What is Ernest Ruse's specialty?

Ernest Ruse (NPI 1942232822) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Sports Medicine in Cullman, AL.

Where does Ernest Ruse practice?

Ernest Ruse practices in Cullman, AL, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1942232822.

How much does Medicare pay Ernest Ruse?

Ernest Ruse (NPI 1942232822) received approximately $113K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 164 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1942232822

Ernest RuseMD

PRACTICECULLMAN INTERNAL MEDICINE, PCSee all providers at this practice →

Sports MedicineCullman, ALI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

943

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,835

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$103K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 32 Sports Medicine providers in AL — below median (cohort median 2,832).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

546

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$2K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

25.6%

Top prescribed drugs

Prednisone153 claims

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen140 claims

Tramadol Hcl69 claims

Meloxicam55 claims

Diclofenac Sodium42 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$18

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$18

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$18

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Ernest Ruse'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). 13 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Birmingham, AL	111	336
CULLMAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, INC	111	407
Heritage Diagnostic Center, Llc Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF) · Cullman, AL	43	97
Gordon Warner Pulmonary Disease · Cullman, AL	36	142
Naykala Ruse Internal Medicine · Cullman, AL	25	156
Jeremy Stidham Internal Medicine · Cullman, AL	22	150
NPI 1124092143	20	77
Celia Fernandez Rheumatology · Cullman, AL	19	59
Lisa Ellard Nurse Practitioner · Cullman, AL	17	66
William Hall Internal Medicine · Jasper, AL	14	99
Andrea Mangum Nurse Practitioner · Cullman, AL	12	36
William Holcomb Ophthalmology · Cullman, AL	12	23

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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