Joy K. Ruff, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Greeley, CO
Joy K. Ruff, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Greeley, Colorado, and NPI 1184980120, issued on Apr 4, 2012. Check the license (Colorado DR.0056679, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joy K. Ruff
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- DR.0056679 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2520 W 16TH St, Greeley, CO 80634
- Phone
- (970) 356-2520
- Enumerated
- Apr 4, 2012
- Record last updated
- Jun 25, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (970) 356-6928
- Medicaid ID
- 50885031 CO
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160722000524); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Pittsburgh School Of Medicine, 2012
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joy K. Ruff in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license DR.0056679Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
62% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
1,346 Medicare Part D claims for 103 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium109 claims
- Lisinopril85 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium54 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate53 claims
- Losartan Potassium50 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate46 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): 72.7 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $11,768.55
33 payments; by number, the most common kind was compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program; the largest payer was Organon Llc. 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.
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
- Family Physicians OF Greeley LLPGreeley, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joy K. Ruff among 3,563 family medicine physician records in Colorado
Joy K. Ruff, 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 updated2021 · 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).
121 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Greeley
They are 121 of the 3,518 NPPES records with a practice address in Greeley, and 3,563 family medicine physician records in Colorado.
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Common questions
What is Joy K. Ruff, M.D.'s NPI number?
Joy K. Ruff, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184980120, issued on Apr 4, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joy K. Ruff, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2520 W 16TH St, Greeley, CO, 80634. Phone: (970) 356-2520. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joy K. Ruff, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number DR.0056679, 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 Joy K. Ruff, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joy K. Ruff, M.D. had 1,346 Medicare Part D claims for 103 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joy K. Ruff, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 72.7 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.