NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Barbara Ruf, M.D.

Psychiatry Physician · Providence, RI

Barbara Ruf, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Providence, Rhode Island, and NPI 1093129330, issued on Jun 15, 2014. Check the license (Rhode Island MD15906, as entered in NPPES) on the Rhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1093129330
Name
Barbara Ruf
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
MD15906 RI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
345 Blackstone Blvd, Providence, RI 02906
Phone
(401) 455-6375
Enumerated
Jun 15, 2014
Record last updated
Mar 15, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20180802000545); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Connecticut School Of Medicine, 2014
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 345 Blackstone Blvd

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

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  2. Munirat Adebimpe, PMHNP-BCPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1457876716
  3. Linda Aguiar, PMHNP-BCPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1457965998
  4. Meesha Ahuja, MDPsychiatry Physician1881905875
  5. Raja Ramis Akhtar, MDPsychiatry Physician1326609488
  6. Modupe Akinfolarin, NP-CGerontology Nurse Practitioner1871899773

Verify Barbara Ruf in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersRhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline
    Search for license MD15906    Check the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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3.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024

3,794 Medicare Part D claims for 383 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 2% of claims.

  1. Barbara Ruf3,794
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Sertraline Hcl310 claims
  2. Quetiapine Fumarate303 claims
  3. Clonazepam286 claims
  4. Mirtazapine269 claims
  5. Venlafaxine Hcl Er236 claims
  6. Lorazepam177 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Lifespan Physician Group IncProvidence, RI

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Barbara Ruf among 383 psychiatry physician records in Rhode Island

Barbara Ruf, M.D. is one of 383 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Rhode Island. 68% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 63% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 63% of these records are older, 34% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 45% of these records are
  • Graduated2014 · median 2005 among the 172 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Rhode Island practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

270 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Providence

They are 270 of the 9,647 NPPES records with a practice address in Providence, and 383 psychiatry physician records in Rhode Island.

All 383 in Rhode Island → Every provider in Providence → Psychiatry Physician nationwide →

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kathleen Askland, MDProvidence, RI 029061568443992
  2. Jeffrey Burock, MDProvidence, RI 029061023096278
  3. Jamil Chaudhry, MDProvidence, RI 029061952337511
  4. Gloria Davis, MDProvidence, RI 029061376572651
  5. James Greer, MDProvidence, RI 029061548268303
  6. Francis Haines, MDProvidence, RI 029061972547859
  7. Paul Lieberman, M.D.Providence, RI 029061194753343
  8. Wanda Needleman, M.D.Providence, RI 029061336196922

Common questions

What is Barbara Ruf, M.D.'s NPI number?

Barbara Ruf, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1093129330, issued on Jun 15, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Barbara Ruf, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 345 Blackstone Blvd, Providence, RI, 02906. Phone: (401) 455-6375. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Barbara Ruf, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Rhode Island license number MD15906, as entered by the provider. Search the Rhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline at https://healthri.mylicense.com/Verification/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Barbara Ruf, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Barbara Ruf, M.D. had 3,794 Medicare Part D claims for 383 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.