Joseph Ruzbarsky

NPI 1053730762ActiveIndividual· Orthopaedic Surgery· Vail, CO

Orthopaedic Surgery in Vail, Colorado, trained at Perelman School of Med at the University of Pennsylvania (class of 2014). Mostly services rather than prescriptions: Medicare paid $214,674 for 383 patients in 2024, with only 16 Part D claims. Smith+nephew, Inc. was the largest of 5 companies reporting payments in 2025, $21,178 in all, mostly consulting fees.

Overview

NPI	1053730762
Status	Active
Entity type	Individual
Sole proprietor	Yes
NPI issued	Apr 9, 2014
Last updated in NPPES	Dec 7, 2020
Certified by provider	Dec 7, 2020

Specialties and licenses

Taxonomy	Code	License	State
Orthopaedic Surgery Primary	207X00000X	0061422	CO
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program	390200000X	—	—

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Exclusion screening

List	Result	Details
HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026	No match	Checked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026	No match	—
New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026	No match	—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026	No match	—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026	No match	—
Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026	No match	—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)	Enrolled Practitioner - Orthopedic Surgery (CO)
Accepts assignment	Yes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients	383
Services billed	2,762 across 105 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare	$214,674

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)	16 · 16 30-day fills
Total drug cost	$1,023
Generic share	100% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical school	Perelman School of Med at the University of Pennsylvania
Graduation year	2014
Medicare specialty	Orthopedic Surgery
Telehealth	Offers telehealth