Dr. Timothy Mark Ruff, MD

Dr. Ruff practices at Jersey Community Hospital in Jerseyville, Illinois, part of Jersey Community Hospital.

Dr. Ruff's NPI, 1629016753, was assigned on June 2, 2006. Dr. Ruff graduated from Drexel University College Of Medicine in 1998. Dr. Ruff holds Illinois license 036127379.

Dr. Ruff's primary practice is Jersey Community Hospital, at 400 Maple Summit Road, Jerseyville, IL 62052 in Jersey County. The practice phone is (618) 498-6402.

Dr. Ruff's primary practice is Jersey Community Hospital in Jerseyville, Illinois, part of Jersey Community Hospital. The medical group on file is JCH Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ruff to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Ruff practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Surgery is Dr. Ruff's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Ruff is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Ruff's licenses on file in 6 states: Illinois, Delaware, Missouri, Indiana, Pennsylvania and Tennessee.

Dmand AI lists abdominal hernia repair surgery, appendectomy, cancerous skin growth removal, colonoscopy, colon removal, gallbladder removal, gastrointestinal bleeding and groin hernia surgery among the conditions Dr. Ruff treats.

CMS data shows 925 Medicare services from Dr. Ruff across 14 procedure codes in 2024, for 175 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $54,413 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 175 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ruff in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 63 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 27% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.61, 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 69, with 50% women.

In 2024, Dr. Ruff wrote 251 Medicare Part D claims for 114 patients. 93% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 167 of them, across 4 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $2,687 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 140 claims across 5 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 91 out of 100 for Dr. Ruff for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Ruff accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 99 procedures of removal of tissue by Dr. Ruff, more than 85% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Hernia repair - groin (open): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Mastectomy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

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

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Ruff. Dr. Ruff's most frequent co-author is Constantine T. Frantzides, FACS, MD, PhD.

CMS Open Payments shows 149 general payments to Dr. Ruff from 43 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 75% of the total. Allergan Inc. paid the most, $1,397.

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Ruff.

Dr. Ruff graduated from Drexel University College Of Medicine in 1998. Dr. Ruff is a member of ACS.

Dr. Ruff is in network with 16 carriers, including Aetna, HCSC and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.