Loring Rue
Surgery โข Birmingham, AL
1717 6th Ave S
Birmingham, AL 352331801
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NPI assigned on July 13, 2006; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 180 Original Medicare Part B services in 2022.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2022. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2022:
- 0054A โ Intramuscular administration of single severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (covid-19) vaccine, mrna-lnp, spike protein, preservative free, 30 mcg/0.3ml dosage, tris-sucrose formulation; booster dose: 148 service units.
- 0053A โ Adm sarscv2 30mcg trs-sucr 3: 32 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2022. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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See the full table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Medicare Part B services went from 803 in 2021 to 180 in 2022.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2021โ2022.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
1717 6th Ave S
Birmingham, AL 352331801
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
NPPES lists 1 additional practice-address record in Birmingham, AL. See the list
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry, practice location records; release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
What Public CMS Data Show
Surgery: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $6,578 in 2022
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2022. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2022.
Paid by Medicare
About $6,578 in 2022
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2022, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2022.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
No Open Payments records are listed for this clinician for 2019โ2025.
NPI first issued
2006
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Medicare assignment not listed
CMS data do not show whether this clinician accepts Medicare assignment. This does not mean they do not accept Medicare. Ask the office.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, โDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?โ
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Loring Rue has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Loring Rue as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Birmingham and Alabama
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B
Comparisons use 2024 data. The latest CMS data for Loring Rue are from 2022.
117 active clinicians are listed under Surgery with a practice address in Birmingham, AL (445 in Alabama).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Birmingham
7.7% of these 117 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
69.2% of these 117 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services decreased 78% from 803 in 2021 to 180 in 2022.
- 2021: 803
- 2022: 180
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 78% from $29,888 in 2021 to $6,578 in 2022.
- 2021: $29,888
- 2022: $6,578
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 78% from $29,888 in 2021 to $6,578 in 2022.
- 2021: $29,888
- 2022: $6,578
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2022), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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0054A
Intramuscular administration of single severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (covid-19) vaccine, mrna-lnp, spike protein, preservative free, 30 mcg/0.3ml dosage, tris-sucrose formulation; booster dose
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148 | 148 | $48.00 | $36.51 |
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0053A
Adm sarscv2 30mcg trs-sucr 3
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32 | 32 | $48.00 | $36.71 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2022; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208600000X
A general surgeon has expertise related to the diagnosis - preoperative, operative and postoperative management - and management of complications of surgical conditions in the following areas: alimentary tract; abdomen; breast, skin and soft tissue; endocrine system; head and neck surgery; pediatric surgery; surgical critical care; surgical oncology; trauma and burns; and vascular surgery. General surgeons increasingly provide care through the use of minimally invasive and endoscopic techniques. Many general surgeons also possess expertise in transplantation surgery, plastic surgery and cardiothoracic surgery.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - GENERAL SURGERY
I20100816000538
AL
6406980283
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Secondary Practice Locations
1813 6th Ave S
Birmingham, AL 352331920
Phone: 2059752675
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Internal Medicine - Critical Care Medicine
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
Pediatrics
Nurse Practitioner
Internal Medicine - Infectious Disease
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 1717 6TH AVE S, BIRMINGHAM, AL 352331801 (Tel: 8008228816)
Registered at 1717 6TH AVE S, BIRMINGHAM, AL 352331801
Recorded as LORING RUE
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 619 19TH STREET SOUTH, BIRMINGHAM, AL 35233 (Tel: 2059346600)
Registered at PO BOX 55310, BIRMINGHAM, AL 352555310 (Tel: 2057319701)
Recorded as LORING RUE, MD
Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: AL 11697)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Surgery Specialists in Birmingham
- Dr. Raleigh Kent, MD
- Kimberly Hendershot
- Dr. Carol Leitner, MD
- Dr. Scott Sabo, MD
- Richard Stahl
- Mackenzie Abraham
Mailing Address
1717 6th Ave S
Birmingham, AL 352331801