NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joshua Steven Rusk, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Edwards, CO

Joshua Steven Rusk, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Edwards, Colorado, and NPI 1679830087, issued on Apr 23, 2012. Check the license (Colorado 53249, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1679830087
Name
Joshua Steven Rusk
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
53249 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
320 Beard Creek RD, Edwards, CO 81632
Phone
(970) 945-2840
Enumerated
Apr 23, 2012
Record last updated
Mar 2, 2023
Fax
(970) 945-2893
Medicaid ID
35570008 CO
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20151026000812); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Utah School Of Medicine, 2012
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 320 Beard Creek RD

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Melvin Betancourt, MSWClinical Social Worker1982837597
  2. Carol Conger, N.P.Family Nurse Practitioner1649393406
  3. Michelle Deutsch, MSMental Health Counselor1558794859
  4. Meredith FosterSpeech-Language Pathologist1114637485
  5. Michael Granzin, PTPhysical Therapist1215921481
  6. Sarah KemakPhysical Therapy Assistant1215510045

Verify Joshua Steven Rusk in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

337 Medicare Part D claims for 46 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Joshua Rusk337
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium44 claims
  2. Lisinopril30 claims
  3. Fluoxetine Hcl21 claims
  4. Tamsulosin Hcl18 claims
  5. Losartan Potassium14 claims
  6. Amlodipine Besylate13 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: $27.37

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Braeburn Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Joshua Rusk$27.37
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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

  1. Summit Community Care Clinic IncFrisco, CO

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Joshua Steven Rusk among 3,563 family medicine physician records in Colorado

Joshua Steven Rusk, M.D. is one of 3,563 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 76% 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 69% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 69% of these records are older, 28% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · median 2008 among the 2,077 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

4 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Edwards

They are 4 of the 245 NPPES records with a practice address in Edwards, and 3,563 family medicine physician records in Colorado.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Philip Freedman, MDEdwards, CO 816321790757284
  2. Zackary Kent, M.D.Edwards, CO 816321407038706
  3. Kent Petrie, MDEdwards, CO 816321265402283
  4. Angela Ammon, MDEagle, CO 816311043389356
  5. Jennifer Bettenhausen, MDEagle, CO 816311548262066
  6. Edward Dent, MDEagle, CO 816311225030075
  7. Crystal Roney, MDEagle, CO 816311225112543
  8. Henry Kiang, M.D.Parachute, CO 816351528021078

Common questions

What is Joshua Steven Rusk, M.D.'s NPI number?

Joshua Steven Rusk, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679830087, issued on Apr 23, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joshua Steven Rusk, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 320 Beard Creek RD, Edwards, CO, 81632. Phone: (970) 945-2840. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joshua Steven Rusk, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Colorado license number 53249, 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 Joshua Steven Rusk, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joshua Steven Rusk, M.D. had 337 Medicare Part D claims for 46 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.