Robert Chase Ruffo, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Birmingham, AL
Robert Chase Ruffo, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1285253369, issued on Apr 9, 2020. Check the license (Alabama 43675, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Robert Chase Ruffo
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 43675 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 619 19TH St S, Birmingham, AL 35249
- Phone
- (205) 975-7387
- Enumerated
- Apr 9, 2020
- Record last updated
- Oct 11, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240301001498); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Mercer University School Of Medicine, 2020
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Robert Chase Ruffo in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 43675Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
66% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
376 Medicare Part D claims for 253 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 33 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ondansetron Odt31 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate22 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium20 claims
- Methocarbamol20 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass17 claims
- Dicyclomine Hcl17 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 one group practice
- Hospitalist Medicine Physicians OF Georgia-Tcg PCSavannah, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Robert Chase Ruffo among 678 emergency medicine physician records in Alabama
Robert Chase Ruffo, MD is one of 678 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 83% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 83% of these records are older, 13% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2011 among the 399 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 53% 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 Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
238 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Birmingham
They are 238 of the 15,795 NPPES records with a practice address in Birmingham, and 678 emergency medicine physician records in Alabama.
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- William Fialkowski, MDBirmingham, AL 352491619962347
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Common questions
What is Robert Chase Ruffo, MD's NPI number?
Robert Chase Ruffo, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285253369, issued on Apr 9, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Robert Chase Ruffo, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 619 19TH St S, Birmingham, AL, 35249. Phone: (205) 975-7387. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Robert Chase Ruffo, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 43675, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Robert Chase Ruffo, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Robert Chase Ruffo, MD had 376 Medicare Part D claims for 253 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.