Ruta Rimkiene, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Pawleys Island, SC
Ruta Rimkiene, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Pawleys Island, South Carolina, and NPI 1972795516, issued on Aug 17, 2007. Check the license (South Carolina 31287, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ruta Rimkiene
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 31287 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 14866 Ocean Hwy, Pawleys Island, SC 29585
- Phone
- (843) 235-4111
- Enumerated
- Aug 17, 2007
- Record last updated
- Oct 19, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (843) 492-4666
- Medicaid IDs
- 312879 SC
5910853 NC - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081120000138); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 14866 Ocean Hwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Catherine Gallier, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1861890477
- Jenna Gordon, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1376297630
- Sara Thacker, APRNGerontology Nurse Practitioner1720521917
Verify Ruta Rimkiene in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 31287Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
82% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
6,463 Medicare Part D claims for 589 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 146 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium418 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium282 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate242 claims
- Lisinopril227 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium180 claims
- Omeprazole161 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: $1,178.58
63 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Palmetto Primary Care Physicians LLCPawleys Island, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ruta Rimkiene among 2,700 family medicine physician records in South Carolina
Ruta Rimkiene, MD is one of 2,700 family medicine physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 47% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 47% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2006 among the 1,638 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
16 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Pawleys Island
They are 16 of the 262 NPPES records with a practice address in Pawleys Island, and 2,700 family medicine physician records in South Carolina.
All 2,700 in South Carolina → Every provider in Pawleys Island → Family Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Edgar Archambeau, MDPawleys Island, SC 295851659325124
- Gayle Brook, DOPawleys Island, SC 295851902987407
- Edward Brumfield, MDPawleys Island, SC 295851215914635
- Gerald Congdon, MDPawleys Island, SC 295851568446326
- Kimberley Drayton, M.D.Pawleys Island, SC 295851386767226
- Robert Fabrey, MDPawleys Island, SC 295851497899314
- Gerald Harmon, MDPawleys Island, SC 295851821073321
- Thomas Howard, M.D.Pawleys Island, SC 295851609872803
Common questions
What is Ruta Rimkiene, MD's NPI number?
Ruta Rimkiene, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972795516, issued on Aug 17, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ruta Rimkiene, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 14866 Ocean Hwy, Pawleys Island, SC, 29585. Phone: (843) 235-4111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ruta Rimkiene, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 31287, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ruta Rimkiene, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ruta Rimkiene, MD had 6,463 Medicare Part D claims for 589 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.