Joseph Ruzbarsky

  • Basalt, CO
  • Orthopedic surgeon
NPI1053730762PAC ID0042504425
Medicare services, 2024
2,356
Medicare patients, 2024
383
Part D claims, 2024
16
Publications
108
MIPS score, 2024
99
Practice address
200 Robinson Street, Basalt, CO 81621
Practice phone
Call (970) 477-3794
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Primary practice

Steadman Philippon Surgery Center

Surgery Center - Not Medicare-Certified · Basalt, Colorado

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Joseph Ruzbarsky is an orthopedic surgeon in Basalt, Colorado

Joseph Ruzbarsky practices at Steadman Philippon Surgery Center in Basalt, Colorado.

Joseph Ruzbarsky's NPI, 1053730762, was assigned on April 9, 2014. Joseph Ruzbarsky graduated from Perelman School of Med at the University of Pennsylvania in 2014. Joseph Ruzbarsky holds Colorado license 0061422.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
0042504425
NPI enumeration date
April 9, 2014
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(970) 477-3794
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
38
Medical school graduation
2014

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Joseph Ruzbarsky practices at Steadman Philippon Surgery Center in Basalt, Colorado

Joseph Ruzbarsky's primary practice is Steadman Philippon Surgery Center, at 200 Robinson Street, Basalt, CO 81621. The practice phone is (970) 477-3794.

  • Steadman Philippon Surgery Center
    200 Robinson Street, Basalt, CO 81621Phone(970) 477-3794

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Joseph Ruzbarsky is affiliated with 8 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Joseph Ruzbarsky's primary practice is Steadman Philippon Surgery Center in Basalt, Colorado. Joseph Ruzbarsky is also affiliated with Montrose Regional Health. The medical group on file is The Steadman Clinic. Dmand AI also links Joseph Ruzbarsky to 5 more hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Joseph Ruzbarsky's practice

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EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Steadman Philippon Surgery CenterAvailable with a free account
+7 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Joseph Ruzbarsky is one of 387 orthopedic surgeons in Colorado

Orthopaedic surgery is Joseph Ruzbarsky's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Joseph Ruzbarsky is licensed in Colorado.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Orthopaedic surgery, ColoradoPrimaryLicense 0061422 · taxonomy 207X00000X

Orthopedic surgeons near Joseph Ruzbarsky

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Joseph Ruzbarsky billed Medicare for 2,356 services in 2024

CMS data shows 2,356 Medicare services from Joseph Ruzbarsky across 22 procedure codes in 2024, for 383 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $156,686 for them.

Medicare services, 20242,356
Medicare patients383
Paid by Medicare$156,686
Procedure codes22

Joseph Ruzbarsky's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Drugs given in the office
2023: 1,3942024: 1,3374%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 4412024: 35520%
Imaging
2023: 4382024: 35120%
Surgery
2023: 2722024: 2653%
Other services
2023: 432024: 4812%

Where Joseph Ruzbarsky's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office2,20193%
  • In a facility1557%

Joseph Ruzbarsky compared with the Colorado median for orthopedic surgeons, 2024

  • Joseph Ruzbarsky
  • Colorado median
Medicare services
2,356vs 7003.4 times
Medicare patients
383vs 19695% above
Part D claims
20vs 6469% below

Medians across 373 orthopedic surgeons in Colorado with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Joseph Ruzbarsky'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

Joseph Ruzbarsky treated 383 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73

CMS counts 383 Medicare patients who saw Joseph Ruzbarsky in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 247 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 68% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 0.67, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Joseph Ruzbarsky's median patient age at 55, with 47% women.

Medicare patients, 2024383
Average age73
Average risk score0.67

Joseph Ruzbarsky's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Joseph Ruzbarsky's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women20453%
  • Men17947%

Chronic conditions among Joseph Ruzbarsky's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. Arthritis75%
  2. High cholesterol68%
  3. High blood pressure42%
  4. Ischemic heart disease26%
  5. Osteoporosis25%
  6. Anxiety15%
  7. Cancer14%
  8. Mood disorders13%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Joseph Ruzbarsky's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 55

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women47%
  • Men52%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Joseph Ruzbarsky wrote 16 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Joseph Ruzbarsky wrote 16 Medicare Part D claims. 100% of them were for generic drugs. They cover 1 drug, with $88 in total drug cost. In 2021, CMS named 19 claims across 1 drug.

Part D claims, 202416
Drugs named by CMS1
Total drug cost$88

Joseph Ruzbarsky's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2022

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2021 to 2022

  • 2021
  • 2022
Claims for drugs CMS names
2021: 192022: 205%

Drugs named by CMS: 1 in 2022, 1 in 2021.

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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

Joseph Ruzbarsky scored 99 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 99 out of 100 for Joseph Ruzbarsky for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Joseph Ruzbarsky accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Joseph Ruzbarsky as offering telehealth. CMS counts 17 procedures of lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) by Joseph Ruzbarsky, more than 90% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Joseph Ruzbarsky's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 99of 100Final score
  • 99of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Where Joseph Ruzbarsky ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair)
88th percentile54 procedures
Hip replacement
77th percentile32 procedures
Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair)
90th percentile17 procedures

CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.

Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Joseph Ruzbarsky has 108 publications on record

Dmand AI links 108 papers to Joseph Ruzbarsky, published from 2013 to 2025. 2022 was the busiest year, with 23. The most frequent topics are Arthroscopy, Hip Joint and Femoracetabular Impingement. Joseph Ruzbarsky has published most often in Am J Sports Med. Joseph Ruzbarsky's most frequent co-authors are Justin Wade Arner, MD, Peter James Millett, MD and Matthew T. Provencher, MD.

Papers108
Years published2013 to 2025

Joseph Ruzbarsky's papers by year, 2015 to 2025

Topics Joseph Ruzbarsky writes about most

  • Arthroscopy
  • Hip Joint
  • Femoracetabular Impingement
  • Activities of Daily Living
  • Shoulder Joint
  • Joint Instability
  • Reoperation
  • Biomechanical Phenomena

Joseph Ruzbarsky's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Joseph Ruzbarsky

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Joseph Ruzbarsky received $45,491 in industry payments from 2017 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 62 general payments to Joseph Ruzbarsky from 16 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Grants make up the largest share, 44% of the total. Smith & Nephew, Inc. paid the most, $22,756.

General payments to Joseph Ruzbarsky by program year, 2017 to 2025

General payments to Joseph Ruzbarsky by kind, 2017 to 2025

$45.5Kin total
  • Grants$20,00044%
  • Consulting fees$15,45034%
  • Travel and lodging$5,68813%
  • Food and beverage$2,8186%
  • Other$1,5353%

Companies that paid Joseph Ruzbarsky the most, 2017 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Joseph Ruzbarsky graduated from Perelman School of Med at the University of Pennsylvania

Joseph Ruzbarsky graduated from Perelman School of Med at the University of Pennsylvania in 2014.

  1. Medical schoolPerelman School of Med at the University of Pennsylvania

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Joseph Ruzbarsky's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare 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 percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Joseph Ruzbarsky's NPI number?

Joseph Ruzbarsky's NPI number is 1053730762. It was assigned on April 9, 2014, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What does Joseph Ruzbarsky specialize in?

Joseph Ruzbarsky is an orthopedic surgeon in Basalt, Colorado. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207X00000X).

Where does Joseph Ruzbarsky practice?

Joseph Ruzbarsky practices at 200 Robinson Street, Basalt, CO 81621. Joseph Ruzbarsky's primary practice is Steadman Philippon Surgery Center in Basalt, Colorado. Dmand AI also links Joseph Ruzbarsky to 5 hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.

What is Joseph Ruzbarsky's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Joseph Ruzbarsky is (970) 477-3794.

What is Joseph Ruzbarsky's medical license number?

Joseph Ruzbarsky holds Colorado license 0061422.

Which hospitals is Joseph Ruzbarsky affiliated with?

Joseph Ruzbarsky is affiliated with Montrose Regional Health. Dmand AI links Joseph Ruzbarsky to 5 more hospitals.

What medical group is Joseph Ruzbarsky part of?

Joseph Ruzbarsky is linked to The Steadman Clinic. Dmand AI links Joseph Ruzbarsky to 1 more medical group.

Does Joseph Ruzbarsky accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Joseph Ruzbarsky billed Medicare for 2,356 services in 2024, and Joseph Ruzbarsky accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Joseph Ruzbarsky offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Joseph Ruzbarsky as offering telehealth services.

What is Joseph Ruzbarsky's MIPS score?

Joseph Ruzbarsky's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 99 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

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How many Medicare patients does Joseph Ruzbarsky see?

CMS counts 383 Medicare patients who saw Joseph Ruzbarsky in 2024, with an average age of 73.

What services does Joseph Ruzbarsky bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Joseph Ruzbarsky's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J3301), office visit, established patient (99213) and surgery: bones and joints (20610).

Where did Joseph Ruzbarsky go to medical school?

Joseph Ruzbarsky graduated from Perelman School of Med at the University of Pennsylvania in 2014.

What drugs does Joseph Ruzbarsky prescribe most?

In 2022 Medicare Part D data, Joseph Ruzbarsky's most prescribed drugs by claims were Meloxicam.

Has Joseph Ruzbarsky received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $45,491 in general payments to Joseph Ruzbarsky from 16 companies from 2017 to 2025. The largest total came from Smith & Nephew, Inc.

How long has Joseph Ruzbarsky been practicing?

Joseph Ruzbarsky graduated from medical school in 2014, 12 years ago.

Does Joseph Ruzbarsky do research?

Dmand AI links 108 publications to Joseph Ruzbarsky, published from 2013 to 2025.

Who does Joseph Ruzbarsky publish with?

Joseph Ruzbarsky's most frequent co-authors are Justin Wade Arner, MD (27 shared papers), Peter James Millett, MD (18 shared papers) and Matthew T. Provencher, MD (13 shared papers).

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