Amy Marie Dear-Ruel, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Columbia Falls, MT
Amy Marie Dear-Ruel, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Columbia Falls, Montana, and NPI 1396123659, issued on May 7, 2015. Check the license (Montana 68157, as entered in NPPES) on the Montana Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Amy Marie Dear-Ruel
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 68157 MT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1675 Talbot Road, Columbia Falls, MT 59912
- Phone
- (406) 892-3208
- Enumerated
- May 7, 2015
- Record last updated
- Nov 6, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200110002641); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1675 Talbot Road
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Robert Gordon, LCSWClinical Social Worker1609418680
- Darwin Hurst, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1942716246
Verify Amy Marie Dear-Ruel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMontana Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 68157Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
32% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
2,419 Medicare Part D claims for 191 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 139 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium114 claims
- Lisinopril104 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium103 claims
- Losartan Potassium98 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate87 claims
- Meloxicam85 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
One hospital affiliation
- Logan Health - WhitefishColumbia Falls, MT · Critical Access Hospitals3 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
8 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Columbia Falls
They are 8 of the 150 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbia Falls, and 775 family medicine physician records in Montana.
All 8 in Columbia Falls → All 775 in Montana → Every provider in Columbia Falls →
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- Bjorn Anderson, DOStevensville, MT1770146037
- Emily AndersonRonan, MT1750744942
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- Leah Anderson, M.D.Bozeman, MT1851504195
Common questions
What is Amy Marie Dear-Ruel, MD's NPI number?
Amy Marie Dear-Ruel, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396123659, issued on May 7, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Amy Marie Dear-Ruel, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1675 Talbot Road, Columbia Falls, MT, 59912. Phone: (406) 892-3208. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Amy Marie Dear-Ruel, MD's license?
NPPES lists Montana license number 68157, as entered by the provider. Search the Montana Board of Medical Examiners at https://ebiz.mt.gov/POL/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Amy Marie Dear-Ruel, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Amy Marie Dear-Ruel, MD had 2,419 Medicare Part D claims for 191 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.