Dr. Christopher M. Ruthruff, MD

  • Ionia, MI
  • Family medicine physician
NPI1831144179PAC ID5799812632
Medicare services, 2021
84
Part D claims, 2024
7,946
Hospital affiliations
2
Industry payments
$6,623
Medical group
1
Practice address
550 East Washington Street Suite 101, Ionia, MI 48846
Practice phone
Call (616) 527-4290
Professional email
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Mobile number
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Primary practice

Ionia Primary Care

Rural Health Clinic - Hospital-Owned · Ionia, Michigan

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Dr. Christopher M. Ruthruff is a family medicine physician in Ionia, Michigan

Dr. Ruthruff practices at Ionia Primary Care in Ionia, Michigan.

Dr. Ruthruff's NPI, 1831144179, was assigned on May 24, 2006. Dr. Ruthruff holds Michigan license CR070864.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
5799812632
NPI enumeration date
May 24, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(616) 527-4290
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
55
Medical school graduation
1997

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

Dr. Christopher M. Ruthruff practices at Ionia Primary Care in Ionia, Michigan

Dr. Ruthruff's primary practice is Ionia Primary Care, at 550 East Washington Street Suite 101, Ionia, MI 48846. The practice phone is (616) 527-4290.

  • Ionia Primary Care
    550 East Washington Street Suite 101, Ionia, MI 48846Phone(616) 527-4290

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Dr. Christopher M. Ruthruff is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Ruthruff's primary practice is Ionia Primary Care in Ionia, Michigan. Dr. Ruthruff is also affiliated with University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Ionia. The medical group on file is Sparrow Ionia Hospital. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ruthruff to 1 more hospital and 1 home health agency, each named with a free account. Dr. Ruthruff's employer is on file too: a rural health clinic (rhc).

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Christopher M. Ruthruff's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Ruthruff practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Ionia Primary CareAvailable with a free account
+3 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Christopher M. Ruthruff is one of 4,931 family medicine physicians in Michigan

Family medicine is Dr. Ruthruff's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207Q00000X. Dr. Ruthruff is licensed in Michigan.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Family medicine, MichiganPrimaryLicense CR070864 · taxonomy 207Q00000X

Family medicine physicians near Dr. Ruthruff

Counts of family medicine physicians with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.

4,931family medicine physicians in Michigan
8family medicine physicians in Ionia

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

Dr. Christopher M. Ruthruff billed Medicare for 84 services in 2021

CMS data shows 84 Medicare services from Dr. Ruthruff across 4 procedure codes in 2021. Medicare paid $3,199 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 202184
Paid by Medicare$3,199
Procedure codes4

Dr. Ruthruff's Medicare services by type, 2019 to 2021

  • 2019
  • 2021
Other services
2019: 02021: 54
Tests and treatments
2019: 312021: 303%

Dr. Ruthruff compared with the Michigan median for family medicine physicians, 2021

  • Dr. Ruthruff
  • Michigan median
Medicare services
84vs 24866% below
Part D claims
7,345vs 1,0337.1 times

Medians across 4,990 family medicine physicians in Michigan with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Ruthruff's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2021

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. Christopher M. Ruthruff's patients have a median age of 58

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Ruthruff's median patient age at 58, with 44% women.

Dr. Ruthruff's patients across all payers

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

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 58

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women44%
  • Men56%

Source: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data

Dr. Christopher M. Ruthruff wrote 7,946 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Ruthruff wrote 7,946 Medicare Part D claims for 507 patients. 87% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 7,345 of them, across 122 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $739,538 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 6,235 claims across 109 drugs.

Part D claims, 20247,946
Drugs named by CMS122
Total drug cost$739,538
Part D patients507

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

  • Generic6,876 claims87%
  • Brand-name1,020 claims13%
  • Other50 claims1%

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

  • Opioids1%106 of 7,946 claims
  • Antibiotics2%142 of 7,946 claims
  • Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over0%34 of 7,946 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: 6,2352024: 7,34518%

Drugs named by CMS: 122 in 2024, 109 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. Christopher M. Ruthruff takes part in Medicare

Dr. Ruthruff 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. Christopher M. Ruthruff received $6,623 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 409 general payments to Dr. Ruthruff from 44 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Novo Nordisk Inc paid the most, $1,220.

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

Companies that paid Dr. Ruthruff 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. Christopher M. Ruthruff'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 Data
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. Christopher M. Ruthruff's NPI number?

Dr. Christopher M. Ruthruff's NPI number is 1831144179. It was assigned on May 24, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Christopher M. Ruthruff?

Dr. Christopher M. Ruthruff is a family medicine physician in Ionia, Michigan. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Family Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207Q00000X).

Where does Dr. Christopher M. Ruthruff practice?

Dr. Ruthruff practices at 550 East Washington Street Suite 101, Ionia, MI 48846. Dr. Ruthruff's primary practice is Ionia Primary Care in Ionia, Michigan. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ruthruff to 1 hospital and 1 home health agency.

What is Dr. Christopher M. Ruthruff's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Ruthruff is (616) 527-4290.

What is Dr. Christopher M. Ruthruff's medical license number?

Dr. Ruthruff holds Michigan license CR070864.

Which hospitals is Dr. Christopher M. Ruthruff affiliated with?

Dr. Ruthruff is affiliated with University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Ionia. Dmand AI links Dr. Ruthruff to 1 more hospital.

What medical group is Dr. Christopher M. Ruthruff part of?

Dr. Ruthruff is linked to Sparrow Ionia Hospital.

Does Dr. Christopher M. Ruthruff accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Ruthruff billed Medicare for 84 services in 2021, and Dr. Ruthruff accepts Medicare assignment.

What services does Dr. Christopher M. Ruthruff bill to Medicare?

In 2021, Dr. Ruthruff's most billed Medicare services were vaccine or vaccine administration (90694), medicare service (G0008) and medical service (0011A).

What drugs does Dr. Christopher M. Ruthruff prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Ruthruff's most prescribed drugs by claims were Atorvastatin Calcium, Rosuvastatin Calcium and Amlodipine Besylate.

Has Dr. Christopher M. Ruthruff received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $6,623 in general payments to Dr. Ruthruff from 44 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Novo Nordisk Inc.

How long has Dr. Christopher M. Ruthruff been practicing?

Dr. Ruthruff graduated from medical school in 1997, 29 years ago.

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