David Arthur Rust, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Duluth, MN
David Arthur Rust, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Duluth, Minnesota, and NPI 1194921585, issued on Jun 22, 2007. Check the license (Minnesota 54983, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David Arthur Rust
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License numbers
- 54983 MN
RS20070358 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1012 E 2ND St, Duluth, MN 55805
- Phone
- (218) 249-6360
- Enumerated
- Jun 22, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jan 31, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (218) 249-6370
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210420001068); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Creighton University School Of Medicine, 2007
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify David Arthur Rust in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
Search for license 54983Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
35 Medicare Part D claims for 30 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Methylprednisolone13 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: $27.02
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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
- PeacehealthBellingham, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
David Arthur Rust among 647 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Minnesota
David Arthur Rust, MD is one of 647 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Minnesota. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 49% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 49% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2008 among the 420 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Minnesota
There are 647 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Minnesota.
All 647 in Minnesota → Every provider in Duluth → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jefferson Davis, DODuluth, MN 558051265406755
- J. DavisDuluth, MN 558051972533438
- Nancy EnsleyDuluth, MN 558051699715060
- David Fogarty, M.D.Duluth, MN 558051508823410
- Michael GibbonsDuluth, MN 558051417989401
- Patrick Hall, M.D.Duluth, MN 558051861497364
- Samuel Hoxie, MDDuluth, MN 558051053391763
- Thomas KaiserDuluth, MN 558051265466965
Common questions
What is David Arthur Rust, MD's NPI number?
David Arthur Rust, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194921585, issued on Jun 22, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David Arthur Rust, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1012 E 2ND St, Duluth, MN, 55805. Phone: (218) 249-6360. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David Arthur Rust, MD's license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 54983, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice at https://mn.gov/boards/medical-practice/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does David Arthur Rust, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David Arthur Rust, MD had 35 Medicare Part D claims for 30 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.