NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Reuben C. Rutland, M.D.

Surgery Physician · Chicago, IL

Reuben C. Rutland, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1497802151, issued on Jan 4, 2007. Check the license (Illinois 36116452, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1497802151
Name
Reuben C. Rutland
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License numbers
36116452 IL
01068577A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
7939 S Cottage Grove Ave, Chicago, IL 60619
Phone
(773) 224-4949
Enumerated
Jan 4, 2007
Record last updated
Sep 30, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20101018000369); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Meharry Medical College School Of Medicine, 1998
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 7939 S Cottage Grove Ave

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

  1. Louis Rutland, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1083776249

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
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80% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

30 Medicare Part D claims for 21 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 11 claims were for opioids.

  1. Reuben Rutland30
  2. Specialty average147

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: $267.93

1 payment: travel and lodging; the largest payer was Alphatec Spine, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Reuben Rutland$267.93
  2. Specialty average$3,513.80

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Porter Physician Services LLCValparaiso, IN
  2. The Methodist Hospitals IncGary, IN

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

Reuben C. Rutland among 1,520 surgery physician records in Illinois

Reuben C. Rutland, M.D. is one of 1,520 surgery physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 66% 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 36% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 36% of these records are older, 58% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
  • Graduated1998 · median 2004 among the 650 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in Illinois

There are 1,520 surgery physician records in Illinois.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ronald Neal, MDChicago, IL 606191023035565
  2. Amal Mukherjee, M.DChicago, IL 606181700941176
  3. Gregorio Aglipay, M.D.Chicago, IL 606171215968987
  4. Leonardo Chato, M.D.Chicago, IL 606171700975505
  5. Hong-Ming Lay, MDChicago, IL 606211902916042
  6. Vijay Patel, M.D.Chicago, IL 606171326097585
  7. Manuel Perez, M.D.Chicago, IL 606171972543916
  8. Ken RichardsChicago, IL 606171477545937

Common questions

What is Reuben C. Rutland, M.D.'s NPI number?

Reuben C. Rutland, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497802151, issued on Jan 4, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Reuben C. Rutland, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7939 S Cottage Grove Ave, Chicago, IL, 60619. Phone: (773) 224-4949. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Reuben C. Rutland, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 36116452, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Reuben C. Rutland, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Reuben C. Rutland, M.D. had 30 Medicare Part D claims for 21 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.