Dr. David Arthur Rust, MD

  • Bellingham, WA
  • Orthopedic surgeon
NPI1194921585PAC ID4284876715
Medicare services, 2024
480
Medicare patients, 2024
303
Part D claims, 2024
35
Hospital affiliations
4
Industry payments
$5,012
Practice address
2901 Squalicum Parkway, Bellingham, WA 98225
Practice phone
Call (360) 734-5400
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Primary practice

PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center

Hospital · Bellingham, Washington

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Dr. David Arthur Rust is an orthopedic surgeon in Bellingham, Washington

Dr. Rust practices at PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center in Bellingham, Washington, part of PeaceHealth.

Dr. Rust's NPI, 1194921585, was assigned on June 22, 2007. Dr. Rust graduated from Creighton University School of Medicine in 2007. Dr. Rust holds Minnesota license 54983.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
4284876715
NPI enumeration date
June 22, 2007
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(360) 734-5400
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
45
Medical school graduation
2007

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

Dr. David Arthur Rust practices at PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center in Bellingham, Washington

Dr. Rust's primary practice is PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center, at 2901 Squalicum Parkway, Bellingham, WA 98225 in Whatcom County. The practice phone is (360) 734-5400.

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Dr. David Arthur Rust is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Rust's primary practice is PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center in Bellingham, Washington, part of PeaceHealth. Dr. Rust is also affiliated with PeaceHealth United General Medical Center. The medical group on file is PeaceHealth Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Rust to 2 more hospitals, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. David Arthur Rust's practice

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

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical CenterAvailable with a free account
+3 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

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Dr. David Arthur Rust is one of 514 orthopedic surgeons in Washington

Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Rust's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Rust's licenses on file in 2 states: Minnesota and New Mexico.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Orthopaedic surgery, MinnesotaPrimaryLicense 54983 · taxonomy 207X00000X
  • New Mexico licenseLicense RS20070358

Orthopedic surgeons near Dr. Rust

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Dr. David Arthur Rust billed Medicare for 480 services in 2024

CMS data shows 480 Medicare services from Dr. Rust across 10 procedure codes in 2024, for 303 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $88,069 for them.

Medicare services, 2024480
Medicare patients303
Paid by Medicare$88,069
Procedure codes10

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 2672024: 33425%
Surgery
2023: 752024: 14695%

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

  • In an office214%
  • In a facility45996%

Dr. Rust compared with the Washington median for orthopedic surgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Rust
  • Washington median
Medicare services
480vs 67028% below
Medicare patients
303vs 21640% above
Part D claims
13vs 8284% below

Medians across 493 orthopedic surgeons in Washington with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Rust'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. David Arthur Rust treated 303 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73

CMS counts 303 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Rust in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 162 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 71% have high cholesterol. 14% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.15, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Rust's median patient age at 68, with 52% women.

Medicare patients, 2024303
Average age73
Average risk score1.15
Also on Medicaid14%

Dr. Rust's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Rust's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women17859%
  • Men12541%

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

  1. Arthritis75%
  2. High cholesterol71%
  3. High blood pressure68%
  4. Mood disorders24%
  5. Anxiety23%
  6. Ischemic heart disease23%
  7. Depression22%
  8. Diabetes20%

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

Dr. Rust's patients across all payers

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

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 68

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women52%
  • Men48%

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

Dr. David Arthur Rust wrote 35 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Rust wrote 35 Medicare Part D claims for 30 patients. 97% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 13 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $108 in total drug cost. In 2020, CMS named 64 claims across 2 drugs.

Part D claims, 202435
Drugs named by CMS1
Total drug cost$108
Part D patients30

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

  • Generic34 claims97%
  • Brand-name and other1 claims3%

Dr. Rust'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.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2020 to 2024

  • 2020
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2020: 642024: 1380%

Drugs named by CMS: 1 in 2024, 2 in 2020.

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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. David Arthur Rust ranks in the 83rd percentile for upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) in Medicare

Dr. Rust accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 43 procedures of upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) by Dr. Rust, more than 83% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Where Dr. Rust ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair)
83rd percentile43 procedures
Knee replacement
37th percentile11 procedures

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

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

Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. David Arthur Rust received $5,012 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 53 general payments to Dr. Rust from 6 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 64% of the total. Smith & Nephew, Inc. paid the most, $3,806.

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

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

$5Kin total
  • Travel and lodging$3,20864%
  • Food and beverage$1,80336%

Companies that paid Dr. Rust the most, 2016 to 2025

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. David Arthur Rust graduated from Creighton University School of Medicine

Dr. Rust graduated from Creighton University School of Medicine in 2007.

  1. Medical schoolCreighton University School of Medicine

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Sources for Dr. David Arthur Rust'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)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. David Arthur Rust's NPI number?

Dr. David Arthur Rust's NPI number is 1194921585. It was assigned on June 22, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. David Arthur Rust?

Dr. David Arthur Rust is an orthopedic surgeon in Bellingham, Washington. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207X00000X).

Where does Dr. David Arthur Rust practice?

Dr. Rust practices at 2901 Squalicum Parkway, Bellingham, WA 98225. Dr. Rust's primary practice is PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center in Bellingham, Washington, part of PeaceHealth. Dmand AI also links Dr. Rust to 2 hospitals.

What is Dr. David Arthur Rust's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Rust is (360) 734-5400.

What is Dr. David Arthur Rust's medical license number?

Dr. Rust holds Minnesota license 54983, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. David Arthur Rust been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Rust in Minnesota and New Mexico.

Which hospitals is Dr. David Arthur Rust affiliated with?

Dr. Rust practices at PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center in Bellingham, Washington. Dr. Rust is also affiliated with PeaceHealth United General Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Rust to 2 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. David Arthur Rust part of?

Dr. Rust is linked to PeaceHealth Medical Group.

Does Dr. David Arthur Rust accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Rust billed Medicare for 480 services in 2024, and Dr. Rust accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. David Arthur Rust see?

CMS counts 303 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Rust in 2024, with an average age of 73.

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What services does Dr. David Arthur Rust bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Rust's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), office visit, new patient (99204) and office visit, established patient (99213).

Where did Dr. David Arthur Rust go to medical school?

Dr. Rust graduated from Creighton University School of Medicine in 2007.

What drugs does Dr. David Arthur Rust prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Rust's most prescribed drugs by claims were Methylprednisolone.

Has Dr. David Arthur Rust received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $5,012 in general payments to Dr. Rust from 6 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Smith & Nephew, Inc.

How long has Dr. David Arthur Rust been practicing?

Dr. Rust graduated from medical school in 2007, 19 years ago.

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