Richard M. Ruiter, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Salida, CO
Richard M. Ruiter, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Salida, Colorado, and NPI 1578624060, issued on Dec 12, 2006. Check the license (Colorado 28964, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard M. Ruiter
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 28964 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1000 Rush Dr, Salida, CO 81201
- Phone
- (719) 530-2250
- Enumerated
- Dec 12, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 27, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (719) 530-2239
- Medicaid ID
- 01289644 CO
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard M. Ruiter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license 28964Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
34 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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): 62.6 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).
Richard M. Ruiter among 1,434 emergency medicine physician records in Colorado
Richard M. Ruiter, MD is one of 1,434 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 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 2006, is newer than 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 57% of these records are
- Record last updated2021 · 59% 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 Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
6 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Salida
They are 6 of the 312 NPPES records with a practice address in Salida, and 1,434 emergency medicine physician records in Colorado.
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Common questions
What is Richard M. Ruiter, MD's NPI number?
Richard M. Ruiter, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578624060, issued on Dec 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard M. Ruiter, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1000 Rush Dr, Salida, CO, 81201. Phone: (719) 530-2250. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard M. Ruiter, MD's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number 28964, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard M. Ruiter, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard M. Ruiter, MD had 34 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Richard M. Ruiter, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 62.6 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.