Margaret Ruyle Rukstalis, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Columbia, SC
Margaret Ruyle Rukstalis, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1649629619, issued on Jun 9, 2016. Check the license (South Carolina 83178, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Margaret Ruyle Rukstalis
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License numbers
- 83178 SC
0101275426 VA
2016-00110 NC
MD057059L PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 720 Gracern RD Ste 120, Columbia, SC 29210
- Phone
- (803) 296-8765
- Enumerated
- Jun 9, 2016
- Record last updated
- Aug 19, 2022
- Medicaid ID
- Q0011Q SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220902002608); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 720 Gracern RD Ste 120
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Margaret Ruyle Rukstalis in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 83178Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
78% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
219 Medicare Part D claims for 23 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Buprenorphine-Naloxone75 claims
- Gabapentin31 claims
- Mirtazapine22 claims
- Bupropion Xl12 claims
- Suboxone12 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate11 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.
One hospital affiliation
- Carilion Medical CenterRoanoke, VA · Acute Care Hospitals3 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Margaret Ruyle Rukstalis among 891 psychiatry physician records in South Carolina
Margaret Ruyle Rukstalis, MD is one of 891 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 64% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 64% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 41% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 2007 among the 365 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
171 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Columbia
They are 171 of the 11,200 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbia, and 891 psychiatry physician records in South Carolina.
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- Katelin Williamson, D.O.Columbia, SC 292101477967859
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Common questions
What is Margaret Ruyle Rukstalis, MD's NPI number?
Margaret Ruyle Rukstalis, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649629619, issued on Jun 9, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Margaret Ruyle Rukstalis, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 720 Gracern RD Ste 120, Columbia, SC, 29210. Phone: (803) 296-8765. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Margaret Ruyle Rukstalis, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 83178, 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 Margaret Ruyle Rukstalis, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Margaret Ruyle Rukstalis, MD had 219 Medicare Part D claims for 23 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.