Amanda Carrie Ruffin , PA
Physician Assistant โข Ann Arbor, MI
1500 E Medical Center Dr
Ann Arbor, MI 481095000
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NPI assigned on April 30, 2019; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 126 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 49083 โ Drainage of fluid from abdominal cavity using imaging guidance: 35 service units.
- 76942 โ Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement: 33 service units.
- 99152 โ Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older): 24 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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See all 5 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Close to the middle for Medicare Part B services among clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Ann Arbor, MI (2024, 276 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 125. Middle half: 36 to 251.
Close to the middle for Medicare Part B services among clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Michigan (2024, 3,281 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 134. Middle half: 59 to 290.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 32 in 2020 to 126 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2020โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
1500 E Medical Center Dr
Ann Arbor, MI 481095000
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Regents Of The University Of Michigan. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
2019
What Public CMS Data Show
Physician Assistant: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
103 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $6,862 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. 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, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $5,345 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, 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, 2024.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
Fewer than 11 payment records totaling $131.31 in 2024
Drug and medical device companies must report certain payments to doctors and some other clinicians to CMS, such as meals, travel, speaking fees or research funding.
It shows reported financial ties between this clinician and companies. You can ask your clinician about them.
These records are submitted by drug and medical device companies, and a reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper.
General: payments not tied to research, such as meals, travel, consulting or speaking fees.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper. Research payments can go to a hospital or university for a study the clinician leads, not to the clinician personally. Clinicians can dispute records with the company that reported them.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024.
Years since graduation
7 years (graduated 2019)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2019 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2019
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.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
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)
Amanda Ruffin 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 Amanda Ruffin 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 Ann Arbor and Michigan
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Ann Arbor, MI (2024, 276 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 125. Middle half: 36 to 251.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Michigan (2024, 3,281 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 134. Middle half: 59 to 290.
Medicare-allowed amount
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Ann Arbor, MI (2024, 276 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $8,530. Middle half: $3,295 to $19,147.
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 65% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Michigan (2024, 3,281 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $10,676. Middle half: $4,960 to $20,226.
Paid by Medicare
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Ann Arbor, MI (2024, 276 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $6,157. Middle half: $2,422 to $13,971.
A lower Medicare payment amount than 60% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Michigan (2024, 3,281 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $7,770. Middle half: $3,621 to $14,890.
610 active clinicians are listed under Physician Assistant with a practice address in Ann Arbor, MI (6,989 in Michigan).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Ann Arbor
20.7% of these 610 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
68.2% of these 610 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 increased 294% from 32 in 2020 to 126 in 2024.
- 2020: 32
- 2021: 265
- 2022: 309
- 2023: 253
- 2024: 126
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount increased 208% from $2,231 in 2020 to $6,862 in 2024.
- 2020: $2,231
- 2021: $18,343
- 2022: $21,843
- 2023: $14,092
- 2024: $6,862
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare increased 200% from $1,781 in 2020 to $5,345 in 2024.
- 2020: $1,781
- 2021: $14,404
- 2022: $16,985
- 2023: $11,228
- 2024: $5,345
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $70.47 in 2021 to $131.31 in 2024.
- 2021: $70.47
- 2024: $131.31
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Open Payments (2024), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2024 (payments made January 1 โ December 31, 2024): fewer than 11 records totaling $131.31.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Ethicon Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Certus 140 | General | $131.31 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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49083
Drainage of fluid from abdominal cavity using imaging guidance
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35 | 16 | $378.00 | $89.09 |
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76942
Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement
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33 | 33 | $300.61 | $25.26 |
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99152
Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes
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24 | 24 | $58.00 | $10.58 |
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10005
Fine needle aspiration biopsy using ultrasound guidance, first growth
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17 | 17 | $287.00 | $63.13 |
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32555
Aspiration of fluid from chest cavity using imaging guidance
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17 | 17 | $465.00 | $93.13 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; 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
Self-certified to NPPES: 2022-10-27NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363A00000X
A physician assistant is a person who has successfully completed an accredited education program for physician assistant, is licensed by the state and is practicing within the scope of that license. Physician assistants are formally trained to perform many of the routine, time-consuming tasks a physician can do. In some states, they may prescribe medications. They take medical histories, perform physical exams, order lab tests and x-rays, and give inoculations. Most states require that they work under the supervision of a physician.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
I20190926001455
MI
8224368741
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Regents Of The University Of Michigan
1801 Briarwood Cir, Ann Arbor, MI 481083347
Phone: 7345395000
Regents Of The University Of Michigan
1500 E Medical Ctr Dr, Ann Arbor, MI 481095000
Phone: 7349364000
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Internal Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Internal Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
Internal Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Internal Medicine - Rheumatology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Recorded as AMANDA RUFFIN, PA
Registered at 1500 E MEDICAL CENTER DR, ANN ARBOR, MI 481095000 (Tel: 7349364000)
Registered at 3621 S STATE ST, ANN ARBOR, MI 481081633 (Tel: 7346475299)
Recorded as AMANDA HIGGINS, PA
Physician Assistant (license number reported to NPPES: MI 5601009554)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 3990 JOHN R ST, DETROIT, MI 482012018 (Tel: 3137458040)
Registered at 44523 WHITE PINE CIR E, NORTHVILLE, MI 481684352
Recorded as AMANDA HIGGINS
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Physician Assistants in Ann Arbor
- Miga Scott, PA-C
- Cynthia Stroup, PA
- Kirra Ressler, PA-C
- Ngoc Nguyen, PA-C
- Laurie Wardius, PA
- Erin Ackert, PA-C
Mailing Address
3621 S State St
Ann Arbor, MI 481081633
Phone: 7346475299