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Dr. Christopher T. Ritchlin, MD, MPH

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(27 Ratings)

Specializes in: Adult Rheumatology

Albany Medical College (1982)

400 Red Creek Drive Suite 200
Rochester, NY 14623

(585) 487-1400

Dr. Christopher T. Ritchlin, MD, MPH is a rheumatologist in Rochester, NY specializing in adult rheumatology. He graduated from Albany Medical College in 1982 and has 44 years of experience. Dr. Christopher T. Ritchlin, MD, MPH is affiliated with University of Rochester Medical Center.

Office Locations

University of Rochester Medical Center

400 Red Creek Drive Suite 200
Rochester, NY 14623

(585) 487-1400

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“Long-term data such as these are important since they may help to inform clinical decision making of the future," said Christopher Ritchlin MD, MPH, Professor of Medicine and faculty member in the...”—"Bimekizumab Demonstrated Sustained Clinical Responses to Week 52 in Phase 3 Studies in Psoriatic Arthritis, Non-Radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis, and Ankylosing Spondylitis", KRON4, November 2022

“At week 12, according to Christopher T. Ritchlin, MD, of the University of Rochester in New York, a 50% improvement on the criteria of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR50) was seen in up to...”—"In Psoriatic Arthritis, Doubling Down on IL-17", MedPage Today, October 2018

“Dr. Christopher Ritchlin, a rheumatologist at the University of Rochester Medical Center, who has seen the findings but was not involved with the study, said the analysis does not ease his concerns...”—"No Major Heart Risk Seen in New Psoriasis Drugs", Fox News, March 2015

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher T. Ritchlin, MD, MPH for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	158

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher T. Ritchlin, MD, MPH treated as a rheumatologist in Rochester, NY during 2013 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher T. Ritchlin, MD, MPH for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	129
hospital care	42
inpatient care	42

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher T. Ritchlin, MD, MPH.

**Gender**
Male	30
Female	75

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	78
Black	16
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	39
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	45

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher T. Ritchlin, MD, MPH in 2013

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	16
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher T. Ritchlin, MD, MPH for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	81

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher T. Ritchlin, MD, MPH.

**Gender**
Male	22
Female	51

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	60
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	25
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher T. Ritchlin, MD, MPH in 2014

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	26
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher T. Ritchlin, MD, MPH for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	108

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher T. Ritchlin, MD, MPH.

**Gender**
Male	48
Female	112

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	128
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	64
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	58

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher T. Ritchlin, MD, MPH in 2015

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	23
Dementia	0
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher T. Ritchlin, MD, MPH for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	119

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher T. Ritchlin, MD, MPH.

**Gender**
Male	33
Female	60

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	79
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	42
From 75 to 84	19
85 and over	0
Less than 65	32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher T. Ritchlin, MD, MPH in 2016

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	26
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher T. Ritchlin, MD, MPH for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	141

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher T. Ritchlin, MD, MPH.

**Gender**
Male	36
Female	65

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	83
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	43
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher T. Ritchlin, MD, MPH in 2017

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	33
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher T. Ritchlin, MD, MPH for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	132

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher T. Ritchlin, MD, MPH.

**Gender**
Male	34
Female	72

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	87
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	44
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher T. Ritchlin, MD, MPH in 2018

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	32
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher T. Ritchlin, MD, MPH for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	171

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher T. Ritchlin, MD, MPH.

**Gender**
Male	35
Female	78

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	98
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	47
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher T. Ritchlin, MD, MPH in 2019

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	47
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	27
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher T. Ritchlin, MD, MPH for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	109

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher T. Ritchlin, MD, MPH.

**Gender**
Male	24
Female	55

**Age**
From 65 to 74	27
From 75 to 84	27
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher T. Ritchlin, MD, MPH in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	24
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher T. Ritchlin, MD, MPH for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	113

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher T. Ritchlin, MD, MPH.

**Gender**
Male	19
Female	58

**Age**
From 65 to 74	33
From 75 to 84	23
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher T. Ritchlin, MD, MPH in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	30
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher T. Ritchlin, MD, MPH for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher T. Ritchlin, MD, MPH in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	0
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher T. Ritchlin, MD, MPH for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Christopher T. Ritchlin, MD, MPH treated as a rheumatologist in Rochester, NY were hospital care and inpatient care.

doctor visit	117
hospital care	42
inpatient care	42

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher T. Ritchlin, MD, MPH.

**Gender**
Male	25
Female	56

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	1
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	55
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	6
85 and over	0
Less than 65	24
65 to 74	33

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher T. Ritchlin, MD, MPH From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Christopher T. Ritchlin, MD, MPH treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	38
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	2
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	21
Atrial Fibrillation	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	1

Education & Training

Dr. Christopher T. Ritchlin, MD, MPH graduated from Albany Medical College in 1982. He completed residency at Internal Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital.. He is certified by the Internal Medicine - American Board of Internal Medicine Rheumatology - American Board of Internal Medicine and has a state license in New York.

Medical School: Albany Medical College (1982)

Residency: Internal Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital. (1986)

Board Certification: Internal Medicine - American Board of Internal Medicine Rheumatology - American Board of Internal Medicine

Licensed In: New York

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Christopher T. Ritchlin, MD, MPH is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

University of Rochester Medical Center

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Christopher T. Ritchlin, MD, MPH has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.8 out of 5 stars based on 27 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Christopher T. Ritchlin, MD, MPH from all over the web to help you find the right in Rochester, NY.

4.8

Overall Rating

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Christopher T. Ritchlin, MD, MPH. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
AbbVie, Inc.	$149,096 Humira $97,784	Lupron $13,931	$37,380
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$71,516 COSENTYX $46,762	Ilaris $6,814	NON BRAND $1,932	$16,007
Pfizer Inc.	$63,993 XELJANZ $45,415	$18,577
UCB SA	$57,943 Bimzelx $3,960	$53,983
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.	$40,859 ORENCIA $15,705	$25,154
Other	$192,051 Tremfya $35,301	Enbrel $23,801	Cimzia $13,434	Otezla $10,364	REMICADE $6,614	Other $102,536

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$374,349
Travel and Lodging	$101,696
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$43,823
Honoraria	$38,076
Food and Beverage	$13,330
Other	$4,183

Research Payments

Dr. Christopher T. Ritchlin, MD, MPH has received 116 research payments totaling $1,162,980.

Biography

Dr. Christopher Ritchlin's area of specialization is adult rheumatology. Dr. Ritchlin's patients gave him an average rating of 5.0 stars (out of 5). He is professionally affiliated with the University of Rochester Medical Center. He has an open panel in Rochester, NY according to University of Rochester Medical Center. He attended medical school at Albany Medical College. He has received the distinction of Marquis Who's Who. Irene Kohn Teaching Award.