Richard Dieter Ruth, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · La Palma, CA
Richard Dieter Ruth, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in La Palma, California, and NPI 1700804986, issued on Jul 17, 2006. Check the license (California A85653, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the federal record below is the public data PlainDoctor holds for this provider.
- Name
- Richard Dieter Ruth
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- A85653 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7851 Walker St, La Palma, CA 90623
- Phone
- (714) 390-0476
- Enumerated
- Jul 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 3, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (714) 690-1506
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard Dieter Ruth in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A85653Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Richard Dieter Ruth among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Richard Dieter Ruth, M.D. is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does not. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileNo · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 63% of these records are
- Record last updated2008 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
13 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in La Palma
They are 13 of the 593 NPPES records with a practice address in La Palma, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.
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Common questions
What is Richard Dieter Ruth, M.D.'s NPI number?
Richard Dieter Ruth, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700804986, issued on Jul 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Dieter Ruth, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7851 Walker St, La Palma, CA, 90623. Phone: (714) 390-0476. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Dieter Ruth, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A85653, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. 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. 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.