NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Brenda Ruf

Professional Counselor · Hays, KS

Brenda Ruf is a professional counselor with a practice address in Hays, Kansas, and NPI 1174683460, issued on Dec 9, 2006. Check the license (Kansas 04034, as entered in NPPES) with the Kansas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1174683460
Name
Brenda Ruf
Primary taxonomy
Professional Counselor 101YP2500X
License number
04034 KS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
208 E 7TH St, Hays, KS 67601
Phone
(785) 628-2871
Enumerated
Dec 9, 2006
Record last updated
Aug 4, 2025
Fax
(785) 628-0330
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250724003317); accepts Medicare assignment
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 208 E 7TH St

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

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  2. Charlene Anderson, MS LMLP LCPPsychologist1750436606
  3. Kaleb Armstrong, LMSWClinical Social Worker1770456675
  4. Lyndsey BaughmanClinical Psychologist1356744775
  5. Cherie BirkeyRegistered Nurse1548932759
  6. Marlin Birkey, LMHCProfessional Counselor1164793097

Verify Brenda Ruf in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Kansas board licenses this profession
    Search for license 04034    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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Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. High Plains Mental Health CenterHays, KS

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

Brenda Ruf among 1,495 professional counselor records in Kansas

Brenda Ruf is one of 1,495 professional counselor records with a practice address in Kansas. 11% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than under 1% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · under 1% of these records are older, 96% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 11% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 18% of these records are
  • Graduated1999 · median 2019 among the 262 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 101YP2500X and a Kansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

29 professional counselor records list a practice address in Hays

They are 29 of the 683 NPPES records with a practice address in Hays, and 1,495 professional counselor records in Kansas.

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The 8 professional counselor records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Marlin Birkey, LMHCHays, KS 676011164793097
  2. Mandi BrousHays, KS 676011215206222
  3. Theresa Clark, LPC, RPT, NCCHays, KS 676011972700912
  4. Michelle Fairbank, LCPC-S, LMACHays, KS 676011982045613
  5. Elliot Isom, LPCHays, KS 676011114294568
  6. Jordann Johnson, T-LPCHays, KS 676011609217546
  7. Laurie Loughry, MS LCPCHays, KS 676011952466369
  8. Susan Meyers, LPCHays, KS 676011568682573

Common questions

What is Brenda Ruf's NPI number?

Brenda Ruf's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174683460, issued on Dec 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Brenda Ruf located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 208 E 7TH St, Hays, KS, 67601. Phone: (785) 628-2871. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Brenda Ruf's license?

NPPES lists Kansas license number 04034, as entered by the provider. Search the Kansas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.

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