William Joseph Rust, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Monaca, PA
William Joseph Rust, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Monaca, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1982914651, issued on Oct 15, 2010. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD446795, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William Joseph Rust
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- MD446795 PA
MT197020 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 79 Wagner RD, Monaca, PA 15061
- Phone
- (724) 773-1926
- Enumerated
- Oct 15, 2010
- Record last updated
- Oct 7, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 1028317550001 PA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130827000017); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Temple University School Of Medicine, 2010
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify William Joseph Rust in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD446795Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
17,232 Medicare Part D claims for 1,129 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 206 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium996 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium736 claims
- Losartan Potassium697 claims
- Omeprazole609 claims
- Pravastatin Sodium520 claims
- Lisinopril478 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: $28,255.16
210 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- Heritage Valley Multispecialty Group IncBeaver, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
William Joseph Rust among 7,300 internal medicine physician records in Pennsylvania
William Joseph Rust, M.D. is one of 7,300 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 50% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 50% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2008 among the 4,208 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Internal Medicine Physician providers in Pennsylvania
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The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Howard Gold, MDMonongahela, PA 150631215096771
- William Kilpatrick, MDMonongahela, PA 150631437145844
- Janelle Violago, M.D.Monongahela, PA 150631447489091
- Dominick DefrancesNatrona Heights, PA 150651255301123
Common questions
What is William Joseph Rust, M.D.'s NPI number?
William Joseph Rust, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982914651, issued on Oct 15, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William Joseph Rust, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 79 Wagner RD, Monaca, PA, 15061. Phone: (724) 773-1926. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William Joseph Rust, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD446795, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does William Joseph Rust, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William Joseph Rust, M.D. had 17,232 Medicare Part D claims for 1,129 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.