Richard Joseph Ruh, M. D.
Family Medicine Physician · Orchard Park, NY
Richard Joseph Ruh, M. D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Orchard Park, New York, and NPI 1073535449, issued on Jul 24, 2006. Check the license (New York 187034-1, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Joseph Ruh
- Credential
- M. D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 187034-1 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3670 S Benzing RD, Orchard Park, NY 14127
- Phone
- (716) 662-5357
- Enumerated
- Jul 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 21, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (716) 662-2774
- Medicaid ID
- 01843085 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100802000174); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- State University Of New York At Buffalo School Of Medicine, 1990
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3670 S Benzing RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Susan Patronik, PAMedical Physician Assistant1245400126
- Sarah PiaseckiPhysician Assistant1518494350
- Amy Pohlman, P. A.Family Medicine Physician1033131388
- Anne Randle, PAPhysician Assistant1295329894
Verify Richard Joseph Ruh in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 187034-1Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
100% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
7,076 Medicare Part D claims for 802 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 184 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium390 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate358 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium339 claims
- Lisinopril310 claims
- Metformin Hcl282 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium277 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $276.01
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Orchard Park Family Practice, PCOrchard Park, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard Joseph Ruh among 6,417 family medicine physician records in New York
Richard Joseph Ruh, M. D. is one of 6,417 family medicine physician records with a practice address in New York. 81% 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, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2007 among the 4,188 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 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 New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
37 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Orchard Park
They are 37 of the 1,404 NPPES records with a practice address in Orchard Park, and 6,417 family medicine physician records in New York.
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Common questions
What is Richard Joseph Ruh, M. D.'s NPI number?
Richard Joseph Ruh, M. D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073535449, issued on Jul 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Joseph Ruh, M. D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3670 S Benzing RD, Orchard Park, NY, 14127. Phone: (716) 662-5357. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Joseph Ruh, M. D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 187034-1, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard Joseph Ruh, M. D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Joseph Ruh, M. D. had 7,076 Medicare Part D claims for 802 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.