Ryan Chad Ruger, MD
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician · Billings, MT
Ryan Chad Ruger, MD is an interventional pain medicine physician with a practice address in Billings, Montana, and NPI 1104567825, issued on Apr 5, 2022. Check the license (Montana 160535, as entered in NPPES) on the Montana Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ryan Chad Ruger
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Pain Medicine Physician 208VP0014X
- License numbers
- 160535 MT
18741A WY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3490 Gabel RD Ste 100, Billings, MT 59102
- Phone
- (406) 601-8001
- Enumerated
- Apr 5, 2022
- Record last updated
- Aug 4, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250806004488); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Washington School Of Medicine, 2022
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 3490 Gabel RD Ste 100
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Ivey Peterson, PA-CPhysician Assistant1407837727
Verify Ryan Chad Ruger in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMontana Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 160535Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
60% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional pain medicine physician in 2024
926 Medicare Part D claims for 115 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,306 among the 2,100 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium70 claims
- Jardiance50 claims
- Gabapentin46 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium41 claims
- Metformin Hcl Er39 claims
- Lisinopril36 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 2 group practices
- Pain Care Center LLCSheridan, WY
- Pain Care Centers - Mt LLCBillings, MT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician providers in Montana
There are 7 interventional pain medicine physician records in Montana.
Other interventional pain medicine physician records in Montana
- Saugat Dey, M.D.Great Falls, MT1780939801
- Ronald Hull, MDHelena, MT1841285442
- Scott Jahnke, DOKalispell, MT1336250208
- Ned Kneeland, M.D.Kalispell, MT1841388725
- Eugene Slocum, M.D.Bozeman, MT1386809028
- Samuel Spanbauer, D.O.Great Falls, MT1578791935
Common questions
What is Ryan Chad Ruger, MD's NPI number?
Ryan Chad Ruger, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1104567825, issued on Apr 5, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ryan Chad Ruger, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3490 Gabel RD Ste 100, Billings, MT, 59102. Phone: (406) 601-8001. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ryan Chad Ruger, MD's license?
NPPES lists Montana license number 160535, as entered by the provider. Search the Montana Board of Medical Examiners at https://ebiz.mt.gov/POL/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ryan Chad Ruger, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ryan Chad Ruger, MD had 926 Medicare Part D claims for 115 beneficiaries; the average among interventional pain medicine physician prescribers was 2,306. 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.