Naykala A. Ruse, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Cullman, AL
Naykala A. Ruse, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Cullman, Alabama, and NPI 1467497339, issued on Jun 17, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 27319, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Naykala A. Ruse
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 27319 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1890 Alabama Highway 157, Cullman, AL 35058
- Phone
- (256) 737-8000
- Enumerated
- Jun 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 27, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (256) 737-8058
- Medicaid ID
- 051557713 AL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060905000342); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1890 Alabama Highway 157
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Naykala A. Ruse in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 27319Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
62% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
5,156 Medicare Part D claims for 274 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims. 185 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium216 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium179 claims
- Spironolactone152 claims
- Gabapentin142 claims
- Lisinopril140 claims
- Montelukast Sodium134 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $569.67
33 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- Cullman Internal Medicine, PCCullman, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
22 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Cullman
They are 22 of the 960 NPPES records with a practice address in Cullman, and 1,705 internal medicine physician records in Alabama.
All 22 in Cullman → All 1,705 in Alabama → Every provider in Cullman →
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Common questions
What is Naykala A. Ruse, MD's NPI number?
Naykala A. Ruse, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1467497339, issued on Jun 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Naykala A. Ruse, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1890 Alabama Highway 157, Cullman, AL, 35058. Phone: (256) 737-8000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Naykala A. Ruse, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 27319, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Naykala A. Ruse, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Naykala A. Ruse, MD had 5,156 Medicare Part D claims for 274 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.