Christine Ann Rust, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Lexington, KY
Christine Ann Rust, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Lexington, Kentucky, and NPI 1487098927, issued on Apr 27, 2013. Check the license (Kentucky 59875, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christine Ann Rust
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License numbers
- 59875 KY
56230 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 110 Conn Ter Ste 550, Lexington, KY 40508
- Phone
- (859) 323-5867
- Enumerated
- Apr 27, 2013
- Record last updated
- Jan 13, 2025
- Fax
- (859) 323-8510
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20241010001381); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Louisville School Of Medicine, 2013
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 110 Conn Ter Ste 550
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Christine Ann Rust in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 59875Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
27% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,103 Medicare Part D claims for 318 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 29% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost304 claims
- Timolol Maleate196 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate92 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol89 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate68 claims
- Restasis62 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $30.53
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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 2 group practices
- Kentucky Medical Services Foundation, IncLexington, KY
- University OF KentuckyLexington, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christine Ann Rust among 239 ophthalmology physician records in Kentucky
Christine Ann Rust, MD is one of 239 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 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 2013, is newer than 77% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 77% of these records are older, 21% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2001 among the 157 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 69% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Kentucky
There are 239 ophthalmology physician records in Kentucky.
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- Lucy Franklin, M.D.Lexington, KY 405081790004471
- Lalita Gupta, MDLexington, KY 405081669976288
- Janice Hernandez, MDLexington, KY 405081992324255
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Common questions
What is Christine Ann Rust, MD's NPI number?
Christine Ann Rust, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487098927, issued on Apr 27, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christine Ann Rust, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 110 Conn Ter Ste 550, Lexington, KY, 40508. Phone: (859) 323-5867. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christine Ann Rust, MD's license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 59875, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christine Ann Rust, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christine Ann Rust, MD had 1,103 Medicare Part D claims for 318 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christine Ann Rust, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.1 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.