Ruth Poppele, NURSE PRACTITIONER
Registered Nurse in Fort Wayne, Indiana. This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers — including 175,652 in Registered Nurse, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration — see our methodology.
What the federal data shows
Ruth Poppele, NURSE PRACTITIONER filed 7,027 Medicare Part D claims in 2023 as a Registered Nurse in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
- 7K
- Part D claims, 2023
- $15.07
- industry payments (Sunshine Act)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) — no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Ruth Poppele, NURSE PRACTITIONER's Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2023 — across all CMS prescribers nationally
7,027 Top 4% higher than 96% of 1,370,886 prescribers
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2023
What does the federal data show about Ruth Poppele, NURSE PRACTITIONER?
Quality data not reportedPrimary specialty
Medicare Part D claims
Specialty distribution in Indiana
How Registered Nurse compares to other specialties among Indiana providers
Largest specialties in Indiana (% of in-state providers)
Registered Nurse ranks #12 among Indiana's specialties (2.1% of in-state providers)
Each bar is a specialty's share of the Indiana provider total, by primary NUCC taxonomy. The highlighted bar is Registered Nurse; the long tail of smaller specialties is omitted for legibility.
Specialty board-certification context
Estimated specialty board-certified rate — Registered Nurse (ABMS / AOA reference)
- Est. board-certified rate
- 78%
- Registered Nurse ABMS/AOA estimate
Est. board-certified rate (Registered Nurse) — ABMS / AOA estimate
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- Specialty volume Registered Nurse US NPIs
Specialty board-certified rate — Registered Nurse estimate
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus Maintenance of Certification cycles. CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field; the figure shown is the specialty-level estimated rate from ABMS / AOA reference data.
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
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Ruth Poppele, NURSE PRACTITIONER appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Registered Nurse provider holding NURSE PRACTITIONER credentials at 5050 N CLINTON ST, Fort Wayne, IN, 46825, with a listed phone of (260) 484-8551. NPI 1851375364 was issued on 11/30/2005. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what Poppele most recently submitted to CMS rather than a vetted directory listing, which is why patients should always confirm the practice is still at this location before scheduling.
Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 7,027 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 263 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $720K in drug spend, with an opioid prescribing rate of 2.7%. These figures capture only Medicare Part D — commercial insurance, Medicaid, and cash-pay prescriptions are not included, and any drug-beneficiary cell under 11 is suppressed by CMS for patient privacy.
Registered Nurse is a high-volume specialty nationwide, with 175,652 enrolled providers across 56 states and an average of 1,000 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist — always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1851375364 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Registered Nurse |
| Credentials | NURSE PRACTITIONER |
| Gender | Female |
| NPI Issued | 11/30/2005 |
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How we sourced this profile
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Ruth Poppele, NURSE PRACTITIONER bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" — a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) — CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Ruth Poppele, NURSE PRACTITIONER. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$15
Largest payer
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias — they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 7,182
- Total Day Supply
- 194,315
- Generic Drug Cost
- $291K
- Opioid Claims
- 187 (2.7% rate)
- Antibiotic Claims
- 170
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 60.1 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.67
- Gender Split
- 52% female / 48% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 144, 65-74: 54, 75-84: 35, 85+: 30
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Ruth Poppele, NURSE PRACTITIONER prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023
- Levothyroxine Sodium
Levothyroxine Sodium
461 claims
- Omeprazole
Omeprazole
271 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium
Atorvastatin Calcium
256 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium
Pantoprazole Sodium
229 claims
- Famotidine
Famotidine
185 claims
- Furosemide 181
Furosemide
181 claims
- Metformin Hcl 180
Metformin Hcl
180 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate 162
Metoprolol Succinate
162 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Levothyroxine Sodium | 461 |
| Omeprazole | 271 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 256 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | 229 |
| Famotidine | 185 |
| Furosemide | 181 |
| Metformin Hcl | 180 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | 162 |
| Tamsulosin Hcl | 155 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | 138 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Registered Nurse Overview
How Ruth Poppele, NURSE PRACTITIONER fits within the Registered Nurse landscape nationally.
Ruth Poppele, NURSE PRACTITIONER's 7,027 claims are above the specialty average of 1,000.
Nearby Registered Nurse Providers in Indiana
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Indiana, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Poppele.
Compare Registered Nurse nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
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Data Sources
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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