Dr Robert J Ruffner, MD in Pittsburgh, PA - Medicare Cardiovascular Disease (cardiology)

Dr Robert J Ruffner, MD is a medicare enrolled "Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Disease" physician in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He went to Johns Hopkins University School Of Medicine and graduated in 1981 and has 44 years of diverse experience with area of expertise as Cardiovascular Disease (cardiology). He is a member of the group practice St Marys Medical Center and his current practice location is 532 S Aiken Ave, Suite 311, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (412) 621-5000.

Dr Robert J Ruffner is licensed to practice in Pennsylvania (license number MD028923E) and he also participates in the medicare program. He accepts medicare assignments (which means he accepts the Medicare-approved amount; you will not be billed for any more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance) and his NPI Number is 1871531632.

Contact Information

	Dr Robert J Ruffner, MD
	532 S Aiken Ave, Suite 311, Pittsburgh, PA 15232-1521
	(412) 621-5000
	(412) 621-1804

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Physician's Profile

Full Name	Dr Robert J Ruffner
Gender	Male
Speciality	Cardiovascular Disease (cardiology)
Experience	44 Years
Location	532 S Aiken Ave, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Accepts Medicare Assignments	Yes. He accepts the Medicare-approved amount; you will not be billed for any more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance.

Medical Education and Training:

Dr Robert J Ruffner attended and graduated from Johns Hopkins University School Of Medicine in 1981

NPI Data:

NPI Number: 1871531632
Provider Enumeration Date: 06/03/2006
Last Update Date: 06/05/2025

Medicare PECOS Information:

PECOS PAC ID: 6406854835
Enrollment ID: I20250612002580

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Dr Robert J Ruffner such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.

Identifier	Type	State	Issuer
1871531632	NPI	-	NPPES
140268	Other	PA	HIGHMARK BLUE SHIELD
000000080523	Other		UNISON HEALTH PLAN
0010282940007	Medicaid	PA
0011823000	Other	PA	INDEPENDENCE BLUE SHIELD
060068003	Other	PA	RAILROAD MEDICARE
65876	Other		FIRST HEALTH
100533	Other		UPMC FOR YOU
1013039	Other	PA	GATEWAY HEALTH PLAN

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

Taxonomy	Type	License (State)	Status
207RC0000X	Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Disease	79895 (Minnesota)	Secondary
207RC0000X	Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Disease	MD028923E (Pennsylvania)	Primary

Medical Facilities Affiliation

Facility Name	Location	Facility Type
Essentia Health St Mary's Medical Center	Duluth, MN	Hospital
Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside	Pittsburgh, PA	Hospital
St Marys Hospital Superior	Superior, WI	Hospital
Essentia Health Duluth	Duluth, MN	Hospital
Essentia Health Virginia	Virginia, MN	Hospital

Group Practice Association

Group Practice Name	Group PECOS PAC ID	No. of Members
St Marys Medical Center	6901706357	108

Medicare Reassignments

Some practitioners may not bill the customers directly but medicare billing happens through clinics / group practice / hospitals where the provider works. Medicare reassignment of benefits is a mechanism by which practitioners allow third parties to bill and receive payment for medicare services performed by them. Dr Robert J Ruffner allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.

Entity Name	St Marys Medical Center
Entity Type	Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity Identifiers	NPI Number: 1457393035 PECOS PAC ID: 6901706357 Enrollment ID: O20040112000118

Medicare Part D Prescriber Enrollment

Any physician or other eligible professional who prescribes Part D drugs must either enroll in the Medicare program or opt out in order to prescribe drugs to their patients with Part D prescription drug benefit plans. Dr Robert J Ruffner is enrolled with medicare and thus, if eligible, can prescribe medicare part D drugs to patients with medicare part D benefits.

Mailing Address and Practice Location

Mailing Address	Practice Location Address
Dr Robert J Ruffner, MD 532 S Aiken Ave, Suite 311, Pittsburgh, PA 15232-1521 Ph: (412) 621-5000	Dr Robert J Ruffner, MD 532 S Aiken Ave, Suite 311, Pittsburgh, PA 15232-1521 Ph: (412) 621-5000

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Dr Robert J Ruffner, MD - Medicare Cardiovascular Disease (cardiology) in Pittsburgh, PA