Dr. Richard Ruff, DO

  • Rockford, IL
  • Emergency medicine physician
NPI1215954839PAC ID1355233156
Medicare services, 2024
417
Medicare patients, 2024
412
Part D claims, 2024
164
Hospital affiliations
1
Industry payments
$211
Practice address
1401 East State Street, Rockford, IL 61104
Practice phone
Call (815) 968-4400
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Mobile number
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Primary practice

UW Health SwedishAmerican Hospital

Hospital · Rockford, Illinois

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Dr. Richard Ruff is an emergency medicine physician in Rockford, Illinois

Dr. Ruff practices at UW Health SwedishAmerican Hospital in Rockford, Illinois, part of University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority.

Dr. Ruff's NPI, 1215954839, was assigned on July 17, 2006.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
1355233156
NPI enumeration date
July 17, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(815) 968-4400
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
52
Medical school graduation
2000

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

Dr. Richard Ruff practices at UW Health SwedishAmerican Hospital in Rockford, Illinois

Dr. Ruff's primary practice is UW Health SwedishAmerican Hospital, at 1401 East State Street, Rockford, IL 61104 in Winnebago County. The practice phone is (815) 968-4400.

Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dr. Richard Ruff is affiliated with 1 site of care and 3 medical groups

Dr. Ruff's primary practice is UW Health SwedishAmerican Hospital in Rockford, Illinois, part of University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority. The medical group on file is ApolloMD. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ruff to 2 more medical groups, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Richard Ruff's practice

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EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
UW Health SwedishAmerican HospitalAvailable with a free account
+2 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Richard Ruff is one of 2,385 emergency medicine physicians in Illinois

Emergency medicine is Dr. Ruff's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207P00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Ruff's licenses on file in 2 states: Illinois and Indiana.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Emergency medicine, Illinoistaxonomy 207P00000X
  • Indiana licenseLicense 02002551A

Emergency medicine physicians near Dr. Ruff

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Richard Ruff billed Medicare for 417 services in 2024

CMS data shows 417 Medicare services from Dr. Ruff across 3 procedure codes in 2024, for 412 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $57,296 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 2024417
Medicare patients412
Paid by Medicare$57,296
Procedure codes3

Dr. Ruff's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 4562024: 4179%
Tests and treatments
2023: 1112024: 0100%

Dr. Ruff compared with the Illinois median for emergency medicine physicians, 2024

  • Dr. Ruff
  • Illinois median
Medicare services
417vs 27452% above
Medicare patients
412vs 27351% above
Part D claims
63vs 4540% above

Medians across 2,281 emergency medicine physicians in Illinois with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Ruff'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. Richard Ruff treated 412 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 77

CMS counts 412 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ruff in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 148 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 28% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.11, 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. Ruff's median patient age at 49, with 54% women.

Medicare patients, 2024412
Average age77
Average risk score2.11
Also on Medicaid28%

Dr. Ruff's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Ruff's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women21953%
  • Men19347%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Ruff's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis64%
  4. Ischemic heart disease46%
  5. Mood disorders46%
  6. Anxiety45%
  7. Chronic kidney disease45%
  8. Diabetes45%

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

Dr. Ruff's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 49

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women54%
  • Men46%

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

Dr. Richard Ruff wrote 164 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Ruff wrote 164 Medicare Part D claims for 127 patients. 97% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 63 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $286 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 62 claims across 2 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024164
Drugs named by CMS2
Total drug cost$286
Part D patients127

Dr. Ruff's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic159 claims97%
  • Brand-name and other5 claims3%

Dr. Ruff'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. Ruff's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids18%29 of 164 claims
  • Antibiotics41%68 of 164 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: 622024: 632%

Drugs named by CMS: 2 in 2024, 2 in 2023.

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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

How Dr. Richard Ruff takes part in Medicare

Dr. Ruff accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Dr. Richard Ruff received $211 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 7 general payments to Dr. Ruff from 6 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. paid the most, $118.

General payments to Dr. Ruff by program year, 2016 to 2025

Companies that paid Dr. Ruff the most, 2016 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

Sources for Dr. Richard Ruff'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)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Richard Ruff's NPI number?

Dr. Richard Ruff's NPI number is 1215954839. It was assigned on July 17, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Richard Ruff?

Dr. Richard Ruff is an emergency medicine physician in Rockford, Illinois. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Emergency Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207P00000X).

Where does Dr. Richard Ruff practice?

Dr. Ruff practices at 1401 East State Street, Rockford, IL 61104. Dr. Ruff's primary practice is UW Health SwedishAmerican Hospital in Rockford, Illinois, part of University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ruff to 2 medical groups.

What is Dr. Richard Ruff's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Ruff is (815) 968-4400.

Which states has Dr. Richard Ruff been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Ruff in Illinois and Indiana.

Which hospitals is Dr. Richard Ruff affiliated with?

Dr. Ruff practices at UW Health SwedishAmerican Hospital in Rockford, Illinois.

What medical group is Dr. Richard Ruff part of?

Dr. Ruff is linked to ApolloMD. Dmand AI links Dr. Ruff to 2 more medical groups.

Does Dr. Richard Ruff accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Ruff billed Medicare for 417 services in 2024, and Dr. Ruff accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Richard Ruff see?

CMS counts 412 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ruff in 2024, with an average age of 77.

What services does Dr. Richard Ruff bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Ruff's most billed Medicare services were emergency department visit (99285), emergency department visit (99284) and critical care (99291).

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What drugs does Dr. Richard Ruff prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Ruff's most prescribed drugs by claims were Cephalexin and Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen.

Has Dr. Richard Ruff received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $211 in general payments to Dr. Ruff from 6 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

How long has Dr. Richard Ruff been practicing?

Dr. Ruff graduated from medical school in 2000, 26 years ago.

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