Stephen Charles Ruffenach, MD
Pediatric Emergency Medicine (Pediatrics) Physician · Aurora, CO
Stephen Charles Ruffenach, MD is a pediatric emergency medicine (pediatrics) physician with a practice address in Aurora, Colorado, and NPI 1841678695, issued on May 13, 2015. Check the license (Colorado DR.0065994, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Stephen Charles Ruffenach
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pediatric Emergency Medicine (Pediatrics) Physician 2080P0204X
- License numbers
- DR.0065994 CO
MD.36949 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 13123 E 16TH Ave, Aurora, CO 80045
- Phone
- (720) 777-1234
- Enumerated
- May 13, 2015
- Record last updated
- Apr 8, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210729000861); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Arizona College Of Medicine, 2015
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Stephen Charles Ruffenach in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license DR.0065994Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- University Physicians IncorporatedAurora, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Stephen Charles Ruffenach among 173 pediatric emergency medicine (pediatrics) physician records in Colorado
Stephen Charles Ruffenach, MD is one of 173 pediatric emergency medicine (pediatrics) physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 41% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 72% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 72% of these records are older, 24% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 41% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 25% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2014 among the 43 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2080P0204X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pediatric Emergency Medicine (Pediatrics) Physician providers in Colorado
There are 173 pediatric emergency medicine (pediatrics) physician records in Colorado.
All 173 in Colorado → Every provider in Aurora → Pediatric Emergency Medicine (Pediatrics) Physician nationwide →
The 8 pediatric emergency medicine (pediatrics) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kathleen Adelgais, MDAurora, CO 800451053358523
- Grace Fan, MDAurora, CO 800451871598276
- Joseph Grubenhoff, MDAurora, CO 800451396720066
- Karen Judy, MDAurora, CO 800451326012428
- Katherine Krueck, M.D.Aurora, CO 800451568457273
- Hiu-Fung Lam, MDAurora, CO 800451477511947
- David Listman, MDAurora, CO 800451710954318
- Diana Lujan, MDAurora, CO 800451184649543
Common questions
What is Stephen Charles Ruffenach, MD's NPI number?
Stephen Charles Ruffenach, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841678695, issued on May 13, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Stephen Charles Ruffenach, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 13123 E 16TH Ave, Aurora, CO, 80045. Phone: (720) 777-1234. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Stephen Charles Ruffenach, MD's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number DR.0065994, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
What is Stephen Charles Ruffenach, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.6 of 100. 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.