Ellen Ruffing Patton, O.D.
Optometrist · Vestavia, AL
Ellen Ruffing Patton, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Vestavia, Alabama, and NPI 1962617670, issued on May 14, 2007. Check the license (Alabama SA15TA610, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ellen Ruffing Patton
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- SA15TA610 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2322 Hunters CV, Vestavia, AL 35216
- Phone
- (205) 427-2631
- Enumerated
- May 14, 2007
- Record last updated
- Nov 7, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200527003084); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Alabama Birmingham - School Of Optometry, 2002
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Ellen Ruffing Patton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alabama board licenses this profession
Search for license SA15TA610Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
687 Medicare Part D claims for 267 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 45% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Cequa94 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth94 claims
- Azelastine Hcl85 claims
- Erythromycin71 claims
- Latanoprost64 claims
- Miebo48 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: $502.77
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 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
- Solinsky Eyecare LLCWest Hartford, CT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
7 optometrist records list a practice address in Vestavia
They are 7 of the 874 NPPES records with a practice address in Vestavia, and 874 optometrist records in Alabama.
All 7 in Vestavia → All 874 in Alabama → Every provider in Vestavia →
Other optometrist records in Alabama
- Juanakee Adams, O.D.Birmingham, AL1356322218
- Ronald Adcock, ODDaphne, AL1235178070
- Ronald Aderholt, O.D.Oxford, AL1568560233
- Tyrus Agee, ODFultondale, AL1689340564
- Elise Agostinelli, ODBirmingham, AL1013528579
- Lauren Albert, O.D.Dothan, AL1356790869
- Brandon AldertonMadison, AL1407464043
- Salmedina Alic, ODSaraland, AL1548841125
- Amy Allen, ODOpelika, AL1144944877
- Larry Allen, O.D.Fort Payne, AL1497846877
Common questions
What is Ellen Ruffing Patton, O.D.'s NPI number?
Ellen Ruffing Patton, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962617670, issued on May 14, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ellen Ruffing Patton, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2322 Hunters CV, Vestavia, AL, 35216. Phone: (205) 427-2631. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ellen Ruffing Patton, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number SA15TA610, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Ellen Ruffing Patton, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ellen Ruffing Patton, O.D. had 687 Medicare Part D claims for 267 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. 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.