Sarah Christine Ruff, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Chapel Hill, NC
Sarah Christine Ruff, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and NPI 1881814846, issued on May 1, 2007. Check the license (North Carolina 2012-01634, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sarah Christine Ruff
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- 2012-01634 NC
4301092072 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6013 Farrington RD Ste 101, Chapel Hill, NC 27517
- Phone
- (984) 974-7010
- Enumerated
- May 1, 2007
- Record last updated
- Aug 10, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (984) 974-7020
- Medicaid ID
- 1881814846 MI
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20121212000158); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Michigan State University College Of Human Medicine, 2005
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Sarah Christine Ruff in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2012-01634Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
37% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
2,249 Medicare Part D claims for 176 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 17 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium156 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate121 claims
- Lisinopril119 claims
- Losartan Potassium103 claims
- Omeprazole82 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide74 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: $17.27
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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 2 group practices
- Legacy Healthcare Services IncDurham, NC
- Unc Physicians Network LLCDurham, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sarah Christine Ruff among 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina
Sarah Christine Ruff, M.D. is one of 4,953 family medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 49% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 49% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2006 among the 3,104 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
147 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Chapel Hill
They are 147 of the 7,608 NPPES records with a practice address in Chapel Hill, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Sarah Christine Ruff, M.D.'s NPI number?
Sarah Christine Ruff, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881814846, issued on May 1, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sarah Christine Ruff, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6013 Farrington RD Ste 101, Chapel Hill, NC, 27517. Phone: (984) 974-7010. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sarah Christine Ruff, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2012-01634, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Sarah Christine Ruff, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sarah Christine Ruff, M.D. had 2,249 Medicare Part D claims for 176 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.