Dr. Chad Aaron Ruechel, DO
- Medicare services, 2024
- 367
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 357
- Part D claims, 2024
- 298
- MIPS score, 2024
- 75
- Hospital affiliations
- 2
- Practice address
- 810 Fairgrove Church Rd, Hickory, NC 28602
- Practice phone
- Call (828) 326-3809
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Chad Aaron Ruechel is an emergency medicine physician in Hickory, North Carolina
Dr. Ruechel practices at Catawba Valley Medical Center in Hickory, North Carolina, part of Catawba Valley Health System.
Dr. Ruechel's NPI, 1710149497, was assigned on June 25, 2008. Dr. Ruechel graduated from Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie in 2008. Dr. Ruechel holds North Carolina license 2012-00523.
- NPI
- 1710149497NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 2769638899
- NPI enumeration date
- June 25, 2008
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (828) 326-3809
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 44
- Medical school graduation
- 2008
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Chad Aaron Ruechel practices at Catawba Valley Medical Center in Hickory, North Carolina
Dr. Ruechel's primary practice is Catawba Valley Medical Center, at 810 Fairgrove Church Rd, Hickory, NC 28602 in Catawba County. The practice phone is (828) 326-3809.
- Catawba Valley Medical Center810 Fairgrove Church Rd, Hickory, NC 28602 · Catawba CountyPhone(828) 326-3809
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Chad Aaron Ruechel is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Ruechel's primary practice is Catawba Valley Medical Center in Hickory, North Carolina, part of Catawba Valley Health System. Dr. Ruechel is also affiliated with UNC Health Blue Ridge. The medical group on file is Wake Forest Emergency Providers.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Chad Aaron Ruechel's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Ruechel practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Catawba Valley Medical Center | Available with a free account |
| +1 more affiliated site | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Chad Aaron Ruechel is one of 1,860 emergency medicine physicians in North Carolina
Emergency medicine is Dr. Ruechel's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207P00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Ruechel's licenses on file in 2 states: North Carolina and Michigan.
Specialties and state licenses
- Emergency medicine, North CarolinaPrimary
- Michigan license
Emergency medicine physicians near Dr. Ruechel
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Chad Aaron Ruechel billed Medicare for 367 services in 2024
CMS data shows 367 Medicare services from Dr. Ruechel across 3 procedure codes in 2024, for 357 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $43,179 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.
Dr. Ruechel's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 3652024: 3671%
Dr. Ruechel compared with the North Carolina median for emergency medicine physicians, 2024
- Dr. Ruechel
- North Carolina median
- Medicare services
- 367vs 28429% above
- Medicare patients
- 357vs 25142% above
- Part D claims
- 201vs 802.5 times
Medians across 1,795 emergency medicine physicians in North Carolina with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Ruechel'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. Chad Aaron Ruechel treated 357 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75
CMS counts 357 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ruechel in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 126 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 21% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.81, 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. Ruechel's median patient age at 72, with 59% women.
Dr. Ruechel's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Ruechel's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women19855%
- Men15945%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Ruechel's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis56%
- Anxiety46%
- Mood disorders46%
- Depression43%
- Chronic kidney disease42%
- Diabetes39%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Ruechel's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 72
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women59%
- Men40%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Chad Aaron Ruechel wrote 298 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Ruechel wrote 298 Medicare Part D claims for 175 patients. 97% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 201 of them, across 7 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,816 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 169 claims across 6 drugs.
Dr. Ruechel's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic290 claims97%
- Brand-name and other8 claims3%
Dr. Ruechel'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. Ruechel's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids12%36 of 298 claims
- Antibiotics54%162 of 298 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: 1692024: 20119%
Drugs named by CMS: 7 in 2024, 6 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. Chad Aaron Ruechel scored 75 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 75 out of 100 for Dr. Ruechel for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Ruechel accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- MIPS final score, 2024
- 75 of 100
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. Chad Aaron Ruechel received $216 in industry payments from 2018 to 2023
CMS Open Payments shows 14 general payments to Dr. Ruechel from 4 drug and device companies from 2018 to 2023. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP paid the most, $79.
General payments to Dr. Ruechel by program year, 2018 to 2023
Companies that paid Dr. Ruechel the most, 2018 to 2023
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Chad Aaron Ruechel graduated from Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie
Dr. Ruechel graduated from Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie in 2008.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Chad Aaron Ruechel'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) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Chad Aaron Ruechel's NPI number?
Dr. Chad Aaron Ruechel's NPI number is 1710149497. It was assigned on June 25, 2008, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Chad Aaron Ruechel?
Dr. Chad Aaron Ruechel is an emergency medicine physician in Hickory, North Carolina. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Emergency Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207P00000X).
Where does Dr. Chad Aaron Ruechel practice?
Dr. Ruechel practices at 810 Fairgrove Church Rd, Hickory, NC 28602. Dr. Ruechel's primary practice is Catawba Valley Medical Center in Hickory, North Carolina, part of Catawba Valley Health System.
What is Dr. Chad Aaron Ruechel's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Ruechel is (828) 326-3809.
What is Dr. Chad Aaron Ruechel's medical license number?
Dr. Ruechel holds North Carolina license 2012-00523, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Chad Aaron Ruechel been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Ruechel in North Carolina and Michigan.
Which hospitals is Dr. Chad Aaron Ruechel affiliated with?
Dr. Ruechel practices at Catawba Valley Medical Center in Hickory, North Carolina. Dr. Ruechel is also affiliated with UNC Health Blue Ridge.
What medical group is Dr. Chad Aaron Ruechel part of?
Dr. Ruechel is linked to Wake Forest Emergency Providers.
Does Dr. Chad Aaron Ruechel accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Ruechel billed Medicare for 367 services in 2024, and Dr. Ruechel accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Chad Aaron Ruechel's MIPS score?
Dr. Ruechel's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 75 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Chad Aaron Ruechel see?
CMS counts 357 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ruechel in 2024, with an average age of 75.
What services does Dr. Chad Aaron Ruechel bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Ruechel's most billed Medicare services were emergency department visit (99285), critical care (99291) and emergency department visit (99284).
Where did Dr. Chad Aaron Ruechel go to medical school?
Dr. Ruechel graduated from Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie in 2008.
What drugs does Dr. Chad Aaron Ruechel prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Ruechel's most prescribed drugs by claims were Cefdinir, Cephalexin and Azithromycin.
Has Dr. Chad Aaron Ruechel received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $216 in general payments to Dr. Ruechel from 4 companies from 2018 to 2023. The largest total came from AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP.
How long has Dr. Chad Aaron Ruechel been practicing?
Dr. Ruechel graduated from medical school in 2008, 18 years ago.
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