Dirk D. Ruffin, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Palos Verdes Estates, CA
Dirk D. Ruffin, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Palos Verdes Estates, California, and NPI 1467496778, issued on Jun 16, 2006. Check the license (California G48041, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Dirk D. Ruffin
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- G48041 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 26516 Crenshaw Blvd, Palos Verdes Estates, CA 90274
- Phone
- (310) 541-7911
- Enumerated
- Jun 16, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (310) 541-2953
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Dirk D. Ruffin in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G48041Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
100% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
14 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Dirk D. Ruffin among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
Dirk D. Ruffin, M.D. is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 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 2006, is newer than 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 62% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
3 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Palos Verdes Estates
They are 3 of the 102 NPPES records with a practice address in Palos Verdes Estates, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.
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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Trung Nguyen, MDRolling Hills Estates, CA 902741235164096
- Kimngan NguyenRolling Hills Estates, CA 902741902366552
- Timothy Norcross, D.O.Rolling Hills Estates, CA 902741528113479
- Marian Wymore, M.D.Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA 902741902184062
Common questions
What is Dirk D. Ruffin, M.D.'s NPI number?
Dirk D. Ruffin, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1467496778, issued on Jun 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Dirk D. Ruffin, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 26516 Crenshaw Blvd, Palos Verdes Estates, CA, 90274. Phone: (310) 541-7911. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Dirk D. Ruffin, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G48041, 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 Dirk D. Ruffin, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Dirk D. Ruffin, M.D. had 14 Medicare Part D claims; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.