Dr. Peter Anthony Ruff, MD

  • Austin, TX
  • Urologist
NPI1487646790PAC ID9830085620
Medicare services, 2024
5,342
Medicare patients, 2024
597
Part D claims, 2024
719
Publications
1
MIPS score, 2024
93
Practice address
4207 James Casey St, Austin, TX 78745
Practice phone
Call (512) 440-7894
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Primary practice

South Austin Surgery Center

Austin, Texas

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Dr. Peter Anthony Ruff is a urologist in Austin, Texas

Dr. Ruff practices at South Austin Surgery Center in Austin, Texas.

Dr. Ruff's NPI, 1487646790, was assigned on August 22, 2005. Dr. Ruff graduated from Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine in 1997. Dr. Ruff's Texas license number on file is M3077.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
9830085620
NPI enumeration date
August 22, 2005
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(512) 440-7894
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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 Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Peter Anthony Ruff practices at South Austin Surgery Center in Austin, Texas

Dr. Ruff's primary practice is South Austin Surgery Center, at 4207 James Casey St, Austin, TX 78745 in Travis County. The practice phone is (512) 440-7894.

  • South Austin Surgery Center
    4207 James Casey St, Austin, TX 78745 · Travis CountyPhone(512) 440-7894

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Peter Anthony Ruff is affiliated with 7 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Ruff's primary practice is South Austin Surgery Center in Austin, Texas. Dr. Ruff is also affiliated with Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin. The medical group on file is Urology Austin. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ruff to 2 more hospitals, 2 home health agencies and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

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

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Ruff practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
South Austin Surgery CenterAvailable with a free account
+6 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Peter Anthony Ruff is one of 872 urologists in Texas

Urology is Dr. Ruff's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208800000X. Dr. Ruff is board certified in urology by the American Board of Urology. Dmand AI has Dr. Ruff's licenses on file in 4 states: Texas, Oregon, Georgia and Kentucky.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Urology, TexasPrimaryLicense M3077 · 2006 to 2025 · taxonomy 208800000X
  • Oregon licenseSince 2003
  • Georgia license2001 to 2003
  • Kentucky license1998 to 2001

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists bladder disease, enlarged prostate, enlarged prostate transurethral surgery (TURP), kidney cysts, kidney removal surgery, kidney stone disease, prostate cancer and prostate inflammation or infection among the conditions Dr. Ruff treats.

Urologists near Dr. Ruff

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

Dr. Peter Anthony Ruff billed Medicare for 5,342 services in 2024

CMS data shows 5,342 Medicare services from Dr. Ruff across 28 procedure codes in 2024, for 597 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $165,628 for them.

Medicare services, 20245,342
Medicare patients597
Paid by Medicare$165,628
Procedure codes28

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Other services
2023: 3,0002024: 2,9841%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 1,7892024: 1,59511%
Surgery
2023: 4212024: 4538%
Lab and pathology
2023: 4182024: 16062%
Imaging
2023: 652024: 9038%
Drugs given in the office
2023: 02024: 60

Where Dr. Ruff's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office5,26098%
  • In a facility822%

Dr. Ruff compared with the Texas median for urologists, 2024

  • Dr. Ruff
  • Texas median
Medicare services
5,342vs 1,5703.4 times
Medicare patients
597vs 40049% above
Part D claims
617vs 91833% below

Medians across 809 urologists in Texas 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. Peter Anthony Ruff treated 597 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74

CMS counts 597 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ruff in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 319 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 70% have high blood pressure. 3% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.02, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Ruff's median patient age at 70, with 11% women.

Medicare patients, 2024597
Average age74
Average risk score1.02
Also on Medicaid3%

Dr. Ruff's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Ruff's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women6912%
  • Men52888%

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

  1. High cholesterol75%
  2. High blood pressure70%
  3. Cancer60%
  4. Ischemic heart disease40%
  5. Arthritis37%
  6. Diabetes23%
  7. Atrial fibrillation20%
  8. Chronic kidney disease20%

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

Dr. Ruff's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 70

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women11%
  • Men88%

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

Dr. Peter Anthony Ruff wrote 719 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Ruff wrote 719 Medicare Part D claims for 229 patients. 79% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 617 of them, across 15 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $353,140 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 588 claims across 16 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024719
Drugs named by CMS15
Total drug cost$353,140
Part D patients229

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

  • Generic566 claims79%
  • Brand-name153 claims21%

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

  • Antibiotics12%89 of 719 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: 5882024: 6175%

Drugs named by CMS: 15 in 2024, 16 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

Dr. Peter Anthony Ruff scored 93 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 93 out of 100 for Dr. Ruff for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Ruff accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Ruff as offering telehealth. CMS counts 26 procedures of prostate resection by Dr. Ruff, more than 88% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Dr. Ruff's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 93of 100Final score
  • 92of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Where Dr. Ruff ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Prostate resection
88th percentile26 procedures

CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Peter Anthony Ruff has 1 publication on record

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Ruff.

