Dr. Heather Michelle Ruff , DO
Pathology - Anatomic Pathology โข Portland, OR
3181 Sw Sam Jackson Park Rd
Portland, OR 972393011
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Dr. Heather Ruff is listed in NPPES under Pathology - Anatomic Pathology.
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NPI assigned on May 11, 2012; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 895 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:
- 88341 โ Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, each additional procedure: 203 service units.
- 88305 โ Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity: 180 service units.
- 88173 โ Evaluation of fine needle aspirate with interpretation and report: 131 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 10 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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More Medicare Part B services than 65% of clinicians listed under Pathology - Anatomic Pathology in Portland, OR (2024, 16 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 514. Middle half: 355 to 1,111.
More Medicare Part B services than 70% of clinicians listed under Pathology - Anatomic Pathology in Oregon (2024, 18 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 502. Middle half: 389 to 1,038.
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 1,090 in 2023 to 895 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2023โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
3181 Sw Sam Jackson Park Rd
Portland, OR 972393011
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 New Haven, CT. 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
Pathology - Anatomic Pathology: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
304 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 $42,700 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 $33,782 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)
No Open Payments records are listed for this clinician for 2019โ2025.
NPI first issued
2012
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.
Compared with the same specialty in Portland and Oregon
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
More Medicare Part B services than 65% of clinicians listed under Pathology - Anatomic Pathology in Portland, OR (2024, 16 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 514. Middle half: 355 to 1,111.
More Medicare Part B services than 70% of clinicians listed under Pathology - Anatomic Pathology in Oregon (2024, 18 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 502. Middle half: 389 to 1,038.
Medicare-allowed amount
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 65% of clinicians listed under Pathology - Anatomic Pathology in Portland, OR (2024, 16 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $23,442. Middle half: $16,784 to $50,190.
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 70% of clinicians listed under Pathology - Anatomic Pathology in Oregon (2024, 18 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $23,442. Middle half: $15,310 to $47,414.
Paid by Medicare
A higher Medicare payment amount than 65% of clinicians listed under Pathology - Anatomic Pathology in Portland, OR (2024, 16 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $18,731. Middle half: $13,404 to $39,862.
A higher Medicare payment amount than 70% of clinicians listed under Pathology - Anatomic Pathology in Oregon (2024, 18 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $18,731. Middle half: $12,256 to $37,663.
27 active clinicians are listed under Pathology - Anatomic Pathology with a practice address in Portland, OR (31 in Oregon).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Portland
0% of these 27 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
63% of these 27 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 18% from 1,090 in 2023 to 895 in 2024.
- 2023: 1,090
- 2024: 895
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 15% from $50,164 in 2023 to $42,700 in 2024.
- 2023: $50,164
- 2024: $42,700
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 15% from $39,927 in 2023 to $33,782 in 2024.
- 2023: $39,927
- 2024: $33,782
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), 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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88341
Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, each additional procedure
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203 | 45 | $122.01 | $27.30 |
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88305
Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity
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180 | 120 | $162.00 | $36.46 |
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88173
Evaluation of fine needle aspirate with interpretation and report
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131 | 84 | $303.05 | $68.44 |
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88112
Cell examination of specimen, selective cellular enhancement technique
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130 | 114 | $120.00 | $27.04 |
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88307
Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately high complexity
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72 | 40 | $356.67 | $80.05 |
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88342
Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure
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55 | 47 | $152.00 | $34.10 |
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88172
Evaluation of fine needle aspirate
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54 | 33 | $153.00 | $34.62 |
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88321
Surgical pathology consultation and report on referred slides prepared elsewhere
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31 | 29 | $433.71 | $82.08 |
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88309
Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, high complexity
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22 | 19 | $627.68 | $141.24 |
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G0416
Surgical pathology, gross and microscopic examinations, for prostate needle biopsy, any method
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17 | 16 | $771.35 | $173.78 |
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: 2023-02-08NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207ZP0101X
A pathologist deals with the causes and nature of disease and contributes to diagnosis, prognosis and treatment through knowledge gained by the laboratory application of the biologic, chemical and physical sciences. A pathologist uses information gathered from the microscopic examination of tissue specimens, cells and body fluids, and from clinical laboratory tests on body fluids and secretions for the diagnosis, exclusion and monitoring of disease.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 390200000X
An individual who is enrolled in an organized health care education/training program leading to a degree, certification, registration, and/or licensure to provide health care.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207ZP0102X
A pathologist deals with the causes and nature of disease and contributes to diagnosis, prognosis and treatment through knowledge gained by the laboratory application of the biologic, chemical and physical sciences. A pathologist uses information gathered from the microscopic examination of tissue specimens, cells and body fluids, and from clinical laboratory tests on body fluids and secretions for the diagnosis, exclusion and monitoring of disease.
Secondary Practice Locations
20 York Street, Yale Nhh - Microbiology Lab - Ps 656
New Haven, CT 065103220
Phone: 2036882649
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Pathology - Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Pathology - Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Pathology - Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Pathology - Anatomic Pathology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Pathology - Anatomic Pathology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Pathology - Hematology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 3181 SW SAM JACKSON PARK RD, PORTLAND, OR 972393011 (Tel: 5034948276)
Registered at 1400 SW 5TH AVE STE 500, PORTLAND, OR 972015537 (Tel: 8666176855)
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 20 YORK STREET, YALE NHH - MICROBIOLOGY LAB - PS 656, NEW HAVEN, CT 065103220 (Tel: (203) 688-2649)
Registered at 20 YORK STREET, YALE NHH - MICROBIOLOGY LAB - PS 656, NEW HAVEN, CT 065103220 (Tel: (203) 688-2649)
Recorded as HEATHER RUFF, D.O.
Pathology (license number reported to NPPES: TX BP10044566)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 6670 BERTNER AVE, R2-216, HOUSTON, TX 770302602 (Tel: 9547409005)
Registered at 6670 BERTNER AVE, R2-216, HOUSTON, TX 770302602 (Tel: 9547409005)
Recorded as HEATHER RUFF, D.O.
Pathology (license number reported to NPPES: TX BP10044566)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Pathology - Anatomic Pathology Specialists in Portland
- Dr. Sintawat Wangsiricharoen, MD
- Dr. Ozlen Saglam, MD
- Dr. Maritza Martel, MD
- Dr. Qiuying Shi, MD
- Dr. Vanderlene Kung, MD, PhD
- Dr. Melanie Hakar, DO
Mailing Address
1400 Sw 5th Ave Ste 500
Portland, OR 972015537
Phone: 8666176855