Katherine Ruzhansky, M.D.
Neurology Physician · Charleston, SC
Katherine Ruzhansky, M.D. is a neurology physician with a practice address in Charleston, South Carolina, and NPI 1558526947, issued on Jul 24, 2008. Check the license (South Carolina 36793, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Katherine Ruzhansky
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License number
- 36793 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 171 Ashley Ave, Charleston, SC 29425
- Phone
- (843) 792-1414
- Enumerated
- Jul 24, 2008
- Record last updated
- Oct 22, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140910002149); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Katherine Ruzhansky in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 36793Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
63% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024
506 Medicare Part D claims for 90 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Mycophenolate Mofetil65 claims
- Prednisone65 claims
- Pyridostigmine Bromide65 claims
- Riluzole41 claims
- Azathioprine32 claims
- Radicava Ors31 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: $6,288.37
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Johnson & Johnson Health Care Systems Inc. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 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
- University Medical Associates OF The Medical University OF South CarolMount Pleasant, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Katherine Ruzhansky among 326 neurology physician records in South Carolina
Katherine Ruzhansky, M.D. is one of 326 neurology physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 40% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 40% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2007 among the 185 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurology Physician providers in South Carolina
There are 326 neurology physician records in South Carolina.
All 326 in South Carolina → Every provider in Charleston → Neurology Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robert Adams, MDCharleston, SC 294251003919911
- David Bachman, MDCharleston, SC 294251043253057
- Kenneth Bergmann, MDCharleston, SC 294251598709057
- Marc Chimowitz, M.D.Charleston, SC 294251043326044
- Jonathan Edwards, MDCharleston, SC 294251619066586
- Jonathan Halford, MDCharleston, SC 294251346284726
- Vanessa Hinson, MD, PHDCharleston, SC 294251114967908
- Jerome Kurent, MDCharleston, SC 294251427154657
Common questions
What is Katherine Ruzhansky, M.D.'s NPI number?
Katherine Ruzhansky, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558526947, issued on Jul 24, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Katherine Ruzhansky, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 171 Ashley Ave, Charleston, SC, 29425. Phone: (843) 792-1414. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Katherine Ruzhansky, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 36793, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Katherine Ruzhansky, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Katherine Ruzhansky, M.D. had 506 Medicare Part D claims for 90 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. 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.