NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kevin Douglas Rutz, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Saint Louis, MO

Kevin Douglas Rutz, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Saint Louis, Missouri, and NPI 1548231210, issued on Jan 30, 2006. Check the license (Missouri 2003002791, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; 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
1548231210
Name
Kevin Douglas Rutz
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
2003002791 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2325 Dougherty Ferry RD Ste 100, Saint Louis, MO 63122
Phone
(314) 909-1359
Enumerated
Jan 30, 2006
Record last updated
Sep 29, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(314) 909-1370
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040908000004); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Baylor College Of Medicine, 1997
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 2325 Dougherty Ferry RD Ste 100

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

  1. Casey Davis, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1710201272
  2. Blaine Manning, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1366937138
  3. Samuel Moll, PAPhysician Assistant1295554731

Verify Kevin Douglas Rutz in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
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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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2.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

703 Medicare Part D claims for 229 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 265 claims were for opioids.

  1. Kevin Rutz703
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisone248 claims
  2. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen190 claims
  3. Gabapentin56 claims
  4. Methylprednisolone42 claims
  5. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen40 claims
  6. Ibuprofen33 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: $13,138.71

12 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Centinel Spine, LLC. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Kevin Rutz$13,139
  2. Specialty average$23,023

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. Orthopedic Specialists PCSaint Louis, MO

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

Kevin Douglas Rutz among 514 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Missouri

Kevin Douglas Rutz, MD is one of 514 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 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 2006, is newer than 17% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 17% of these records are older, 53% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated1997 · median 2006 among the 302 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Missouri

There are 514 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Missouri.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Matthew Bradley, MDSaint Louis, MO 631221134342918
  2. Michael Chabot, DOSaint Louis, MO 631221588635353
  3. Matthew Collard, D.O.St Louis, MO 631221346276383
  4. Justin Cutler, D.O.Saint Louis, MO 631221104055201
  5. Richard Howard, DOSaint Louis, MO 631221558332106
  6. Michael Hubbard, D.O.Saint Louis, MO 631221043574650
  7. Nathan Mall, M.D.Kirkwood, MO 631221760509095
  8. Andrew Mitchelson, M.D.Saint Louis, MO 631221912389974

Common questions

What is Kevin Douglas Rutz, MD's NPI number?

Kevin Douglas Rutz, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548231210, issued on Jan 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kevin Douglas Rutz, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2325 Dougherty Ferry RD Ste 100, Saint Louis, MO, 63122. Phone: (314) 909-1359. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kevin Douglas Rutz, MD's license?

NPPES lists Missouri license number 2003002791, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Kevin Douglas Rutz, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kevin Douglas Rutz, MD had 703 Medicare Part D claims for 229 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.