NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kristine Marie Ruzicka

Midwife · Saint Louis, MO

Kristine Marie Ruzicka is a midwife with a practice address in Saint Louis, Missouri, and NPI 1790431336, issued on Feb 22, 2022. Check the license (Missouri 155188, as entered in NPPES) with the Missouri board that licenses this profession; 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
1790431336
Name
Kristine Marie Ruzicka
Primary taxonomy
Midwife 176B00000X
License number
155188 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4251 Forest Park Ave, Saint Louis, MO 63108
Phone
(314) 531-7526
Enumerated
Feb 22, 2022
Record last updated
Feb 22, 2022
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
Download card Updates feed

Also registered at 4251 Forest Park Ave

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

  1. Susan Bender, RNNurse Practitioner1801094594
  2. Elizabeth Bledsoe, LCSWClinical Social Worker1619480613
  3. Summer Boyer, WHNP-BCWomen's Health Nurse Practitioner1336411404
  4. Erica Crawford, MSN, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1184009276
  5. Robert Crist, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1063656916
  6. Chloe Eckert, RNRegistered Nurse1851013965

Verify Kristine Marie Ruzicka in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Missouri board licenses this profession
    Search for license 155188
    Check the board
  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
Find the Missouri license search

PlainDoctor does not match the HHS-OIG exclusion list to individual records: most entries carry no NPI. Search the OIG exclusion list by name.

Is this page about you? You can ask us to correct, restrict or remove it: how.

47% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average midwife in 2024

32 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries, against an average of 60 among the 409 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Kristine Ruzicka32
  2. Specialty average60

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: $32.65

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Evofem Biosciences, Inc. The 497 providers of this specialty with any payment received $177.07 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Kristine Ruzicka$32.65
  2. Specialty average$177.07

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Kristine Marie Ruzicka among 105 midwife records in Missouri

Kristine Marie Ruzicka is one of 105 midwife records with a practice address in Missouri. 10% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 62% of them.

  • NPI issued2022 · 62% of these records are older, 30% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 10% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 8% of these records are
  • Record last updated2022 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 176B00000X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Midwife providers in Missouri

There are 105 midwife records in Missouri.

The 8 midwife records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Michaela Baldwin, CPMSaint Louis, MO 631081417776287
  2. Kathryn Dirks, CNMSaint Louis, MO 631081821581612
  3. Barbara Gremaud, CNM, APRN, CPMSaint Louis, MO 631081831588086
  4. Diana Hopkins, CPMSaint Louis, MO 631081720812407
  5. Jennifer Jester, CPMSaint Louis, MO 631081578044400
  6. Jennifer Konkol, CPM, CLC, BSWSaint Louis, MO 631161336456409
  7. Linsey Kornya, CPMSaint Louis, MO 631161558670190
  8. Susan Mickley, CPMSaint Louis, MO 631161508296732

Common questions

What is Kristine Marie Ruzicka's NPI number?

Kristine Marie Ruzicka's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790431336, issued on Feb 22, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kristine Marie Ruzicka located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4251 Forest Park Ave, Saint Louis, MO, 63108. Phone: (314) 531-7526. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kristine Marie Ruzicka's license?

NPPES lists Missouri license number 155188, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Kristine Marie Ruzicka prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kristine Marie Ruzicka had 32 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries; the average among midwife prescribers was 60. 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.