Nicolette Paige Ruta, OD
Optometrist · Columbia, SC
Nicolette Paige Ruta, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1407595960, issued on Jun 2, 2022. Check the license (South Carolina OPT.2347, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nicolette Paige Ruta
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OPT.2347 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6439 Garners Ferry RD, Columbia, SC 29209
- Phone
- (803) 776-4000
- Enumerated
- Jun 2, 2022
- Record last updated
- Jul 20, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220803001362); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pennsylvania College Of Optometry, 2022
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 6439 Garners Ferry RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Lisa Albins, PA-CPhysician Assistant1477769370
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- Dwayne Alleyne, ACNPCAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1962644393
- Landon Amick, DPTPhysical Therapist1740535772
Verify Nicolette Paige Ruta in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license OPT.2347Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
64% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
454 Medicare Part D claims for 185 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 36% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost131 claims
- Doxycycline Monohydrate29 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth29 claims
- Restasis28 claims
- Timolol Maleate27 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol26 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): 97.1 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $758.49
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. 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
- Columbia Eye Clinic PAColumbia, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nicolette Paige Ruta among 749 optometrist records in South Carolina
Nicolette Paige Ruta, OD is one of 749 optometrist records with a practice address in South Carolina. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 89% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 89% of these records are older, 8% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2022 · median 2005 among the 463 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 60% 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 South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in South Carolina
There are 749 optometrist records in South Carolina.
All 749 in South Carolina → Every provider in Columbia → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michelle Brown, O.D.Columbia, SC 292091962851105
- Gerald Cohen, ODColumbia, SC 292091073690442
- Richard Gardner, O.D.Columbia, SC 292091164459228
- Bettina Gary, ODColumbia, SC 292091003056656
- Patricia Griner, ODColumbia, SC 292091740805548
- Janine Henry, O.D.Columbia, SC 292091538509674
- Monica Jezior, O.D.Columbia, SC 292091659754190
- Christian Jordan, O.D.Columbia, SC 292091417153644
Common questions
What is Nicolette Paige Ruta, OD's NPI number?
Nicolette Paige Ruta, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407595960, issued on Jun 2, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nicolette Paige Ruta, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6439 Garners Ferry RD, Columbia, SC, 29209. Phone: (803) 776-4000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nicolette Paige Ruta, OD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number OPT.2347, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Nicolette Paige Ruta, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nicolette Paige Ruta, OD had 454 Medicare Part D claims for 185 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Nicolette Paige Ruta, OD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.1 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.