NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ruth Elaine Edmondson, PA-C

Physician Assistant · Scranton, PA

Ruth Elaine Edmondson, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1245742550, issued on Oct 26, 2017. Check the license (Pennsylvania MA059465, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1245742550
Name
Ruth Elaine Edmondson
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
MA059465 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
531 Mt Pleasant Dr, Scranton, PA 18503
Phone
(570) 342-8500
Enumerated
Oct 26, 2017
Record last updated
Aug 31, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(570) 558-2290
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20171218000380); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 531 Mt Pleasant Dr

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Rayhan Alam, MDFamily Medicine Physician1982191391
  2. Casey Badik, PA-CPhysician Assistant1700305463
  3. Wendy Bell, NURSE PRACTITIONERNurse Practitioner1528772456
  4. Kaelyn Besecker, LPNLicensed Practical Nurse1558981498
  5. Patricia Bunting, CRNPNurse Practitioner1164843546
  6. Braden Burrier, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1225756133

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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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6.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average physician assistant in 2024

5,065 Medicare Part D claims for 229 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 79 claims were for opioids.

  1. Ruth Edmondson5,065
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Furosemide352 claims
  2. Gabapentin294 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium288 claims
  4. Levothyroxine Sodium225 claims
  5. Potassium Chloride219 claims
  6. Famotidine186 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Geisinger ClinicPittston, PA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Ruth Elaine Edmondson among 8,020 physician assistant records in Pennsylvania

Ruth Elaine Edmondson, PA-C is one of 8,020 physician assistant records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 48% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 48% of these records are older, 47% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2018 among the 5,313 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

156 physician assistant records list a practice address in Scranton

They are 156 of the 2,695 NPPES records with a practice address in Scranton, and 8,020 physician assistant records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Casey Badik, PA-CScranton, PA 185031700305463
  2. Cheryl Bessoir, PACScranton, PA 185031609055045
  3. Alexander Cerep, PA-CScranton, PA 185031861162596
  4. Marcella Chermak, PA-CScranton, PA 185031356867287
  5. Megan Conforti, PA-CScranton, PA 185031407407638
  6. Kathryn Gerrity, PA-CScranton, PA 185031952684094
  7. Conor Knight, PA-CScranton, PA 185031871133793
  8. Gina Kuloszewski, PA-CScranton, PA 185031790782894

Common questions

What is Ruth Elaine Edmondson, PA-C's NPI number?

Ruth Elaine Edmondson, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245742550, issued on Oct 26, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ruth Elaine Edmondson, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 531 Mt Pleasant Dr, Scranton, PA, 18503. Phone: (570) 342-8500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ruth Elaine Edmondson, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MA059465, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Ruth Elaine Edmondson, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ruth Elaine Edmondson, PA-C had 5,065 Medicare Part D claims for 229 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.