Tim Franklin Ruark, MD
Surgery Physician · Tallahassee, FL
Tim Franklin Ruark, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Tallahassee, Florida, and NPI 1699877852, issued on Sep 1, 2006. Check the license (Florida ME0066328, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tim Franklin Ruark
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- ME0066328 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1401 Centerville RD Ste G02, Tallahassee, FL 32308
- Phone
- (850) 433-1210
- Enumerated
- Sep 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 29, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (850) 431-2199
- Medicaid ID
- 375634300 FL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20111109000151); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1401 Centerville RD Ste G02
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Shelby Blank, MDSurgery Physician1447299979
- Kristina Dupler, ARNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1871738690
- Timothy Hann, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1992210884
- Darrell Hunt, M.D.Trauma Surgery Physician1124192380
- Megan Morrow, M.D.Surgery Physician1598146789
- Oladotun OlayiwolaFamily Nurse Practitioner1578115630
Verify Tim Franklin Ruark in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME0066328Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
24% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
182 Medicare Part D claims for 149 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 145 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen110 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen25 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): 99.2 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: $343.73
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Kerecis Limited. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare IncTallahassee, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Tim Franklin Ruark among 1,887 surgery physician records in Florida
Tim Franklin Ruark, MD is one of 1,887 surgery physician records with a practice address in Florida. 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 2006, is newer than 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2004 among the 1,170 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 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 208600000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Florida
There are 1,887 surgery physician records in Florida.
All 1,887 in Florida → Every provider in Tallahassee → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Shelby Blank, MDTallahassee, FL 323081447299979
- Al DeebTallahassee, FL 323081306891239
- Leo Derosier, MDTallahassee, FL 323081043425309
- John Dortch, M.DTallahassee, FL 323081114284908
- Wade Douglas, MDTallahassee, FL 323081689634388
- Charles Harvey, M.D.Tallahassee, FL 323081891874152
- Rohan Joseph, MDTallahassee, FL 323081659649432
- Mitchell Massie, M.D.Tallahassee, FL 323081285616367
Common questions
What is Tim Franklin Ruark, MD's NPI number?
Tim Franklin Ruark, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699877852, issued on Sep 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tim Franklin Ruark, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1401 Centerville RD Ste G02, Tallahassee, FL, 32308. Phone: (850) 433-1210. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tim Franklin Ruark, MD's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME0066328, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Tim Franklin Ruark, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tim Franklin Ruark, MD had 182 Medicare Part D claims for 149 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Tim Franklin Ruark, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 99.2 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.