Joanne Elizabeth Ruch, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Lakewood, CO
Joanne Elizabeth Ruch, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Lakewood, Colorado, and NPI 1659447787, issued on Nov 28, 2006. Check the license (Colorado 34629, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joanne Elizabeth Ruch
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 34629 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1805 Kipling St., Lakewood, CO 80215
- Phone
- (303) 422-3727
- Enumerated
- Nov 28, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 26, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (303) 467-9354
- Medicaid ID
- 01346295 CO
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100506000754); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Rush Medical College Of Rush University, 1992
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1805 Kipling St.
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Joanne Elizabeth Ruch in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license 34629Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
30% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
4,125 Medicare Part D claims for 320 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 63 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium412 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium214 claims
- Lisinopril207 claims
- Gabapentin159 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium143 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate114 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 87.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $458.96
24 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- Internal Medicine Assoc. OF Wheat Ridge, P.C.Lakewood, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joanne Elizabeth Ruch among 2,046 internal medicine physician records in Colorado
Joanne Elizabeth Ruch, M.D. is one of 2,046 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 71% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 60% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2006 among the 1,090 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
73 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Lakewood
They are 73 of the 4,944 NPPES records with a practice address in Lakewood, and 2,046 internal medicine physician records in Colorado.
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The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Aubrey Dobbs, M.D.Lakewood, CO 802151316007826
- David Leon, M.D.Lakewood, CO 802151174605737
- H Pickett, MDLakewood, CO 802151902964075
- Susan Schiff, M.D.Lakewood, CO 802151386710424
- Vernon Smith, MDLakewood, CO 802151144294638
- Jason Barmore, MDLakewood, CO 802141902933948
- Hai Bui, MDLakewood, CO 802141316965536
- Ashley WoodworthLakewood, CO 802141962964221
Common questions
What is Joanne Elizabeth Ruch, M.D.'s NPI number?
Joanne Elizabeth Ruch, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659447787, issued on Nov 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joanne Elizabeth Ruch, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1805 Kipling St., Lakewood, CO, 80215. Phone: (303) 422-3727. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joanne Elizabeth Ruch, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number 34629, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joanne Elizabeth Ruch, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joanne Elizabeth Ruch, M.D. had 4,125 Medicare Part D claims for 320 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joanne Elizabeth Ruch, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.5 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.