Nichelle Ruffin, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Philadelphia, PA
Nichelle Ruffin, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1396364998, issued on Apr 13, 2020. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD482395, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nichelle Ruffin
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- MD482395 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3737 Market St FL 9, Philadelphia, PA 19104
- Phone
- (216) 310-5993
- Enumerated
- Apr 13, 2020
- Record last updated
- Sep 21, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20231010002540); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nichelle Ruffin in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD482395Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
75% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
878 Medicare Part D claims for 101 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium70 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa45 claims
- Gabapentin33 claims
- Famotidine32 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate31 claims
- Lidocaine27 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 85.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Greater Philadelphia Health Action IncPhiladelphia, PA
- Trustees OF The University OF PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nichelle Ruffin among 7,483 family medicine physician records in Pennsylvania
Nichelle Ruffin, MD is one of 7,483 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 79% 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 83% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 83% of these records are older, 14% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2005 among the 4,529 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Nichelle Ruffin, MD's NPI number?
Nichelle Ruffin, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396364998, issued on Apr 13, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nichelle Ruffin, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3737 Market St FL 9, Philadelphia, PA, 19104. Phone: (216) 310-5993. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nichelle Ruffin, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD482395, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Nichelle Ruffin, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nichelle Ruffin, MD had 878 Medicare Part D claims for 101 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Nichelle Ruffin, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.