Douglas James Ruckman, DO
Emergency Medicine Physician · Ludington, MI
Douglas James Ruckman, DO is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Ludington, Michigan, and NPI 1851442248, issued on Jan 15, 2007. Check the license (Michigan 5101016187, as entered in NPPES) on the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Douglas James Ruckman
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License numbers
- 5101016187 MI
02006303A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1 N Atkinson Dr, Ludington, MI 49431
- Phone
- (231) 845-2390
- Enumerated
- Jan 15, 2007
- Record last updated
- Sep 15, 2025
- Fax
- (231) 845-2240
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Douglas James Ruckman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMichigan Board of Medicine (LARA)
Search for license 5101016187Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
8% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
243 Medicare Part D claims for 163 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 39 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone40 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen37 claims
- Cephalexin33 claims
- Azithromycin16 claims
- Ondansetron Odt16 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate13 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.
Douglas James Ruckman among 3,083 emergency medicine physician records in Michigan
Douglas James Ruckman, DO is one of 3,083 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Michigan. 82% 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 23% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 23% of these records are older, 67% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 63% of these records are
- Record last updated2025 · 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 207P00000X and a Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
7 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Ludington
They are 7 of the 481 NPPES records with a practice address in Ludington, and 3,083 emergency medicine physician records in Michigan.
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Common questions
What is Douglas James Ruckman, DO's NPI number?
Douglas James Ruckman, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851442248, issued on Jan 15, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Douglas James Ruckman, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 N Atkinson Dr, Ludington, MI, 49431. Phone: (231) 845-2390. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Douglas James Ruckman, DO's license?
NPPES lists Michigan license number 5101016187, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA) at https://aca-prod.accela.com/MILARA/GeneralProperty/PropertyLookUp.aspx?isLicensee=Y&TabName=APO. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Douglas James Ruckman, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Douglas James Ruckman, DO had 243 Medicare Part D claims for 163 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.