David S. Ruch, M.D.
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician · Morrisville, NC
David S. Ruch, M.D. is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician with a practice address in Morrisville, North Carolina, and NPI 1356438998, issued on Oct 6, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 39676, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David S. Ruch
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician 207XS0106X
- License number
- 39676 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5601 Arringdon Park Dr Ste 300, Morrisville, NC 27560
- Phone
- (919) 668-5259
- Enumerated
- Oct 6, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 28, 2026
- Fax
- (919) 684-1147
- Medicaid ID
- 7973820 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050713000073); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Wake Forest University School Of Medicine, 1988
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest orthopaedic hand surgery physician records → All 91 in North Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 5601 Arringdon Park Dr Ste 300
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Dallas Belford, PA-CPhysician Assistant1770258345
- George Borrelli, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1801456835
- Sarah Brady, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1558177360
- Cesar CardenasStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1720667363
- Chaz Clusky, PAPhysician Assistant1063153492
- Eric Dilbone, MDAdult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1043717788
Verify David S. Ruch in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 39676Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
82% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic hand surgery physician in 2024
33 Medicare Part D claims for 23 beneficiaries, against an average of 186 among the 2,203 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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: $30,607.82
36 payments; by number, the most common kind was royalty or license; the largest payer was Anika Therapeutics, Inc. The 1,819 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,529.86 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 3 group practices
- Duke Health Integrated Practice IncDurham, NC
- Proactive Therapy OF North Carolina IncCharlotte, NC
- Select Physical Therapy Holdings IncDenver, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
David S. Ruch among 91 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in North Carolina
David S. Ruch, M.D. is one of 91 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 84% 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 19% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 19% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 2005 among the 68 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0106X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 91 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in North Carolina.
All 91 in North Carolina → Every provider in Morrisville → Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Tyler Pidgeon, M.D.Morrisville, NC 275601265725329
- Nathan Heineman, MDSmithfield, NC 275771568923688
- Jeremy Miles, MDCary, NC 275181407175839
- George Edwards, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276091336142710
- George Edwards, MDRaleigh, NC 276091851552608
- John Erickson, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276091316163405
- Timothy Luchetti, MDRaleigh, NC 276091447665302
- Terry Messer, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276091932151891
Common questions
What is David S. Ruch, M.D.'s NPI number?
David S. Ruch, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356438998, issued on Oct 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David S. Ruch, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5601 Arringdon Park Dr Ste 300, Morrisville, NC, 27560. Phone: (919) 668-5259. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David S. Ruch, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 39676, 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 David S. Ruch, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David S. Ruch, M.D. had 33 Medicare Part D claims for 23 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic hand surgery physician prescribers was 186. 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.