NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Michelle Rae Rusted

Physician Assistant · West Hartford, CT

Michelle Rae Rusted is a physician assistant with a practice address in West Hartford, Connecticut, and NPI 1730797721, issued on Jul 16, 2020. Check the license (Connecticut 5476, as entered in NPPES) with the Connecticut board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1730797721
Name
Michelle Rae Rusted
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License numbers
5476 CT
OA005304 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
125 Lasalle RD Ste 208, West Hartford, CT 06107
Phone
(860) 906-1289
Enumerated
Jul 16, 2020
Record last updated
Jan 31, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220118001163); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 125 Lasalle RD Ste 208

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

  1. Renae France, MPH, RDRegistered Dietitian1730790239
  2. Collette Martin, PA-CPhysician Assistant1205611431
  3. Caroline Thiede, RDNRegistered Dietitian1053156927

Verify Michelle Rae Rusted in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Connecticut 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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96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

35 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 57% of claims.

  1. Michelle Rusted35
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Ozempic20 claims
  2. Metformin Hcl Er13 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): 93.6 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score78.5
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $121.83

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Michelle Rusted$121.83
  2. Specialty average$841.65

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

  1. Pounds Medical Weight Loss Transformation PCWest Hartford, CT

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Michelle Rae Rusted among 2,047 physician assistant records in Connecticut

Michelle Rae Rusted is one of 2,047 physician assistant records with a practice address in Connecticut. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 60% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 60% of these records are older, 35% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated2020 · median 2018 among the 1,338 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Connecticut practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

29 physician assistant records list a practice address in West Hartford

They are 29 of the 1,653 NPPES records with a practice address in West Hartford, and 2,047 physician assistant records in Connecticut.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Michelle Cavo, PAWest Hartford, CT 061071942362082
  2. Erica FalgerWest Hartford, CT 061071033105572
  3. Stephen Lee, PAWest Hartford, CT 061071396942645
  4. Collette Martin, PA-CWest Hartford, CT 061071205611431
  5. Vanessa Pacholski, P.A.-C.West Hartford, CT 061071043435134
  6. Lauren Ramos, PAWest Hartford, CT 061071255950846
  7. Kaitlyn Zugibe, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTWest Hartford, CT 061071932684974
  8. Victoria Altamira, PA-CHartford, CT 061061366301384

Common questions

What is Michelle Rae Rusted's NPI number?

Michelle Rae Rusted's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730797721, issued on Jul 16, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Michelle Rae Rusted located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 125 Lasalle RD Ste 208, West Hartford, CT, 06107. Phone: (860) 906-1289. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Michelle Rae Rusted's license?

NPPES lists Connecticut license number 5476, as entered by the provider. Search the Connecticut board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Michelle Rae Rusted prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Michelle Rae Rusted had 35 Medicare Part D claims; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Michelle Rae Rusted's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.6 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.