Brian Christopher Ruhle, M.D.
NPI 1760863930ActiveIndividual· Surgery· Stanford, CA
Surgery (M.D.) with Stanford Health Care, practicing in Stanford, California. Mostly services rather than prescriptions: Medicare paid $29,601 for 120 patients in 2024, with only 38 Part D claims. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. was the largest of 4 companies reporting payments in 2025, $2,036 in all, mostly education. Lists Stanford Health Care and 1 other hospital as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1760863930 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | M.D. |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Jun 14, 2015 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Feb 10, 2025 |
| Certified by provider | Feb 10, 2025 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery Primary | 208600000X | A177010 | CA |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - General Surgery (CA) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 120 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 174 across 46 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $29,601 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 38 · 43 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 28 |
| Total drug cost | $1,191 |
| Generic share | 100% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2015 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | General Surgery |
| Telehealth | Offers telehealth |
Medical group
- Stanford Health CareStanford, CA · 3,122 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Stanford Health CareStanford, CA
- Stanford Health Care Tri-ValleyPleasanton, CA
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$2,036 · 8 payments from 4 companies
- 2024$413.54 · 5 payments from 2 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $1,778 | 3 |
| Davol Inc. | $173.12 | 2 |
| Tela Bio, Inc. | $51.45 | 2 |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $33.07 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Education$1,500 · 1 payment
- Travel and Lodging$275.06 · 1 payment
- Food and Beverage$260.82 · 6 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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