Ruth Berger, PA
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician · Newburyport, MA
Ruth Berger, PA is an interventional pain medicine physician with a practice address in Newburyport, Massachusetts, and NPI 1649501545, issued on Jan 18, 2010. Check the license (Massachusetts PA6249, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ruth Berger
- Credential
- PA
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Pain Medicine Physician 208VP0014X
- License numbers
- PA6249 MA
0753 NH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 25 Highland Ave, Newburyport, MA 01950
- Phone
- (978) 463-1045
- Enumerated
- Jan 18, 2010
- Record last updated
- Sep 27, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20171109000248); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ruth Berger in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license PA6249Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
81% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional pain medicine physician in 2024
428 Medicare Part D claims for 120 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,306 among the 2,100 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims. 327 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen109 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl70 claims
- Methadone Hcl50 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen44 claims
- Morphine Sulfate Er26 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl22 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: $200.80
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Nevro Corp. The 1,966 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,889.53 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
- Simon Faynzilberg MD PCNewburyport, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ruth Berger among 29 interventional pain medicine physician records in Massachusetts
Ruth Berger, PA is one of 29 interventional pain medicine physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 86% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 66% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 66% of these records are older, 31% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 1994 among the 20 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 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 208VP0014X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician providers in Massachusetts
There are 29 interventional pain medicine physician records in Massachusetts.
All 29 in Massachusetts → Every provider in Newburyport → Interventional Pain Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 interventional pain medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Chris Cary, MDNorth Chelmsford, MA 018631326466525
- Christopher Britt, D.O.North Andover, MA 018451750779328
- Rami Rustum, MDLawrence, MA 018431881694180
- Christopher Hummel, D.O.Norwood, MA 020621255395851
- Erica Bial, M.D., M.S.Burlington, MA 018051982663332
- Corey Gatewood, MDBoston, MA 021151700528338
- Mark Jones, M.D.Boston, MA 021151922452945
- Warren Mackie-Jenkins, M.D.Boston, MA 021151952765323
Common questions
What is Ruth Berger, PA's NPI number?
Ruth Berger, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649501545, issued on Jan 18, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ruth Berger, PA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 25 Highland Ave, Newburyport, MA, 01950. Phone: (978) 463-1045. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ruth Berger, PA's license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number PA6249, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine at https://findmydoctor.mass.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ruth Berger, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ruth Berger, PA had 428 Medicare Part D claims for 120 beneficiaries; the average among interventional pain medicine physician prescribers was 2,306. 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.