What is Joanne Ruch's specialty?

Joanne Ruch (NPI 1659447787) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Internal Medicine in Lakewood, CO.

Where does Joanne Ruch practice?

Joanne Ruch practices in Lakewood, CO, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1659447787.

How much does Medicare pay Joanne Ruch?

Joanne Ruch (NPI 1659447787) received approximately $122K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 268 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1659447787

Joanne RuchM.D.

PRACTICEINTERNAL MEDICINE ASSOC. OF WHEAT RIDGE, P.C.See all providers at this practice →

Internal MedicineLakewood, COI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,112

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,671

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$113K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,144 Internal Medicine providers in CO — top quintile (cohort median 528).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

3,525

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$164K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

12.2%

Top prescribed drugs

Levothyroxine Sodium412 claims

Atorvastatin Calcium214 claims

Lisinopril207 claims

Gabapentin159 claims

Rosuvastatin Calcium143 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$459

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$459

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$459

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Joanne Ruch'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). 6 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
NPI 1396781134	64	303
CATHOLIC HEALTH INITIATIVES COLORADO	29	82
Susan Schiff Internal Medicine · Lakewood, CO	15	46
Kathleen Sawada Dermatology · Golden, CO	12	22
HOULDER, NANCY	11	23
Anthony Valenti Podiatry · Wheat Ridge, CO	11	42

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.

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