What is Robert Ruth's specialty?

Robert Ruth (NPI 1730273681) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Orthopedic Surgery in Santa Barbara, CA.

Where does Robert Ruth practice?

Robert Ruth practices in Santa Barbara, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1730273681.

How much does Medicare pay Robert Ruth?

Robert Ruth (NPI 1730273681) received approximately $249K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 641 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1730273681

Robert RuthMD

Orthopedic SurgerySanta Barbara, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

2,070

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

3,020

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$189K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,921 Orthopedic Surgery providers in CA — top quintile (cohort median 1,100).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

21.7

Quality

43.3

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

0.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

-6.40%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$91

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$91

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$91

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Robert Ruth'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). 5 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Pacific Diagnostic Laboratories Clinical Laboratory · Santa Barbara, CA	69	303
Pacific Point Laboratories, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · San Luis Obispo, CA	26	81
SANTA BARBARA COTTAGE HOSPITAL	26	62
PRZONEK, JOHN	19	59
Margaret Hajic Occupational Therapist in Private Practice · Santa Barbara, CA	11	50

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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ProviderScore

OIG/SAM exclusion screening, sanctions history

Healthparse Signals

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