NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Matthew L. Ruger, MA, LPC

Professional Counselor · North Pole, AK

Matthew L. Ruger, MA, LPC is a professional counselor with a practice address in North Pole, Alaska, and NPI 1407372790, issued on Aug 17, 2017. Check the license (Alaska 122317, as entered in NPPES) with the Alaska board that licenses this profession; the federal record below is the public data PlainDoctor holds for this provider.

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1407372790
Name
Matthew L. Ruger
Credential
MA, LPC
Primary taxonomy
Professional Counselor 101YP2500X
License number
122317 AK
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
145 S Santa Claus LN, North Pole, AK 99705
Phone
(907) 490-7233
Enumerated
Aug 17, 2017
Record last updated
Dec 23, 2023
Fax
(907) 490-7234
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.
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  3. Nina Wendt, PH.D.Clinical Psychologist1407970932

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alaska board licenses this profession
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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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Matthew L. Ruger among 575 professional counselor records in Alaska

Matthew L. Ruger, MA, LPC is one of 575 professional counselor records with a practice address in Alaska. 12% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does not. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 59% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 59% of these records are older, 36% newer
  • In a Medicare fileNo · 12% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 19% of these records are
  • Record last updated2023 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 101YP2500X and a Alaska practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

2 professional counselor records list a practice address in North Pole

They are 2 of the 109 NPPES records with a practice address in North Pole, and 575 professional counselor records in Alaska. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.

The 8 professional counselor records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Danielle Gutierrez, LPCNorth Pole, AK 997051841841723
  2. Cathy Brown, LPCFt Wainwright, AK 997031588837199
  3. Kathleen Furness, LPC, LMHCFort Wainwright, AK 997031558841403
  4. Lia AitkenFairbanks, AK 997011285297515
  5. Robin Baise, LPCFairbanks, AK 997091033455837
  6. Dawn Brashear, LPCFairbanks, AK 997011972345460
  7. Damaris Bronson, M.ED.Fairbanks, AK 997011295324432
  8. Michaela Craft, MS, LPCFairbanks, AK 997011154973287

Common questions

What is Matthew L. Ruger, MA, LPC's NPI number?

Matthew L. Ruger, MA, LPC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407372790, issued on Aug 17, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Matthew L. Ruger, MA, LPC located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 145 S Santa Claus LN, North Pole, AK, 99705. Phone: (907) 490-7233. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Matthew L. Ruger, MA, LPC's license?

NPPES lists Alaska license number 122317, as entered by the provider. Search the Alaska board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

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