Dr. Christopher James Ruhnke , MD
Orthopaedic Surgery • Cincinnati, OH
6909 Good Samaritan Drive, Suite A
Cincinnati, OH 452475207
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Dr. Christopher Ruhnke is listed in NPPES under Orthopaedic Surgery.
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NPI assigned on September 22, 2005; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 1,603 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- J0702 — Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg: 504 service units.
- 20610 — Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint: 280 service units.
- 99213 — Established patient outpatient office visit: 179 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
CPT® only copyright 2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2024). CPT notice
See all 10 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 334 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Meloxicam — 114 prescription fills, including refills.
- Methylprednisolone — 85 prescription fills, including refills.
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen (Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen) — 42 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 7 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Close to the middle for Medicare Part B services among clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Cincinnati, OH (2024, 52 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,676. Middle half: 635 to 3,781.
More Medicare Part B services than 60% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Ohio (2024, 552 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 964. Middle half: 380 to 2,335.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 1,549 in 2020 to 1,603 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2020–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
6909 Good Samaritan Drive
Suite A
Cincinnati, OH 452475207
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: Trihealth H Llc. 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
1991
What Public CMS Data Show
Orthopaedic Surgery: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
259 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 – by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $93,171 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 – by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $68,142 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 – by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
336 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$2,571 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $149.09 across 5 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $149.09 across 5 records.
Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 4)
- Smith+Nephew, Inc.: $83.90 across 2 records.
- ABBVIE INC.: $30.34 across 1 record.
- Legacy Ortho LLC: $20.23 across 1 record.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
35 years (graduated 1991)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 1991 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
2005
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, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
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)
Dr. Ruhnke 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 Dr. Ruhnke 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 Cincinnati and Ohio
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Cincinnati, OH (2024, 52 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,676. Middle half: 635 to 3,781.
More Medicare Part B services than 60% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Ohio (2024, 552 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 964. Middle half: 380 to 2,335.
Medicare-allowed amount
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Cincinnati, OH (2024, 52 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $92,309. Middle half: $54,614 to $222,513.
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 60% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Ohio (2024, 552 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $71,629. Middle half: $29,789 to $144,995.
Paid by Medicare
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Cincinnati, OH (2024, 52 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $65,856. Middle half: $41,271 to $167,224.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Ohio (2024, 552 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $55,132. Middle half: $22,474 to $108,641.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
More Part D prescriptions than 60% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Cincinnati, OH (2024, 51 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 242. Middle half: 78 to 620.
More Part D prescriptions than 60% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Ohio (2024, 552 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 197. Middle half: 69 to 466.
Part D drug cost
A higher Part D drug cost than 65% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Cincinnati, OH (2024, 51 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $1,280. Middle half: $563 to $3,509.
A higher Part D drug cost than 65% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Ohio (2024, 552 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $1,246. Middle half: $362 to $3,336.
97 active clinicians are listed under Orthopaedic Surgery with a practice address in Cincinnati, OH (923 in Ohio).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Cincinnati
2.1% of these 97 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
55.7% of these 97 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 varied from year to year: 1,549 in 2020 and 1,603 in 2024.
- 2020: 1,549
- 2021: 1,648
- 2022: 2,535
- 2023: 1,668
- 2024: 1,603
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount increased 26% from $73,877 in 2020 to $93,171 in 2024.
- 2020: $73,877
- 2021: $96,103
- 2022: $109,574
- 2023: $117,542
- 2024: $93,171
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare increased 28% from $53,269 in 2020 to $68,142 in 2024.
- 2020: $53,269
- 2021: $70,853
- 2022: $79,200
- 2023: $87,977
- 2024: $68,142
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions decreased 42% from 577 in 2020 to 334 in 2024.
- 2020: 577
- 2021: 679
- 2022: 666
- 2023: 392
- 2024: 334
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30-day fills
30-day fills decreased 46% from 619 in 2020 to 336 in 2024.
