NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Wendy Kae Ruggles, PA-C

Physician Assistant · Billings, MT

Wendy Kae Ruggles, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Billings, Montana, and NPI 1265620827, issued on Oct 9, 2007. Check the license (Montana 515, as entered in NPPES) with the Montana board that licenses this profession; 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
1265620827
Name
Wendy Kae Ruggles
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
515 MT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
123 S 27TH St, Billings, MT 59101
Phone
(406) 247-3350
Enumerated
Oct 9, 2007
Record last updated
Oct 9, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20071106000141); accepts Medicare assignment
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 123 S 27TH St

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

  1. Emily AertsClinical Social Worker1154894186
  2. Dale Agner, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1861486490
  3. Hannah Akard, RNCase Management Registered Nurse1346938750
  4. Doug AndersenSocial Worker1619392321
  5. Rachel AndersonRegistered Dietitian1174847099
  6. Tammi Anderson, LCPC, LACMental Health Counselor1083956783

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Montana board licenses this profession
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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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3.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average physician assistant in 2024

2,592 Medicare Part D claims for 212 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 63 claims were for opioids.

  1. Wendy Ruggles2,592
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Levothyroxine Sodium97 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium91 claims
  3. Losartan Potassium76 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate75 claims
  5. Lisinopril75 claims
  6. Gabapentin67 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: $187.83

7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Wendy Ruggles$187.83
  2. Specialty average$841.65

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

  1. Fuller Family Medicine, PCBillings, MT
  2. Scl Health Medical Group - Billings LLCBillings, MT

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

Wendy Kae Ruggles among 698 physician assistant records in Montana

Wendy Kae Ruggles, PA-C is one of 698 physician assistant records with a practice address in Montana. 84% 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 23% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 23% of these records are older, 71% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • Graduated2007 · median 2016 among the 514 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Montana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

170 physician assistant records list a practice address in Billings

They are 170 of the 4,035 NPPES records with a practice address in Billings, and 698 physician assistant records in Montana.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Susan Cerovski, PABillings, MT 591011891771622
  2. Linda Dupree, PACBillings, MT 591011073516167
  3. John Etchart, PA-CBillings, MT 591011124010830
  4. Kathryn Hall, PA-CBillings, MT 591011366438285
  5. Myrna Mentikov, PA-CBillings, MT 591011750377735
  6. Lisa Murray, PA-CBillings, MT 591011821084369
  7. Deanna Niles, PA-CBillings, MT 591011881666261
  8. Mark Pierson, PA-CBillings, MT 591011508858234

Common questions

What is Wendy Kae Ruggles, PA-C's NPI number?

Wendy Kae Ruggles, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265620827, issued on Oct 9, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Wendy Kae Ruggles, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 123 S 27TH St, Billings, MT, 59101. Phone: (406) 247-3350. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Wendy Kae Ruggles, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists Montana license number 515, as entered by the provider. Search the Montana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Wendy Kae Ruggles, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Wendy Kae Ruggles, PA-C had 2,592 Medicare Part D claims for 212 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.