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Dr. Steven D. Ritter, MD

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Specializes in: General Practice and Critical Care (Intensive Care Medicine)

St. Louis University School of Medicine (1989)

21 Reade Place Suite 1000
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601

(845) 214-1880

Dr. Steven D. Ritter, MD is a general practitioner in Poughkeepsie, NY specializing in general practice and critical care (intensive care medicine). He graduated from St. Louis University School of Medicine in 1989 and has 37 years of experience. Dr. Steven D. Ritter, MD is affiliated with Nuvance Health Medical Practice - Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine Poughkeepsie.

Office Locations

21 Reade Place Suite 1000
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Steven D. Ritter, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

home cardiorespiratory sleep study

in-lab polysomnography

sleep study

sleep study with CPAP

By Affordability:

nursing home care

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within New York, Dr. Steven D. Ritter, MD performed more home cardiorespiratory (type 3) sleep study, in-lab polysomnography (overnight sleep study), sleep study, and sleep study with CPAP procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for nursing home care that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 10%

By Volume:

nursing home care

In 2023, Dr. Steven D. Ritter, MD performed more nursing home care procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within New York.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Steven D. Ritter, MD treated as a general practitioner in Poughkeepsie, NY during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, sleep study and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven D. Ritter, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	23
catheterization	14
doctor visit	19
hospital care	245
inpatient care	245
sleep study	47

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Steven D. Ritter, MD treated as a general practitioner in Poughkeepsie, NY during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, sleep study and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven D. Ritter, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	34
doctor visit	61
hospital care	526
inpatient care	526
sleep study	69

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven D. Ritter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	153
Female	193

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	287
Black	34
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	87
From 75 to 84	115
85 and over	85
Less than 65	59

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven D. Ritter, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	40
Diabetes	51
Dementia	36
Cancer	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Steven D. Ritter, MD treated as a general practitioner in Poughkeepsie, NY during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care and nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven D. Ritter, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	29
hospital care	1418
inpatient care	1418
nursing home care	297

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven D. Ritter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	254
Female	265

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	410
Black	64
Hispanic	25
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	130
From 75 to 84	171
85 and over	138
Less than 65	80

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven D. Ritter, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	61
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	57
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	43
Diabetes	53
Dementia	43
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Steven D. Ritter, MD treated as a general practitioner in Poughkeepsie, NY during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, nursing home care and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven D. Ritter, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	11
hospital care	1015
inpatient care	1015
nursing home care	769
sleep study	22

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven D. Ritter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	512
Female	614

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	942
Black	100
Hispanic	44
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	260
From 75 to 84	314
85 and over	360
Less than 65	192

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven D. Ritter, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	21
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	33
Heart Failure	60
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	43
Diabetes	48
Dementia	45
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Steven D. Ritter, MD treated as a general practitioner in Poughkeepsie, NY during 2016 were nursing home care, hospital care, inpatient care and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven D. Ritter, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	56
doctor visit	89
hospital care	343
inpatient care	343
nursing home care	553
sleep study	123

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven D. Ritter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	279
Female	236

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	452
Black	31
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	186
From 75 to 84	110
85 and over	86
Less than 65	133

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven D. Ritter, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	21
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	38
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	46
Dementia	28
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Steven D. Ritter, MD treated as a general practitioner in Poughkeepsie, NY during 2017 were nursing home care, sleep study, airway management and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven D. Ritter, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	83
doctor visit	147
hospital care	64
inpatient care	64
nursing home care	1388
sleep study	199

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven D. Ritter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	305
Female	276

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	519
Black	31
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	206
From 75 to 84	156
85 and over	74
Less than 65	145

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven D. Ritter, MD in 2017

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	43
Dementia	29
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Steven D. Ritter, MD treated as a general practitioner in Poughkeepsie, NY during 2018 were nursing home care, sleep study, airway management and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven D. Ritter, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	64
doctor visit	183
hospital care	30
inpatient care	30
nursing home care	1052
sleep study	188

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven D. Ritter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	264
Female	216

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	405
Black	33
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	190
From 75 to 84	104
85 and over	48
Less than 65	138

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven D. Ritter, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	40
Dementia	26
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Steven D. Ritter, MD treated as a general practitioner in Poughkeepsie, NY during 2019 were nursing home care, sleep study, airway management and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven D. Ritter, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	135
doctor visit	276
hospital care	33
inpatient care	33
nursing home care	986
sleep study	303

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven D. Ritter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	318
Female	248

