What is Ruth Thomson's specialty?

Ruth Thomson (NPI 1629209689) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Neurology in Portland, OR.

Where does Ruth Thomson practice?

Ruth Thomson practices in Portland, OR, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1629209689.

How much does Medicare pay Ruth Thomson?

Ruth Thomson (NPI 1629209689) received approximately $26K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 158 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1629209689

Ruth ThomsonD.O.

PRACTICEJOEL HIGHNESS MD PSSee all providers at this practice →

NeurologyPortland, ORI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

187

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

194

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$22K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 200 Neurology providers in OR — below median (cohort median 336).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

No data available for this provider in 2025.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Ruth Thomson's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 19 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Allina Health System Ambulance Service Provider · Saint Paul, MN	38	100
Hennepin Healthcare System, Inc Opioid Treatment Program · Minneapolis, MN	25	117
John Colford Diagnostic Radiology · Grand Rapids, MI	24	101
Janiece Aldinger Neurology · Edina, MN	21	80
Steven Thiel Diagnostic Radiology · Roseville, MN	17	59
City Of Edina Ambulance Service Provider · Edina, MN	17	56
Fareed Siddiqui Interventional Radiology · Roseville, MN	14	27
Melissa Williams Internal Medicine · Edina, MN	13	45
Franklin Liu Diagnostic Radiology · Saint Paul, MN	13	39
Steven Heifetz Interventional Cardiology · Edina, MN	12	43
Shaun Adams Emergency Medicine · Edina, MN	12	27
Brian Decesare Interventional Radiology · Roseville, MN	12	33

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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