Ruth Billings Tainter, FNP-C
Family Nurse Practitioner · Ellsworth, ME
Ruth Billings Tainter, FNP-C is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Ellsworth, Maine, and NPI 1134438625, issued on Sep 30, 2010. Check the license (Maine AP101055, as entered in NPPES) with the Maine board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ruth Billings Tainter
- Credential
- FNP-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- AP101055 ME
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 34 Downeast Highway, Ellsworth, ME 04605
- Phone
- (207) 667-2288
- Enumerated
- Sep 30, 2010
- Record last updated
- Sep 30, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (207) 667-6888
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20171206000865); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ruth Billings Tainter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Maine board licenses this profession
Search for license AP101055Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
5,396 Medicare Part D claims for 352 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 100 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Lisinopril226 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium217 claims
- Losartan Potassium164 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium157 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide138 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium123 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 88 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $351.95
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 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
- Bucksport Regional Health CenterBucksport, ME
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ruth Billings Tainter among 1,274 family nurse practitioner records in Maine
Ruth Billings Tainter, FNP-C is one of 1,274 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Maine. 77% 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 29% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 29% of these records are older, 69% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2018 among the 811 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Maine practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
12 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Ellsworth
They are 12 of the 453 NPPES records with a practice address in Ellsworth, and 1,274 family nurse practitioner records in Maine.
All 1,274 in Maine → Every provider in Ellsworth → Family Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
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Common questions
What is Ruth Billings Tainter, FNP-C's NPI number?
Ruth Billings Tainter, FNP-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134438625, issued on Sep 30, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ruth Billings Tainter, FNP-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 34 Downeast Highway, Ellsworth, ME, 04605. Phone: (207) 667-2288. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ruth Billings Tainter, FNP-C's license?
NPPES lists Maine license number AP101055, as entered by the provider. Search the Maine board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Ruth Billings Tainter, FNP-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ruth Billings Tainter, FNP-C had 5,396 Medicare Part D claims for 352 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ruth Billings Tainter, FNP-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 88 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.