- 2020: 619
- 2021: 754
- 2022: 728
- 2023: 396
- 2024: 336
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost decreased 71% from $8,770 in 2020 to $2,571 in 2024.
- 2020: $8,770
- 2021: $7,143
- 2022: $7,836
- 2023: $4,662
- 2024: $2,571
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $125.15 in 2021 to $149.09 in 2025.
- 2021: $125.15
- 2022: $207.02
- 2023: $590.70
- 2024: $1,785.98
- 2025: $149.09
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), 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 2025 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2025): fewer than 11 records totaling $149.09.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Smith+Nephew, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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REAL INTELLIGENCE | General | $47.51 |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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REAL INTELLIGENCE | General | $36.39 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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QULIPTA | General | $30.34 |
| Legacy Ortho LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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— | General | $20.23 |
| Radius Health, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Tymlos | General | $14.62 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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J0702
Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg
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504 | 96 | $18.00 | $7.00 |
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20610
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint
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280 | 141 | $333.14 | $70.82 |
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99213
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
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179 | 129 | $158.00 | $87.49 |
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J7323
Hyaluronan or derivative, euflexxa, for intra-articular injection, per dose
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168 | 42 | $348.00 | $119.33 |
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73562
X-ray of knee, 3 views
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112 | 79 | $81.18 | $38.19 |
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99214
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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112 | 85 | $235.00 | $123.74 |
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99203
New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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104 | 104 | $236.00 | $104.69 |
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73560
X-ray of knee, 1-2 views
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60 | 32 | $67.42 | $31.94 |
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73030
X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views
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48 | 35 | $66.67 | $32.63 |
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73502
X-ray of hip, 2-3 views
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36 | 27 | $86.67 | $44.42 |
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.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Meloxicam | Meloxicam | 114 | 3,446 | $387.28 | 70 |
| Methylprednisolone | Methylprednisolone | 85 | 524 | $519.46 | 84 |
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen | Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 42 | 296 | $229.82 | 38 |
| Celecoxib | Celecoxib | 39 | 1,155 | $1,151.61 | 36 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 24 | 168 | $142.63 | 23 |
| Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | 18 | 286 | $105.91 | 17 |
| Tramadol Hcl | Tramadol Hcl | 12 | 80 | $34.59 | 11 |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207X00000X
An orthopaedic surgeon is trained in the preservation, investigation and restoration of the form and function of the extremities, spine and associated structures by medical, surgical and physical means. An orthopaedic surgeon is involved with the care of patients whose musculoskeletal problems include congenital deformities, trauma, infections, tumors, metabolic disturbances of the musculoskeletal system, deformities, injuries and degenerative diseases of the spine, hands, feet, knee, hip, shoulder and elbow in children and adults. An orthopaedic surgeon is also concerned with primary and secondary muscular problems and the effects of central or peripheral nervous system lesions of the musculoskeletal system.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY
I20070123000451
OH
3173524840
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
Trihealth H Llc
375 Dixmyth Ave, Cincinnati, OH 452202475
Trihealth H Llc
379 Dixmyth Ave, Cincinnati, OH 452202475
Phone: 5132467000
Trihealth H Llc
6909 Good Samaritan Dr, Cincinnati, OH 452475209
Phone: 5132462300
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Physician Assistant
Anesthesiology - Pain Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Physical Therapist
Master of Physical Therapy
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Physical Therapist
Doctor of Physical Therapy
Physical Therapist
Master of Physical Therapy
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated September 22, 2005.
No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from January 2017 to August 2026.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Orthopaedic Surgery Specialists in Cincinnati
- Dr. Mahmoud Almasri, MD
- Dr. Joel Sorger, MD
- Dr. Warren Harding, MD
- Dr. Sambhu Choudhury, MD
- Dr. Mark True, MD
- Dr. Safi Faruqui, DO
Mailing Address
4701 Creek Rd, Suite 110
Cincinnati, OH 452428398
Phone: 5136189011