Howard Ruscetti, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Carolina Beach, NC
Howard Ruscetti, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Carolina Beach, North Carolina, and NPI 1730281924, issued on Sep 1, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 200001427, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Howard Ruscetti
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 200001427 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1300 Bridge Barrier RD Ste 2, Carolina Beach, NC 28428
- Phone
- (910) 458-4101
- Enumerated
- Sep 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 13, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (910) 458-5617
- Medicaid ID
- 8913085 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040408000409); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Colorado School Of Medicine, Denver, 1999
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1300 Bridge Barrier RD Ste 2
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Paula Bruner, PAPhysician Assistant1144212507
- Melodye Visser, MDFamily Medicine Physician1245316082
Verify Howard Ruscetti in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 200001427Check 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 family medicine physician in 2024
8,888 Medicare Part D claims for 713 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 32 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Rosuvastatin Calcium544 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium464 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium422 claims
- Lisinopril373 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate311 claims
- Metformin Hcl Er296 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Wilmington Health PLLCJacksonville, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
2 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Carolina Beach
They are 2 of the 68 NPPES records with a practice address in Carolina Beach, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.
All 2 in Carolina Beach → All 4,953 in North Carolina → Every provider in Carolina Beach →
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Common questions
What is Howard Ruscetti, MD's NPI number?
Howard Ruscetti, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730281924, issued on Sep 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Howard Ruscetti, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1300 Bridge Barrier RD Ste 2, Carolina Beach, NC, 28428. Phone: (910) 458-4101. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Howard Ruscetti, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 200001427, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Howard Ruscetti, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Howard Ruscetti, MD had 8,888 Medicare Part D claims for 713 beneficiaries; 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.