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Dr. John Wesley Ruffin, MD
NPI1194793026PAC ID9133177892
- Medicare services, 2024
- 1,030
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 685
- Part D claims, 2024
- 129
- Publications
- 7
- MIPS score, 2024
- 90
- Practice address
- 1700 S Tamiami Trl, Sarasota, FL 34239
- Practice phone
- Call (941) 917-9000
- Professional email
- Get professional email
- Personal email
- Get personal email
- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
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Dr. John Wesley Ruffin is a pediatrician in Sarasota, Florida
Dr. Ruffin practices at Sarasota Memorial Hospital - Sarasota Campus in Sarasota, Florida, part of Sarasota Memorial Health Care System.
Dr. Ruffin's NPI, 1194793026, was assigned on March 8, 2006. Dr. Ruffin graduated from UMKC School of Medicine in 1993. Dr. Ruffin's Pennsylvania license number on file is MD422285.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1194793026NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 9133177892
- NPI enumeration date
- March 8, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (941) 917-9000
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 59
- Medical school graduation
- 1993
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. John Wesley Ruffin practices at Sarasota Memorial Hospital - Sarasota Campus in Sarasota, Florida
Dr. Ruffin's primary practice is Sarasota Memorial Hospital - Sarasota Campus, at 1700 S Tamiami Trl, Sarasota, FL 34239 in Sarasota County. The practice phone is (941) 917-9000.
- Sarasota Memorial Hospital - Sarasota Campus1700 S Tamiami Trl, Sarasota, FL 34239 · Sarasota CountyPhone(941) 917-9000
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. John Wesley Ruffin is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Ruffin's primary practice is Sarasota Memorial Hospital - Sarasota Campus in Sarasota, Florida, part of Sarasota Memorial Health Care System. Dr. Ruffin is also affiliated with Sarasota Memorial Hospital-Venice. The medical group on file is Global Physician Network. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ruffin to 1 more medical group, named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. John Wesley Ruffin's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Ruffin practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Sarasota Memorial Hospital - Sarasota Campus | Available with a free account |
| +1 more site and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. John Wesley Ruffin is one of 3,386 pediatricians in Florida
Pediatrics is Dr. Ruffin's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208000000X. Dr. Ruffin is board certified in emergency medicine by the American Board of Emergency Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Ruffin's licenses on file in 4 states: Pennsylvania, California, Florida and Maryland.
Specialties and state licenses
- Pediatrics, PennsylvaniaPrimary
- California license
- Florida license
- Maryland license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists chronic anemia, chronic hypertension and tobacco use among the conditions Dr. Ruffin treats.
Pediatricians near Dr. Ruffin
Counts of pediatricians with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
3,386pediatricians in Florida34pediatricians in Sarasota11pediatricians at Sarasota Memorial Hospital - Sarasota Campus
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. John Wesley Ruffin billed Medicare for 1,030 services in 2024
CMS data shows 1,030 Medicare services from Dr. Ruffin across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 685 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $93,519 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.
Medicare services, 20241,030
Medicare patients685
Paid by Medicare$93,519
Procedure codes5
Dr. Ruffin's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 7462024: 6917%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 952024: 339257%
Dr. Ruffin compared with the Florida median for pediatricians, 2024
- Dr. Ruffin
- Florida median
- Medicare services
- 1,030vs 1069.7 times
- Medicare patients
- 685vs 897.7 times
- Part D claims
- 37vs 142.6 times
Medians across 370 pediatricians in Florida with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Ruffin'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. John Wesley Ruffin treated 685 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 78
CMS counts 685 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ruffin in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 265 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 12% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.84, 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. Ruffin's median patient age at 73, with 56% women.
Medicare patients, 2024685
Average age78
Average risk score1.84
Also on Medicaid12%
Dr. Ruffin's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Ruffin's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women36453%
- Men32147%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Ruffin's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis64%
- Ischemic heart disease49%
- Anxiety43%
- Mood disorders41%
- Chronic kidney disease38%
- Depression38%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Ruffin'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
- Women56%
- Men43%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. John Wesley Ruffin wrote 129 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Ruffin wrote 129 Medicare Part D claims for 108 patients. 95% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 37 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $301 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 77 claims across 4 drugs.
Part D claims, 2024129
Drugs named by CMS2
Total drug cost$301
Part D patients108
Dr. Ruffin's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic122 claims95%
- Brand-name and other7 claims5%
Dr. Ruffin'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. Ruffin's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids19%25 of 129 claims
- Antibiotics27%35 of 129 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: 772024: 3752%
Drugs named by CMS: 2 in 2024, 4 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. John Wesley Ruffin scored 90 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 90 out of 100 for Dr. Ruffin for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Ruffin accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Ruffin's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 90of 100Final score
- 86.1of 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. John Wesley Ruffin has 7 publications on record
Dmand AI links 7 papers to Dr. Ruffin, published from 2004 to 2010. 2010 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Health Status Disparities, Antibodies, Monoclonal and Brain. Dr. Ruffin has published most often in Am J Public Health.