Papers1

Recent publications by Dr. Ruff

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. Peter Anthony Ruff received $168,471 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 398 general payments to Dr. Ruff from 43 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 73% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $162,816.

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

General payments to Dr. Ruff by kind, 2016 to 2025

$168.5Kin total
  • Education$123,06173%
  • Speaker and faculty fees$18,35011%
  • Travel and lodging$16,07710%
  • Food and beverage$10,9837%

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

Dr. Peter Anthony Ruff has 1 award and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Ruff, most recently CMS Stage 1 2012 in 2011.

Awards and honors for Dr. Ruff

  1. 2011
    • CMS Stage 1 2012

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Peter Anthony Ruff graduated from Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine

Dr. Ruff graduated from Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine in 1997.

  1. Medical schoolJoe R. & Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine
  2. Board certified in urologyAmerican Board of Urology

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Peter Anthony Ruff accepts plans from 20 insurance carriers

Dr. Ruff is in network with 20 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • Elevance
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • United Healthcare
  • HCSC
  • Alliant Health Plans
  • Aspirus Health Plan
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • +12 more carriersWith a free account

Plan types Dr. Ruff accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO12
  2. HMO10
  3. Medicare9
  4. POS6
  5. EPO4

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Peter Anthony 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 phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation 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)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Awards and committee rolesDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Peter Anthony Ruff's NPI number?

Dr. Peter Anthony Ruff's NPI number is 1487646790. It was assigned on August 22, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Peter Anthony Ruff?

Dr. Peter Anthony Ruff is a urologist in Austin, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Urology Physician (taxonomy code 208800000X).

Where does Dr. Peter Anthony Ruff practice?

Dr. Ruff practices at 4207 James Casey St, Austin, TX 78745. Dr. Ruff's primary practice is South Austin Surgery Center in Austin, Texas. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ruff to 2 hospitals, 2 home health agencies and 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Dr. Peter Anthony Ruff's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Ruff is (512) 440-7894.

What is Dr. Peter Anthony Ruff's medical license number?

Dr. Ruff's Texas license number on file is M3077, one of the licenses on file in 4 states.

Which states has Dr. Peter Anthony Ruff been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Ruff in Texas (2006 to 2025), Oregon (since 2003), Georgia (2001 to 2003) and Kentucky (1998 to 2001).

Which hospitals is Dr. Peter Anthony Ruff affiliated with?

Dr. Ruff is affiliated with Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin. Dmand AI links Dr. Ruff to 2 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Peter Anthony Ruff part of?

Dr. Ruff is linked to Urology Austin.

Does Dr. Peter Anthony Ruff accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Ruff billed Medicare for 5,342 services in 2024, and Dr. Ruff accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Peter Anthony Ruff offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Ruff as offering telehealth services.

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What is Dr. Peter Anthony Ruff's MIPS score?

Dr. Ruff's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 93 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Peter Anthony Ruff see?

CMS counts 597 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ruff in 2024, with an average age of 74.

Is Dr. Peter Anthony Ruff board certified?

Yes. Dr. Ruff is board certified in urology by the American Board of Urology.

What services does Dr. Peter Anthony Ruff bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Ruff's most billed Medicare services were medicare temporary code (Q9967), care management and other visits (99490) and medicare service (G2211).

Where did Dr. Peter Anthony Ruff go to medical school?

Dr. Ruff graduated from Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine in 1997.

What drugs does Dr. Peter Anthony Ruff prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Ruff's most prescribed drugs by claims were Tamsulosin HCl, Orgovyx and Finasteride.

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

CMS Open Payments shows $168,471 in general payments to Dr. Ruff from 43 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Intuitive Surgical, Inc.

How long has Dr. Peter Anthony Ruff been practicing?

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

Does Dr. Peter Anthony Ruff do research?

Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Ruff.

What insurance does Dr. Peter Anthony Ruff accept?

Dr. Ruff is in network with 20 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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