Matthew W. Ruhl
Optometrist · Burlington, IA
Matthew W. Ruhl is an optometrist with a practice address in Burlington, Iowa, and NPI 1386621985, issued on Dec 27, 2005. Check the license (Iowa 02328, as entered in NPPES) with the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Matthew W. Ruhl
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 02328 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2743 Mt Pleasant St, Burlington, IA 52601
- Phone
- (319) 754-2020
- Enumerated
- Dec 27, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jan 4, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (319) 754-2299
- Medicaid ID
- 0467845 IA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050913001177); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Missouri St Louis - School Of Optometry, 2005
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 676 in Iowa → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 2743 Mt Pleasant St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Tod Gerhardt, ODOptometrist1093793903
- Kevin Jennings, ODOptometrist1801874714
Verify Matthew W. Ruhl in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Iowa board licenses this profession
Search for license 02328Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
747 Medicare Part D claims for 167 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 33% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost164 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol116 claims
- Timolol Maleate106 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate53 claims
- Lumigan45 claims
- Azelastine Hcl37 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 73.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $81.76
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 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
- American Eyecare PCMt Pleasant, IA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Matthew W. Ruhl among 676 optometrist records in Iowa
Matthew W. Ruhl is one of 676 optometrist records with a practice address in Iowa. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 82% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2006 among the 462 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 74% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
12 optometrist records list a practice address in Burlington
They are 12 of the 244 NPPES records with a practice address in Burlington, and 676 optometrist records in Iowa.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Bush, O.D.Burlington, IA 526011891747234
- Tod Gerhardt, ODBurlington, IA 526011093793903
- Abigail GraneraBurlington, IA 526011215445051
- Logan GraneraBurlington, IA 526011306354147
- Benjamin Iwai, O.D.Burlington, IA 526011417399890
- Kevin Jennings, ODBurlington, IA 526011801874714
- Justin Meeks, O.D.Burlington, IA 526011730355124
- Melissa Rupp, O.D.Burlington, IA 526011851640932
Common questions
What is Matthew W. Ruhl's NPI number?
Matthew W. Ruhl's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1386621985, issued on Dec 27, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Matthew W. Ruhl located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2743 Mt Pleasant St, Burlington, IA, 52601. Phone: (319) 754-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Matthew W. Ruhl's license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number 02328, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Matthew W. Ruhl prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Matthew W. Ruhl had 747 Medicare Part D claims for 167 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Matthew W. Ruhl's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 73.6 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.