Ruffin Chase Branch, PA-C
Medical Physician Assistant · Franklinton, LA
Ruffin Chase Branch, PA-C is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Franklinton, Louisiana, and NPI 1427332584, issued on Oct 6, 2011. Check the license (Louisiana PA.200480, as entered in NPPES) with the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ruffin Chase Branch
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
- License number
- PA.200480 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 51704 Highway 438, Franklinton, LA 70438
- Phone
- (985) 848-9955
- Enumerated
- Oct 6, 2011
- Record last updated
- Jun 1, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (985) 848-9964
- Medicaid ID
- 2180886 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120113000084); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 51704 Highway 438
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Ruffin Chase Branch in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana board licenses this profession
Search for license PA.200480Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average medical physician assistant in 2024
6,151 Medicare Part D claims for 344 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 25 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium224 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium214 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate180 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium171 claims
- Gabapentin158 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium157 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: $364.77
21 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. The 16,165 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,055.00 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.
One hospital affiliation
- Riverside Medical CenterFranklinton, LA · Critical Access Hospitals
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov).
Ruffin Chase Branch among 340 medical physician assistant records in Louisiana
Ruffin Chase Branch, PA-C is one of 340 medical physician assistant records with a practice address in Louisiana. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 46% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 46% of these records are older, 49% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2013 among the 197 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AM0700X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Medical Physician Assistant providers in Louisiana
There are 340 medical physician assistant records in Louisiana.
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- Amber Spohn, PA-CCovington, LA 704331285275891
Common questions
What is Ruffin Chase Branch, PA-C's NPI number?
Ruffin Chase Branch, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427332584, issued on Oct 6, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ruffin Chase Branch, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 51704 Highway 438, Franklinton, LA, 70438. Phone: (985) 848-9955. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ruffin Chase Branch, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number PA.200480, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Ruffin Chase Branch, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ruffin Chase Branch, PA-C had 6,151 Medicare Part D claims for 344 beneficiaries; the average among medical physician assistant prescribers was 1,148. 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.