David A. Ruskin, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Laguna Beach, CA
David A. Ruskin, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Laguna Beach, California, and NPI 1871651018, issued on Dec 4, 2006. Check the license (California A69118, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David A. Ruskin
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- A69118 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 31872 Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, CA 92651
- Phone
- (949) 499-1311
- Enumerated
- Dec 4, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 7, 2024
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify David A. Ruskin in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A69118Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
36 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 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.
David A. Ruskin among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California
David A. Ruskin, M.D. is one of 8,673 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in California. 67% 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 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 67% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 38% of these records are
- Record last updated2024 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is David A. Ruskin, M.D.'s NPI number?
David A. Ruskin, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871651018, issued on Dec 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David A. Ruskin, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 31872 Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, CA, 92651. Phone: (949) 499-1311. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David A. Ruskin, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A69118, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does David A. Ruskin, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David A. Ruskin, M.D. had 36 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.