Chad Aaron Ruechel, D.O.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Morganton, NC
Chad Aaron Ruechel, D.O. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Morganton, North Carolina, and NPI 1710149497, issued on Jun 25, 2008. Check the license (North Carolina 2012-00523, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Chad Aaron Ruechel
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License numbers
- 2012-00523 NC
5101017950 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2201 S Sterling St, Morganton, NC 28655
- Phone
- (828) 580-5000
- Enumerated
- Jun 25, 2008
- Record last updated
- Jul 28, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120806000637); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Lake Erie College Of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie, 2008
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2201 S Sterling St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Chad Aaron Ruechel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2012-00523Check 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% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
298 Medicare Part D claims for 175 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 36 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cefdinir43 claims
- Cephalexin41 claims
- Azithromycin30 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen28 claims
- Ondansetron Odt25 claims
- Doxycycline Monohydrate17 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Wake Forest Emergency ProvidersHickory, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Chad Aaron Ruechel among 2,094 emergency medicine physician records in North Carolina
Chad Aaron Ruechel, D.O. is one of 2,094 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 48% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 48% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2012 among the 1,317 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Emergency Medicine Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 2,094 emergency medicine physician records in North Carolina.
All 2,094 in North Carolina → Every provider in Morganton → Emergency Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John Hamel, MDMorganton, NC 286551619939899
- Clinton Hamrick, MDMorganton, NC 286551285696468
- Seth Hawkins, MDMorganton, NC 286551285696450
- Robert LeoMorganton, NC 286551881856086
- Osborne Macguire, MDMorganton, NC 286551851353023
- Jeffrey Roller, MDMorganton, NC 286551174584692
- Henry Watkins, DOMorganton, NC 286551922060193
- Wun Augustin, D.O.North Wilkesboro, NC 286591174687834
Common questions
What is Chad Aaron Ruechel, D.O.'s NPI number?
Chad Aaron Ruechel, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710149497, issued on Jun 25, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Chad Aaron Ruechel, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2201 S Sterling St, Morganton, NC, 28655. Phone: (828) 580-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Chad Aaron Ruechel, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2012-00523, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Chad Aaron Ruechel, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Chad Aaron Ruechel, D.O. had 298 Medicare Part D claims for 175 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Chad Aaron Ruechel, D.O.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.