Robert Merrill Ruth, MD
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician · Santa Barbara, CA
Robert Merrill Ruth, MD is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician with a practice address in Santa Barbara, California, and NPI 1730273681, issued on Oct 3, 2006. Check the license (California G81288, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Robert Merrill Ruth
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician 207XS0106X
- License number
- G81288 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2323 DE LA Vina #201, Santa Barbara, CA 93105
- Phone
- (805) 682-2267
- Enumerated
- Oct 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (808) 556-3097
- Medicaid ID
- G81288 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040401000887); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Harvard Medical School, 1991
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Robert Merrill Ruth in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G81288Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 30 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $90.83
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Trimed, Inc. The 1,819 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,529.86 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 2 group practices
- David B. HammerTempleton, CA
- Hot Springs Medical Surgical GroupSanta Barbara, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Robert Merrill Ruth among 288 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in California
Robert Merrill Ruth, MD is one of 288 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 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 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2004 among the 214 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 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 207XS0106X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 288 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in California.
All 288 in California → Every provider in Santa Barbara → Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Behrman, MDSanta Barbara, CA 931051932217411
- Dennis Phelps, M.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931051912991662
- Adam Rives, M.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931051508084690
- Corina BrownSanta Barbara, CA 931101386008811
- Steven Hollstien, M.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931111912087040
- Joanne Wang, MDSimi Valley, CA 930651255727285
- Lorenzo Walker, M.D.Oxnard, CA 930361649210725
- Andre Ishak, M.D.Oxnard, CA 930301639135445
Common questions
What is Robert Merrill Ruth, MD's NPI number?
Robert Merrill Ruth, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730273681, issued on Oct 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Robert Merrill Ruth, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2323 DE LA Vina #201, Santa Barbara, CA, 93105. Phone: (805) 682-2267. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Robert Merrill Ruth, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number G81288, 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.
What is Robert Merrill Ruth, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 30 of 100. 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.