Brian K. Unruh, PA
Physician Assistant · Colby, KS
Brian K. Unruh, PA is a physician assistant with a practice address in Colby, Kansas, and NPI 1851493472, issued on Sep 3, 2006. Check the license (Kansas 1500644, as entered in NPPES) with the Kansas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brian K. Unruh
- Credential
- PA
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 1500644 KS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 310 E College Dr, Colby, KS 67701
- Phone
- (785) 462-6184
- Enumerated
- Sep 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 27, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (785) 460-1490
- Medicaid ID
- 100344760A KS
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050503000739); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Brian K. Unruh in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Kansas board licenses this profession
Search for license 1500644Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
12.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average physician assistant in 2024
10,666 Medicare Part D claims for 341 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 587 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium521 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium377 claims
- Potassium Chloride307 claims
- Lisinopril279 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium269 claims
- Eliquis257 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $383.98
23 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Citizens Medical Center IncColby, KS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Brian K. Unruh among 1,329 physician assistant records in Kansas
Brian K. Unruh, PA is one of 1,329 physician assistant records with a practice address in Kansas. 78% 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 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 74% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2015 among the 868 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 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 363A00000X and a Kansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
7 physician assistant records list a practice address in Colby
They are 7 of the 131 NPPES records with a practice address in Colby, and 1,329 physician assistant records in Kansas.
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Common questions
What is Brian K. Unruh, PA's NPI number?
Brian K. Unruh, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851493472, issued on Sep 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brian K. Unruh, PA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 310 E College Dr, Colby, KS, 67701. Phone: (785) 462-6184. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brian K. Unruh, PA's license?
NPPES lists Kansas license number 1500644, as entered by the provider. Search the Kansas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Brian K. Unruh, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brian K. Unruh, PA had 10,666 Medicare Part D claims for 341 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.