Robert J. Ruffner, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Pittsburgh, PA
Robert J. Ruffner, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1871531632, issued on Jun 3, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD028923E, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Robert J. Ruffner
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License numbers
- MD028923E PA
79895 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 532 S Aiken Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15232
- Phone
- (412) 621-5000
- Enumerated
- Jun 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 5, 2025
- Fax
- (412) 621-1804
- Medicaid ID
- 0010282940007 PA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250612002580); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Johns Hopkins University School Of Medicine, 1981
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 532 S Aiken Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Kara Albrecht, PASurgical Physician Assistant1508019878
- Peter Berkowitz, M.D.Specialist1235128752
- Andrea Brown, PA-CPhysician Assistant1457354193
- Frank Brown, MDInternal Medicine Physician1922070622
- Jessica Davis, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1932466976
- Jamie DeangelisAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1225361124
Verify Robert J. Ruffner in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD028923ECheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
3,243 Medicare Part D claims for 278 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis296 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium246 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate204 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate172 claims
- Clopidogrel162 claims
- Lisinopril149 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: $988.83
51 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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
- St Marys Medical CenterDuluth, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Robert J. Ruffner among 1,476 cardiovascular disease physician records in Pennsylvania
Robert J. Ruffner, MD is one of 1,476 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 85% 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 20% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 20% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated1981 · median 2000 among the 1,003 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 1,476 cardiovascular disease physician records in Pennsylvania.
All 1,476 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Pittsburgh → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robert Coblentz, MDPittsburgh, PA 152321154363828
- Imad Domat, MDPittsburgh, PA 152321023012457
- Jerome Itzkoff, MDPittsburgh, PA 152321972558815
- Andreas Kyvernitakis, M.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152321538556717
- Joshua LevensonPittsburgh, PA 152321053606061
- James O'Toole, MDPittsburgh, PA 152321043214463
- Joseph O'Toole, MDPittsburgh, PA 152321821093931
- Boyanapalli RaoPittsburgh, PA 152321225041494
Common questions
What is Robert J. Ruffner, MD's NPI number?
Robert J. Ruffner, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871531632, issued on Jun 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Robert J. Ruffner, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 532 S Aiken Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, 15232. Phone: (412) 621-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Robert J. Ruffner, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD028923E, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Robert J. Ruffner, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Robert J. Ruffner, MD had 3,243 Medicare Part D claims for 278 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.