Maureen Smith Ruffell, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Palo Alto, CA
Maureen Smith Ruffell, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Palo Alto, California, and NPI 1629129895, issued on Jan 15, 2007. Check the license (California G83456, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Maureen Smith Ruffell
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License numbers
- G83456 CA
71757 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 550 Hamilton Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301
- Phone
- (650) 329-8834
- Enumerated
- Jan 15, 2007
- Record last updated
- Sep 12, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Maureen Smith Ruffell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G83456Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
47 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Trazodone Hcl12 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.
Maureen Smith Ruffell among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California
Maureen Smith Ruffell, M.D. is one of 8,673 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in California. 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 2007, is newer than 33% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 33% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 38% of these records are
- Record last updated2008 · 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 2084P0800X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
215 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Palo Alto
They are 215 of the 7,617 NPPES records with a practice address in Palo Alto, and 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Maureen Smith Ruffell, M.D.'s NPI number?
Maureen Smith Ruffell, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629129895, issued on Jan 15, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Maureen Smith Ruffell, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 550 Hamilton Ave, Palo Alto, CA, 94301. Phone: (650) 329-8834. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Maureen Smith Ruffell, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G83456, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Maureen Smith Ruffell, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Maureen Smith Ruffell, M.D. had 47 Medicare Part D claims; 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.