Dr. Joanne Elizabeth Ruch, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 1,671
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 268
- Part D claims, 2024
- 4,125
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Industry payments
- $5,824
- Practice address
- 1805 Kipling St, Lakewood, CO 80215-2873
- Practice phone
- Call (303) 422-3727
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Internal Medicine Assoc. Of Wheat Ridge
Primary care practice · Lakewood, Colorado
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Dr. Joanne Elizabeth Ruch is an internist in Lakewood, Colorado
Dr. Ruch practices at Internal Medicine Assoc. Of Wheat Ridge in Lakewood, Colorado.
Dr. Ruch's NPI, 1659447787, was assigned on November 28, 2006. Dr. Ruch graduated from Rush Medical College of Rush University in 1992. Dr. Ruch holds Colorado license 34629.
- NPI
- 1659447787NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 5395873699
- NPI enumeration date
- November 28, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (303) 422-3727
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Female
- Estimated age
- 60
- Medical school graduation
- 1992
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Joanne Elizabeth Ruch practices at Internal Medicine Assoc. of Wheat Ridge in Lakewood, Colorado
Dr. Ruch's primary practice is Internal Medicine Assoc. of Wheat Ridge, at 1805 Kipling St, Lakewood, CO 80215-2873. The practice phone is (303) 422-3727.
- Internal Medicine Assoc. of Wheat Ridge1805 Kipling St, Lakewood, CO 80215-2873Phone(303) 422-3727
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Joanne Elizabeth Ruch is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Ruch's primary practice is Internal Medicine Assoc. Of Wheat Ridge in Lakewood, Colorado. Dr. Ruch is also affiliated with Lutheran Hospital. The medical group on file is Internal Medicine Associates of Wheat Ridge. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ruch to 1 more home health agency, named with a free account.
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Joanne Elizabeth Ruch's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Ruch practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Internal Medicine Assoc. Of Wheat Ridge | Available with a free account |
| +2 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Joanne Elizabeth Ruch is one of 1,668 internists in Colorado
Internal medicine is Dr. Ruch's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Ruch is licensed in Colorado.
Specialties and state licenses
- Internal medicine, ColoradoPrimary
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Joanne Elizabeth Ruch billed Medicare for 1,671 services in 2024
CMS data shows 1,671 Medicare services from Dr. Ruch across 15 procedure codes in 2024, for 268 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $113,374 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. Ruch's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 9462024: 9005%
- Other services
- 2023: 5872024: 49616%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 2652024: 22814%
- Lab and pathology
- 2023: 432024: 479%
- Surgery
- 2023: 142024: 0100%
Dr. Ruch compared with the Colorado median for internists, 2024
- Dr. Ruch
- Colorado median
- Medicare services
- 1,671vs 3774.4 times
- Medicare patients
- 268vs 18644% above
- Part D claims
- 3,525vs 31811.1 times
Medians across 1,630 internists in Colorado with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Ruch'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. Joanne Elizabeth Ruch treated 268 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 77
CMS counts 268 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ruch in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 121 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 69% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 1.08, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Ruch's median patient age at 73, with 73% women.
Dr. Ruch's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Ruch's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women21078%
- Men5822%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Ruch's Medicare patients, 2024
- High cholesterol75%
- High blood pressure69%
- Arthritis43%
- Osteoporosis28%
- Chronic kidney disease26%
- Mood disorders21%
- Diabetes20%
- Depression19%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Ruch's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 73
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women73%
- Men27%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Joanne Elizabeth Ruch wrote 4,125 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Ruch wrote 4,125 Medicare Part D claims for 320 patients. 86% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 3,525 of them, across 72 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $164,000 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 3,228 claims across 74 drugs.
Dr. Ruch's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic3,564 claims86%
- Brand-name549 claims13%
- Other12 claims0%
Dr. Ruch'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. Ruch's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids2%63 of 4,125 claims
- Antibiotics2%84 of 4,125 claims
- Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over1%36 of 4,125 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: 3,2282024: 3,5259%
Drugs named by CMS: 72 in 2024, 74 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. Joanne Elizabeth Ruch ranks in the 63rd percentile for removal of skin lesions in Medicare
Dr. Ruch accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Ruch as offering telehealth. CMS counts 16 procedures of removal of skin lesions by Dr. Ruch, more than 63% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Where Dr. Ruch ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Removal of skin lesions
- 63rd percentile16 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Skin biopsy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Joanne Elizabeth Ruch received $5,824 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 406 general payments to Dr. Ruch from 36 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 98% of the total. Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. paid the most, $756.
General payments to Dr. Ruch by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Ruch by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$5,72598%
- Education$992%
Companies that paid Dr. Ruch the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Joanne Elizabeth Ruch graduated from Rush Medical College of Rush University
Dr. Ruch graduated from Rush Medical College of Rush University in 1992.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Joanne Elizabeth Ruch'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 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)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (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. Joanne Elizabeth Ruch's NPI number?
Dr. Joanne Elizabeth Ruch's NPI number is 1659447787. It was assigned on November 28, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Joanne Elizabeth Ruch?
Dr. Joanne Elizabeth Ruch is an internist in Lakewood, Colorado. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).
Where does Dr. Joanne Elizabeth Ruch practice?
Dr. Ruch practices at 1805 Kipling St, Lakewood, CO 80215-2873. Dr. Ruch's primary practice is Internal Medicine Assoc. Of Wheat Ridge in Lakewood, Colorado. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ruch to 1 home health agency.
What is Dr. Joanne Elizabeth Ruch's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Ruch is (303) 422-3727.
What is Dr. Joanne Elizabeth Ruch's medical license number?
Dr. Ruch holds Colorado license 34629.
Which hospitals is Dr. Joanne Elizabeth Ruch affiliated with?
Dr. Ruch is affiliated with Lutheran Hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Joanne Elizabeth Ruch part of?
Dr. Ruch is linked to Internal Medicine Associates of Wheat Ridge.
Does Dr. Joanne Elizabeth Ruch accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Ruch billed Medicare for 1,671 services in 2024, and Dr. Ruch accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Joanne Elizabeth Ruch offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Ruch as offering telehealth services.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Joanne Elizabeth Ruch see?
CMS counts 268 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ruch in 2024, with an average age of 77.
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What services does Dr. Joanne Elizabeth Ruch bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Ruch's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), medicare service (G0439) and medicare service (G0444).
Where did Dr. Joanne Elizabeth Ruch go to medical school?
Dr. Ruch graduated from Rush Medical College of Rush University in 1992.
What drugs does Dr. Joanne Elizabeth Ruch prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Ruch's most prescribed drugs by claims were Levothyroxine Sodium, Atorvastatin Calcium and Lisinopril.
Has Dr. Joanne Elizabeth Ruch received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $5,824 in general payments to Dr. Ruch from 36 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
How long has Dr. Joanne Elizabeth Ruch been practicing?
Dr. Ruch graduated from medical school in 1992, 34 years ago.
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