Dr. Benjamin R. Ruckman, DO
- Medicare services, 2024
- 664
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 265
- Part D claims, 2024
- 255
- MIPS score, 2024
- 94
- Hospital affiliations
- 4
- Practice address
- 1024 S Lemay Ave, Fort Collins, CO 80524
- Practice phone
- Call (970) 495-7000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Benjamin R. Ruckman is a hospitalist in Fort Collins, Colorado
Dr. Ruckman practices at UCHealth Poudre Valley Hospital in Fort Collins, Colorado, part of UCHealth.
Dr. Ruckman's NPI, 1780945964, was assigned on June 4, 2012. Dr. Ruckman graduated from University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver in 2012. Dr. Ruckman holds Colorado license DR.0053866.
- NPI
- 1780945964NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 6507005485
- NPI enumeration date
- June 4, 2012
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (970) 495-7000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 40
- Medical school graduation
- 2012
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Benjamin R. Ruckman practices at UCHealth Poudre Valley Hospital in Fort Collins, Colorado
Dr. Ruckman's primary practice is UCHealth Poudre Valley Hospital, at 1024 S Lemay Ave, Fort Collins, CO 80524 in Larimer County. The practice phone is (970) 495-7000.
- UCHealth Poudre Valley Hospital1024 S Lemay Ave, Fort Collins, CO 80524 · Larimer CountyPhone(970) 495-7000
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Benjamin R. Ruckman is affiliated with 7 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Ruckman's primary practice is UCHealth Poudre Valley Hospital in Fort Collins, Colorado, part of UCHealth. Dr. Ruckman is also affiliated with UCHealth Medical Center of the Rockies. The medical group on file is Northern Colorado Hospitalists. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ruckman to 2 more hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics, 1 hospice and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Benjamin R. Ruckman's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Ruckman practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| UCHealth Poudre Valley Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +6 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Benjamin R. Ruckman is one of 758 hospitalists in Colorado
Hospitalist is Dr. Ruckman's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208M00000X. Dr. Ruckman is licensed in Colorado.
Specialties and state licenses
- Hospitalist, ColoradoPrimary
Hospitalists near Dr. Ruckman
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Benjamin R. Ruckman billed Medicare for 664 services in 2024
CMS data shows 664 Medicare services from Dr. Ruckman across 6 procedure codes in 2024, for 265 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $54,532 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.
Dr. Ruckman's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 6782024: 6642%
Dr. Ruckman compared with the Colorado median for hospitalists, 2024
- Dr. Ruckman
- Colorado median
- Medicare services
- 664vs 2842.3 times
- Medicare patients
- 265vs 16066% above
- Part D claims
- 29vs 4129% below
Medians across 646 hospitalists in Colorado with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Ruckman's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Benjamin R. Ruckman treated 265 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 77
CMS counts 265 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ruckman in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 104 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 20% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.06, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Ruckman's median patient age at 77, with 51% women.
Dr. Ruckman's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Ruckman's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women14354%
- Men12246%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Ruckman's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis58%
- Chronic kidney disease49%
- Ischemic heart disease49%
- Heart failure48%
- Mood disorders43%
- Anxiety42%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Ruckman's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 77
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women51%
- Men49%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Benjamin R. Ruckman wrote 255 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Ruckman wrote 255 Medicare Part D claims for 104 patients. 90% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 29 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $171 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 44 claims across 3 drugs.
Dr. Ruckman's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic230 claims90%
- Brand-name and other25 claims10%
Dr. Ruckman's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Ruckman's Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics18%46 of 255 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 442024: 2934%
Drugs named by CMS: 2 in 2024, 3 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Benjamin R. Ruckman scored 94 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 94 out of 100 for Dr. Ruckman for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Ruckman accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Ruckman's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 94of 100Final score
- 87of 100Quality
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026
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Dr. Benjamin R. Ruckman received $121 in industry payments from 2017 to 2020
CMS Open Payments shows 4 general payments to Dr. Ruckman from 2 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2020. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Allergan Inc. paid the most, $60.
General payments to Dr. Ruckman by program year, 2017 to 2020
Companies that paid Dr. Ruckman the most, 2017 to 2020
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Benjamin R. Ruckman graduated from University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver
Dr. Ruckman graduated from University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver in 2012.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Benjamin R. Ruckman's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Benjamin R. Ruckman's NPI number?
Dr. Benjamin R. Ruckman's NPI number is 1780945964. It was assigned on June 4, 2012, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Benjamin R. Ruckman?
Dr. Benjamin R. Ruckman is a hospitalist in Fort Collins, Colorado. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Hospitalist Physician (taxonomy code 208M00000X).
Where does Dr. Benjamin R. Ruckman practice?
Dr. Ruckman practices at 1024 S Lemay Ave, Fort Collins, CO 80524. Dr. Ruckman's primary practice is UCHealth Poudre Valley Hospital in Fort Collins, Colorado, part of UCHealth. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ruckman to 2 hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics, 1 hospice and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Benjamin R. Ruckman's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Ruckman is (970) 495-7000.
What is Dr. Benjamin R. Ruckman's medical license number?
Dr. Ruckman holds Colorado license DR.0053866.
Which hospitals is Dr. Benjamin R. Ruckman affiliated with?
Dr. Ruckman practices at UCHealth Poudre Valley Hospital in Fort Collins, Colorado. Dr. Ruckman is also affiliated with UCHealth Medical Center of the Rockies. Dmand AI links Dr. Ruckman to 2 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Benjamin R. Ruckman part of?
Dr. Ruckman is linked to Northern Colorado Hospitalists. Dmand AI links Dr. Ruckman to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Benjamin R. Ruckman accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Ruckman billed Medicare for 664 services in 2024, and Dr. Ruckman accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Benjamin R. Ruckman's MIPS score?
Dr. Ruckman's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 94 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Benjamin R. Ruckman see?
CMS counts 265 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ruckman in 2024, with an average age of 77.
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What services does Dr. Benjamin R. Ruckman bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Ruckman's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99232), hospital inpatient care (99233) and hospital inpatient care (99223).
Where did Dr. Benjamin R. Ruckman go to medical school?
Dr. Ruckman graduated from University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver in 2012.
What drugs does Dr. Benjamin R. Ruckman prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Ruckman's most prescribed drugs by claims were Cefuroxime and Prednisone.
Has Dr. Benjamin R. Ruckman received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $121 in general payments to Dr. Ruckman from 2 companies from 2017 to 2020. The largest total came from Allergan Inc.
How long has Dr. Benjamin R. Ruckman been practicing?
Dr. Ruckman graduated from medical school in 2012, 14 years ago.
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