NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Richard Douglas Rucker, MD PHD

Emergency Medicine Physician · Fall River, MA

Richard Douglas Rucker, MD PHD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Fall River, Massachusetts, and NPI 1750340808, issued on Mar 18, 2006. Check the license (Massachusetts 58164, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; 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
1750340808
Name
Richard Douglas Rucker
Credential
MD PHD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License numbers
58164 MA
23186 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
795 Middle St, Fall River, MA 02721
Phone
(508) 674-5600
Enumerated
Mar 18, 2006
Record last updated
Jun 19, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(508) 675-5611
Medicaid ID
993565700 MN
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 795 Middle St

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

  1. Patricia Affonso, RNRegistered Nurse1679792329
  2. Raya Alhalawani, M.D.Vascular & Interventional Radiology Physician1962885749
  3. Jennifer Andrade, LICSWClinical Social Worker1215481254
  4. Jeannine Audet, MDDevelopmental - Behavioral Pediatrics Physician1326148354
  5. Susan Augustus, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1164415246
  6. Pooja Aysola, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1245686344

Verify Richard Douglas Rucker in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
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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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Industry payments in 2024: $70.47

5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Electromed, Inc. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Richard Rucker$70.47
  2. Specialty average$953.79

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

Richard Douglas Rucker among 1,829 emergency medicine physician records in Massachusetts

Richard Douglas Rucker, MD PHD is one of 1,829 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 9% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 66% of these records are
  • Record last updated2013 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

30 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Fall River

They are 30 of the 3,032 NPPES records with a practice address in Fall River, and 1,829 emergency medicine physician records in Massachusetts.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Pooja Aysola, M.D.Fall River, MA 027211245686344
  2. Robert Baginski, M.D.Fall River, MA 027211699986828
  3. Paul Bulat, MDFall River, MA 027211265459218
  4. Wayne Christiansen, DOFall River, MA 027211962450148
  5. Stephanie Dabulis, M.D.Fall River, MA 027211730152406
  6. Victoria Fox, MDFall River, MA 027211033600127
  7. Curtis Furtado, DOFall River, MA 027211942720313
  8. David Ignatius, MDFall River, MA 027211174690820

Common questions

What is Richard Douglas Rucker, MD PHD's NPI number?

Richard Douglas Rucker, MD PHD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1750340808, issued on Mar 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Richard Douglas Rucker, MD PHD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 795 Middle St, Fall River, MA, 02721. Phone: (508) 674-5600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Richard Douglas Rucker, MD PHD's license?

NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 58164, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine at https://findmydoctor.mass.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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.

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