Ralph William Richter Jr, MD in East Chicago, IN - Medicare Hand Surgery

Ralph William Richter Jr, MD is a medicare enrolled "Orthopaedic Surgery" physician in East Chicago, Indiana. He went to University Of Cincinnati College Of Medicine and graduated in 1986 and has 38 years of diverse experience with area of expertise as Hand Surgery. His current practice location is 4320 Fir Street, East Chicago, Indiana. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (219) 392-1215.

Ralph William Richter Jr is licensed to practice in Indiana (license number 01040273A) and he also participates in the medicare program. He accepts medicare assignments (which means he accepts the Medicare-approved amount; you will not be billed for any more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance) and his NPI Number is 1831294727.

Contact Information

	Ralph William Richter Jr, MD
	4320 Fir Street, East Chicago, IN 46312
	(219) 392-1215
	(219) 392-0504

Physician's Profile

Full Name	Ralph William Richter Jr
Gender	Male
Speciality	Hand Surgery
Experience	38 Years
Location	4320 Fir Street, East Chicago, Indiana
Accepts Medicare Assignments	Yes. He accepts the Medicare-approved amount; you will not be billed for any more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance.

Medical Education and Training:

Ralph William Richter Jr attended and graduated from University Of Cincinnati College Of Medicine in 1986

NPI Data:

NPI Number: 1831294727
Provider Enumeration Date: 09/14/2006
Last Update Date: 08/04/2020

Medicare PECOS Information:

PECOS PAC ID: 0941491781
Enrollment ID: I20101018001313

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Ralph William Richter Jr such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.

Identifier	Type	State	Issuer
1831294727	NPI	-	NPPES
100147320	Medicaid	IN
000000089192	Other	IN	BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD
90000287	Other	IL	BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

Taxonomy	Type	License (State)	Status
207X00000X	Orthopaedic Surgery	01040273A (Indiana)	Primary

Medical Facilities Affiliation

Facility Name	Location	Facility Type
St Catherine Hospital Inc	East chicago, IN	Hospital
Community Hospital	Munster, IN	Hospital

Medicare Part D Prescriber Enrollment

Any physician or other eligible professional who prescribes Part D drugs must either enroll in the Medicare program or opt out in order to prescribe drugs to their patients with Part D prescription drug benefit plans. Ralph William Richter Jr is enrolled with medicare and thus, if eligible, can prescribe medicare part D drugs to patients with medicare part D benefits.

Mailing Address and Practice Location

Mailing Address	Practice Location Address
Ralph William Richter Jr, MD 4320 Fir Street, East Chicago, IN 46312 Ph: (219) 392-1215	Ralph William Richter Jr, MD 4320 Fir Street, East Chicago, IN 46312 Ph: (219) 392-1215

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Ralph William Richter Jr, MD - Medicare Hand Surgery in East Chicago, IN