Ruth A. Decker, MD
Surgery Physician · Chesterfield, MO
Ruth A. Decker, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Chesterfield, Missouri, and NPI 1538145552, issued on Dec 21, 2005. Check the license (Missouri R6H10, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ruth A. Decker
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- R6H10 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 224 S Woods Mill RD, Chesterfield, MO 63017
- Phone
- (314) 469-1300
- Enumerated
- Dec 21, 2005
- Record last updated
- Apr 15, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (314) 878-7661
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20071109000012); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Wisconsin School Of Medicine, 1986
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ruth A. Decker in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
Search for license R6H10Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
46% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
79 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 24% of claims. 12 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium40 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen12 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: $59.29
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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.
Ruth A. Decker among 714 surgery physician records in Missouri
Ruth A. Decker, MD is one of 714 surgery physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 89% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 2006 among the 410 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Missouri
There are 714 surgery physician records in Missouri.
All 714 in Missouri → Every provider in Chesterfield → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Harry Cole, M.D.Chesterfield, MO 630171790749968
- Christopher Cronin, M.D.Chesterfield, MO 630171043204597
- Mari Anne Fahrner, M.D.Chesterfield, MO 630171700870292
- Robert Heim, M.D.Chesterfield, MO 630171780648956
- Diana Jiang, MDChesterfield, MO 630171639673833
- John Mason, M.D.Chesterfield, MO 630171275528580
- Thomas Niesen, M.D.Chesterfield, MO 630171700870250
- Nanette Wendel, M.D.Chesterfield, MO 630171841289741
Common questions
What is Ruth A. Decker, MD's NPI number?
Ruth A. Decker, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538145552, issued on Dec 21, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ruth A. Decker, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 224 S Woods Mill RD, Chesterfield, MO, 63017. Phone: (314) 469-1300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ruth A. Decker, MD's license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number R6H10, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ruth A. Decker, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ruth A. Decker, MD had 79 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.