Papers7
Years published2004 to 2010
Topics Dr. Ruffin writes about most
- Health Status Disparities
- Antibodies, Monoclonal
- Brain
- National Institutes of Health (U.S.)
- Nerve Tissue Proteins
- Policy Making
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- Research
Recent publications by Dr. Ruffin
Am J Public Health
Community NetworksDiffusion of InnovationEvidence-Based Practice
Anemia, Sickle CellInterprofessional RelationsResearch
Am J Public Health
Cultural CompetencyEfficiency, OrganizationalEthnicity
J Neurosci
Antibodies, MonoclonalAntibody AffinityAstrocytes
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. John Wesley Ruffin has 1 award and honors on record
Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Ruffin.
Awards and honors for Dr. Ruffin
- Undated
- Whos Who
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. John Wesley Ruffin graduated from UMKC School of Medicine
Dr. Ruffin graduated from UMKC School of Medicine in 1993. Dr. Ruffin is a member of AAP.
- Medical school
- Board certified in emergency medicine
- Board certified in pediatrics
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. John Wesley Ruffin accepts plans from 7 insurance carriers
Dr. Ruffin is in network with 7 carriers, including Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, CMS Medicare and DE State Medicaid. Medicaid plans come from the most carriers, 5. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Excellus BlueCross BlueShield
- CMS Medicare
- DE State Medicaid
- GA State Medicaid
- KY State Medicaid
- RI State Medicaid
- VT State Medicaid
Plan types Dr. Ruffin accepts, by number of carriers
- Medicaid5
- Medicare2
- EPO1
- HMO1
- POS1
- PPO1
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. John Wesley Ruffin'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) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Awards and committee roles | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. John Wesley Ruffin's NPI number?
Dr. John Wesley Ruffin's NPI number is 1194793026. It was assigned on March 8, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. John Wesley Ruffin?
Dr. John Wesley Ruffin is a pediatrician in Sarasota, Florida. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Pediatrics Physician (taxonomy code 208000000X).
Where does Dr. John Wesley Ruffin practice?
Dr. Ruffin practices at 1700 S Tamiami Trl, Sarasota, FL 34239. Dr. Ruffin's primary practice is Sarasota Memorial Hospital - Sarasota Campus in Sarasota, Florida, part of Sarasota Memorial Health Care System. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ruffin to 1 medical group.
What is Dr. John Wesley Ruffin's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Ruffin is (941) 917-9000.
What is Dr. John Wesley Ruffin's medical license number?
Dr. Ruffin's Pennsylvania license number on file is MD422285, one of the licenses on file in 4 states.
Which states has Dr. John Wesley Ruffin been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Ruffin in Pennsylvania (2003 to 2012), California (since 1996), Florida (2015 to 2027) and Maryland (1998 to 2015).
Which hospitals is Dr. John Wesley Ruffin affiliated with?
Dr. Ruffin practices at Sarasota Memorial Hospital - Sarasota Campus in Sarasota, Florida. Dr. Ruffin is also affiliated with Sarasota Memorial Hospital-Venice.
What medical group is Dr. John Wesley Ruffin part of?
Dr. Ruffin is linked to Global Physician Network. Dmand AI links Dr. Ruffin to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. John Wesley Ruffin accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Ruffin billed Medicare for 1,030 services in 2024, and Dr. Ruffin accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. John Wesley Ruffin's MIPS score?
Dr. Ruffin's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 90 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. John Wesley Ruffin see?
CMS counts 685 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ruffin in 2024, with an average age of 78.
Is Dr. John Wesley Ruffin board certified?
Yes. Dr. Ruffin is board certified in emergency medicine by the American Board of Emergency Medicine.
What services does Dr. John Wesley Ruffin bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Ruffin's most billed Medicare services were emergency department visit (99285), heart test or procedure (93010) and critical care (99291).
Where did Dr. John Wesley Ruffin go to medical school?
Dr. Ruffin graduated from UMKC School of Medicine in 1993.
What drugs does Dr. John Wesley Ruffin prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Ruffin's most prescribed drugs by claims were Cephalexin and Oxycodone-Acetaminophen.
How long has Dr. John Wesley Ruffin been practicing?
Dr. Ruffin graduated from medical school in 1993, 33 years ago.
Does Dr. John Wesley Ruffin do research?
Dmand AI links 7 publications to Dr. Ruffin, published from 2004 to 2010.
What insurance does Dr. John Wesley Ruffin accept?
Dr. Ruffin is in network with 7 carriers, including Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, CMS Medicare and DE State Medicaid. Medicaid plans come from the most carriers, 5. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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