Ruth A. McDowell, PA-C
Medical Physician Assistant · South Bend, IN
Ruth A. McDowell, PA-C is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in South Bend, Indiana, and NPI 1619069606, issued on Sep 28, 2006. Check the license (Indiana 10004370A, as entered in NPPES) with the Indiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ruth A. McDowell
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
- License number
- 10004370A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 765 S Michigan St, South Bend, IN 46601
- Phone
- (574) 235-7990
- Enumerated
- Sep 28, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 9, 2024
- Fax
- (574) 847-7201
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240617002074); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 765 S Michigan St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Tamara McCoyMental Health Counselor1578339420
- Matthew PazderkaFamily Medicine Physician1275995219
Verify Ruth A. McDowell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Indiana board licenses this profession
Search for license 10004370ACheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average medical physician assistant in 2024
4,784 Medicare Part D claims for 315 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 167 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium234 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate220 claims
- Lisinopril185 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium179 claims
- Omeprazole172 claims
- Eliquis157 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: $269.19
13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Indiana Health Centers IncSouth Bend, IN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ruth A. McDowell among 405 medical physician assistant records in Indiana
Ruth A. McDowell, PA-C is one of 405 medical physician assistant records with a practice address in Indiana. 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 2006, is newer than 4% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 81% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2017 among the 268 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 39% 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 Indiana 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 Indiana
There are 405 medical physician assistant records in Indiana.
All 405 in Indiana → Every provider in South Bend → Medical Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 medical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Sarah Woodrick, PASouth Bend, IN 466141467909697
- Erika Marin, PA-CWarsaw, IN 465821669954475
- Lori Mills, PA-CWarsaw, IN 465821528098308
- Randy Brush, P.A.South Bend, IN 466351902141237
- Marcus Scott, P.A.Pierceton, IN 465621326271677
- Tyler Clutter, PA-CMishawaka, IN 465451679285993
- Emily Elston, PA-CMishawaka, IN 465451306438023
- Emily Gouker, PA-CMishawaka, IN 465451447922638
Common questions
What is Ruth A. McDowell, PA-C's NPI number?
Ruth A. McDowell, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619069606, issued on Sep 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ruth A. McDowell, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 765 S Michigan St, South Bend, IN, 46601. Phone: (574) 235-7990. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ruth A. McDowell, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Indiana license number 10004370A, as entered by the provider. Search the Indiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Ruth A. McDowell, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ruth A. McDowell, PA-C had 4,784 Medicare Part D claims for 315 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.