is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or authorized by CMS, HHS, or the U.S. Government. Data may contain errors as reported to CMS by providers and reporting entities. Industry payment disclosure alone establishes neither wrongdoing nor legality. Medicare data reflects only patients aged 65+ or those with qualifying disabilities. For corrections, contact CMS directly. This information does not constitute medical advice and should not be used as the sole basis for choosing a healthcare provider. Procedure descriptions use plain language and do not reference CPT® codes, which are copyrighted by the American Medical Association. Full methodology → · Report a data error → · Privacy policy →