NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Scott Edwin Ruder, MD

Psychiatry Physician · Nashville, TN

Scott Edwin Ruder, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1790733939, issued on May 4, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 025663, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1790733939
Name
Scott Edwin Ruder
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
025663 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
345 24TH Ave N, Nashville, TN 37203
Phone
(615) 327-3620
Enumerated
May 4, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(615) 329-0659
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20070810000373); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 345 24TH Ave N

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Hollie Bowman, LPNLicensed Practical Nurse1902889199
  2. Lori Brame, LPNLicensed Practical Nurse1437131281
  3. Kay Friedman, ED.D.Psychologist1043332307
  4. Donna Gregoric, RNRegistered Nurse1609858489
  5. Sharon Mitchhart, LPNLicensed Practical Nurse1417939299
  6. Damaris Olagundoye, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1417192816

Verify Scott Edwin Ruder in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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76% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

1,762 Medicare Part D claims for 139 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims.

  1. Scott Ruder1,762
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Alprazolam204 claims
  2. Clonazepam161 claims
  3. Bupropion Xl126 claims
  4. Trazodone Hcl123 claims
  5. Duloxetine Hcl115 claims
  6. Venlafaxine Hcl Er82 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: $714.53

27 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Scott Ruder$714.53
  2. Specialty average$4,954.93

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

  1. Cool Springs Psychiatric Group PLCFranklin, TN

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Scott Edwin Ruder among 731 psychiatry physician records in Tennessee

Scott Edwin Ruder, MD is one of 731 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 66% 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 8% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 53% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 45% of these records are
  • Graduated1990 · median 2003 among the 329 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Psychiatry Physician providers in Tennessee

There are 731 psychiatry physician records in Tennessee.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sarah Aylor, M.D.Nashville, TN 372031811091325
  2. Robert Chalfant, MDNashville, TN 372031457317778
  3. Anne Fottrell, M.D.Nashville, TN 372031740222538
  4. Robert Jamieson, M.D.Nashville, TN 372031184602757
  5. Robert Korman, M.D.Nashville, TN 372031821030727
  6. Alan Lynch, MDNashville, TN 372031265449490
  7. Stephen Mory, MDNashville, TN 372031821096538
  8. Bhupendra Rajpura, M.D.Nashville, TN 372031629056569

Common questions

What is Scott Edwin Ruder, MD's NPI number?

Scott Edwin Ruder, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790733939, issued on May 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Scott Edwin Ruder, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 345 24TH Ave N, Nashville, TN, 37203. Phone: (615) 327-3620. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Scott Edwin Ruder, MD's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 025663, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Scott Edwin Ruder, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Scott Edwin Ruder, MD had 1,762 Medicare Part D claims for 139 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.