Richard Ruff, D.O.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Pontiac, IL
Richard Ruff, D.O. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Pontiac, Illinois, and NPI 1215954839, issued on Jul 17, 2006. Check the license on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Ruff
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 02002551A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2500 W Reynolds St, Pontiac, IL 61764
- Phone
- (708) 383-6200
- Enumerated
- Jul 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 8, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040326000667); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard Ruff in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional RegulationCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
27% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
164 Medicare Part D claims for 127 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 29 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin36 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen27 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Belvidere Emergency Physicians, LLCBelvidere, IL
- Rockford Emergency Physicians, LLCRockford, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard Ruff among 3,291 emergency medicine physician records in Illinois
Richard Ruff, D.O. is one of 3,291 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 80% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 68% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2012 among the 1,867 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 47% 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 Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
7 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Pontiac
They are 7 of the 266 NPPES records with a practice address in Pontiac, and 3,291 emergency medicine physician records in Illinois.
All 3,291 in Illinois → Every provider in Pontiac → Emergency Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Daniel Butterbach, M.D.Pontiac, IL 617641861419327
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- Kristina Morgan, D.O.Pontiac, IL 617641538424098
- Vanessa Pitts, M.D.Pontiac, IL 617641588691687
- Kenneth Velez, MDPontiac, IL 617641508889908
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- Karen Gaber-Patel, DONormal, IL 617611962681569
Common questions
What is Richard Ruff, D.O.'s NPI number?
Richard Ruff, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215954839, issued on Jul 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Ruff, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2500 W Reynolds St, Pontiac, IL, 61764. Phone: (708) 383-6200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Ruff, D.O.'s license?
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 Richard Ruff, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Ruff, D.O. had 164 Medicare Part D claims for 127 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.