John Thomas Ruffino, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Dallas, TX
John Thomas Ruffino, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Dallas, Texas, and NPI 1407122872, issued on Mar 29, 2012. Check the license (Texas Q3954, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Thomas Ruffino
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- Q3954 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8200 Walnut Hill LN Ste 830, Dallas, TX 75231
- Phone
- (214) 345-7999
- Enumerated
- Mar 29, 2012
- Record last updated
- Nov 18, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150610001644); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify John Thomas Ruffino in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license Q3954Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
507 Medicare Part D claims for 277 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 59 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen39 claims
- Cefdinir26 claims
- Prednisone23 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass20 claims
- Furosemide20 claims
- Clopidogrel18 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 75.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Texas Health Physicians GroupDallas, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John Thomas Ruffino among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas
John Thomas Ruffino, MD is one of 9,175 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 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 2012, is newer than 63% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 63% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2004 among the 6,088 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 49% 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 Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
956 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Dallas
They are 956 of the 36,304 NPPES records with a practice address in Dallas, and 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is John Thomas Ruffino, MD's NPI number?
John Thomas Ruffino, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407122872, issued on Mar 29, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Thomas Ruffino, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8200 Walnut Hill LN Ste 830, Dallas, TX, 75231. Phone: (214) 345-7999. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Thomas Ruffino, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number Q3954, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does John Thomas Ruffino, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John Thomas Ruffino, MD had 507 Medicare Part D claims for 277 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is John Thomas Ruffino, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 75.3 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.