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	482
Black	31
Hispanic	30
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	227
From 75 to 84	124
85 and over	45
Less than 65	170

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven D. Ritter, MD in 2019

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	42
Dementia	19
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Steven D. Ritter, MD treated as a general practitioner in Poughkeepsie, NY during 2020 were nursing home care, sleep study, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven D. Ritter, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	39
doctor visit	113
hospital care	73
inpatient care	73
nursing home care	953
sleep study	154

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven D. Ritter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	296
Female	222

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	425
Black	39
Hispanic	31
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	205
From 75 to 84	125
85 and over	42
Less than 65	146

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven D. Ritter, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	43
Dementia	20
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Steven D. Ritter, MD treated as a general practitioner in Poughkeepsie, NY during 2021 were nursing home care, sleep study, airway management and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven D. Ritter, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	57
doctor visit	140
hospital care	40
inpatient care	40
nursing home care	986
sleep study	213

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven D. Ritter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	294
Female	225

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	424
Black	34
Hispanic	28
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	224
From 75 to 84	136
85 and over	36
Less than 65	123

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven D. Ritter, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	43
Dementia	17
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Steven D. Ritter, MD treated as a general practitioner in Poughkeepsie, NY during 2022 were nursing home care, sleep study, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven D. Ritter, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	77
doctor visit	307
hospital care	137
inpatient care	137
nursing home care	1597
sleep study	241

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven D. Ritter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	342
Female	287

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	523
Black	42
Hispanic	31
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	268
From 75 to 84	170
85 and over	59
Less than 65	132

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven D. Ritter, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	45
Dementia	16
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven D. Ritter, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Steven D. Ritter, MD treated as a general practitioner in Poughkeepsie, NY were nursing home care, hospital care, inpatient care and sleep study.

airway management	57
catheterization	14
doctor visit	136
hospital care	356
inpatient care	356
nursing home care	953
sleep study	155

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven D. Ritter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	274
Female	252

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	39
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	442
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	20
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	138
85 and over	88
Less than 65	119
65 to 74	180

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven D. Ritter, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Steven D. Ritter, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	14
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	41
Atrial Fibrillation	23
Dementia	25
Cancer	13

Education & Training

Dr. Steven D. Ritter, MD graduated from St. Louis University School of Medicine in 1989. He completed residency at Albany Medical Center. He has a state license in New York.

Medical School: St. Louis University School of Medicine (1989)

Residency: Albany Medical Center (1993)

Licensed In: New York

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Steven D. Ritter, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Nuvance Health Medical Practice - Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine Poughkeepsie

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Steven D. Ritter, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: MagnaCare, Emblem Health, Wellcare, Fidelis Care, Multiplan Inc, United Healthcare, Aetna, Oxford Health Plans, Medicaid New York, Empire BlueCross Blue Shield, Tricare Humana Military, Medicare Railroad, Coventry-Aetna, Cigna, MVP Health Care, Empire Plan, Centivo, Medicare New York, Empire Health Plan, Capital District Physicians' Health Plan, Northwell Direct and Hamaspik.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Steven D. Ritter, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

MagnaCare

Emblem Health

Wellcare

Fidelis Care

Multiplan Inc

United Healthcare

Aetna

Oxford Health Plans

Medicaid New York

Empire BlueCross Blue Shield

Tricare Humana Military

Medicare Railroad

Coventry-Aetna

Cigna

MVP Health Care

Empire Plan

Centivo

Medicare New York

Empire Health Plan

Capital District Physicians' Health Plan

Northwell Direct

Hamaspik

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Steven D. Ritter, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$251 FASENRA $125	ANDEXXA $109	FARXIGA $16
AbbVie Inc.	$215 DALVANCE $189	AVYCAZ $27
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$161 XARELTO $117	INVOKANA $45
CSL Behring	$125 Kcentra $125
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$125 $125
Other	$1,107 Exparel $124	Arikayce $117	ANDEXXA $107	ENTRESTO $95	AVYCAZ $75	Other $588

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,919
Education	$65

Biography

Dr. Steven Ritter is a general practice and critical care (intensive care medicine) specialist in Kingston, NY and Poughkeepsie, NY. He usually is in-network for Blue California, Fidelis Care, and Empire BlueCross BlueShield, as well as other insurance carriers. Before performing his residency at St. John's Mercy Medical Center and Albany Medical Center, Dr. Ritter attended St. Louis University School of Medicine. Dr. Ritter's practice in Poughkeepsie, NY is open to new patients as reported by Yext.