Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of August 10, 2026.
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Dr. Simon M Ritchken, MD

Individual provider Internal Medicine Physician · NPI 1255399341

Dr. Simon M Ritchken, MD practises Gastroenterology in San Diego, California. Qualified in 1973, 53 years ago. Practices with Ritchken and First Medical Group, a 2-clinician group, accepts Medicare assignment and offers telehealth. Licensed in California.

Years since qualifying
53
Licensed in
CA
In the registry since
2006
Specialties on file
2
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

4282 Genesee Ave Ste 103
San Diego, CA 92117-4961 Not confirmed with CMS for 16 years — call before visiting
Phone: (858) 292-0108
Fax: (858) 292-9097
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Specialties & licences

Internal Medicine Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207R00000X · Licence A34151 (CA)
Gastroenterology Physician Taxonomy 207RG0100X · Licence A34151 (CA)

Record details

NPI number1255399341
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedMay 1, 2006
Last updated in NPPESJune 29, 2010

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyGASTROENTEROLOGY
Medical schoolOTHER
Graduated 1973 (53 years in practice)
Group practice Ritchken And First Medical Group — 2 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
TelehealthOffers telehealth services

Procedures

From CMS Care Compare, which counts the procedures a clinician billed to Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage over a recent 12-month period. CMS reports a fixed list of common procedures, so this is not everything the clinician does. Counts of 10 or fewer are given as a range, because CMS withholds small numbers.

Colonoscopy 132 times · 86th percentile
Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux 82 times · 73rd percentile

The percentile compares how often this clinician performed the procedure with other clinicians who performed it, as CMS calculates it. It measures volume, not outcomes or skill.

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients379
Services billed 1,230 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age76

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Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

Drug and device makers are required by federal law (the Physician Payments Sunshine Act) to report what they pay or give to clinicians, and CMS publishes the reports as Open Payments. This is the 2025 program year. A report is a record of a payment, not an allegation of anything, and many are small items such as meals. Only general payments are listed here; research payments and ownership or investment interests are reported separately by CMS and are not shown.

Food and Beverage $1,617 73 payments · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee

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Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician. Those with a page here are linked.

Colleagues at Ritchken and First Medical Group

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice.

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