Timothy K. Ruder, O.D.
Optometrist · Madison, WI
Timothy K. Ruder, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Madison, Wisconsin, and NPI 1114214780, issued on Jul 5, 2011. Check the license (Wisconsin 3227, as entered in NPPES) with the Wisconsin board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Timothy K. Ruder
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 3227 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1265 John Q Hammons Dr, Madison, WI 53717
- Phone
- (608) 251-4156
- Enumerated
- Jul 5, 2011
- Record last updated
- Mar 21, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110726000438); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Timothy K. Ruder in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Wisconsin board licenses this profession
Search for license 3227Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
71% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
79 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 54% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost31 claims
- Cyclosporine11 claims
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone11 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): 80.2 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Group Health Cooperative OF South Central WisconsinFitchburg, WI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Timothy K. Ruder among 1,161 optometrist records in Wisconsin
Timothy K. Ruder, O.D. is one of 1,161 optometrist records with a practice address in Wisconsin. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 65% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 65% of these records are older, 32% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2008 among the 752 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Wisconsin practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Wisconsin
There are 1,161 optometrist records in Wisconsin.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Brenda Davis, O.D.Madison, WI 537171497827661
- Rachel Glanville, O.D.Madison, WI 537171487701827
- Brady Haferman, O.D.Madison, WI 537171205027521
- Celeste Jend, ODMadison, WI 537171629045117
- David Nelson, O.D.Madison, WI 537171669494878
Common questions
What is Timothy K. Ruder, O.D.'s NPI number?
Timothy K. Ruder, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1114214780, issued on Jul 5, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Timothy K. Ruder, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1265 John Q Hammons Dr, Madison, WI, 53717. Phone: (608) 251-4156. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Timothy K. Ruder, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Wisconsin license number 3227, as entered by the provider. Search the Wisconsin board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Timothy K. Ruder, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Timothy K. Ruder, O.D. had 79 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Timothy K. Ruder, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 80.2 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.