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Dr. Dirk D. Ruffin, MD

(3 Ratings)

Specializes in: Family Medicine

26516 Crenshaw Boulevard
Palos Verdes Estates, CA 90274

(310) 541-7911

Dr. Dirk D. Ruffin, MD is a family medicine practitioner in Palos Verdes Estates, CA specializing in family medicine.

Office Locations

26516 Crenshaw Boulevard
Palos Verdes Estates, CA 90274

(310) 541-7911

(310) 541-2953

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Dirk D. Ruffin, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Palos Verdes Estates, CA during 2012 were blood draw, X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Dirk D. Ruffin, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	24
blood draw	186
doctor visit	1081
ear procedures	37
injections	24
lab tests	71
preventive care	53
thoracic (chest) imaging	144
vaccines	53
X-rays	144

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Dirk D. Ruffin, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Palos Verdes Estates, CA during 2013 were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging, lab tests and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Dirk D. Ruffin, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	121
breathing treatment	15
diabetes management	22
doctor visit	1073
ear procedures	41
lab tests	131
musculoskeletal imaging	18
preventive care	111
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	15
skin procedures	15
spinal procedures	11
thoracic (chest) imaging	141
vaccines	71
X-rays	170

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dirk D. Ruffin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	271
Female	369

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	550
Black	0
Hispanic	24
Asian	48
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	284
From 75 to 84	204
85 and over	135
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dirk D. Ruffin, MD in 2013

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	23
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Dirk D. Ruffin, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Palos Verdes Estates, CA during 2014 were preventive care, X-rays, lab tests and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Dirk D. Ruffin, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	14
blood draw	97
breathing treatment	13
diabetes management	59
doctor visit	1202
ear procedures	63
injections	14
lab tests	171
musculoskeletal imaging	12
preventive care	196
thoracic (chest) imaging	169
vaccines	96
X-rays	181

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dirk D. Ruffin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	268
Female	415

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	571
Black	0
Hispanic	35
Asian	52
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	278
From 75 to 84	232
85 and over	158
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dirk D. Ruffin, MD in 2014

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	22
Dementia	14
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Dirk D. Ruffin, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Palos Verdes Estates, CA during 2015 were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging, preventive care and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Dirk D. Ruffin, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	23
blood draw	137
diabetes management	33
doctor visit	1256
ear procedures	50
injections	23
lab tests	142
musculoskeletal imaging	17
preventive care	164
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	15
skin procedures	15
thoracic (chest) imaging	182
vaccines	95
X-rays	199

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dirk D. Ruffin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	562
Female	798

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1154
Black	0
Hispanic	52
Asian	90
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	614
From 75 to 84	422
85 and over	294
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dirk D. Ruffin, MD in 2015

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	20
Dementia	14
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Dirk D. Ruffin, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Palos Verdes Estates, CA during 2016 were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging, blood draw and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Dirk D. Ruffin, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	25
blood draw	144
diabetes management	25
doctor visit	1024
ear procedures	45
injections	25
lab tests	103
preventive care	113
spinal procedures	12
thoracic (chest) imaging	156
vaccines	67
X-rays	168

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dirk D. Ruffin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	255
Female	309

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	473
Black	0
Hispanic	27
Asian	40
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	221
From 75 to 84	199
85 and over	124
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dirk D. Ruffin, MD in 2016

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	23
Dementia	13
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Dirk D. Ruffin, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Palos Verdes Estates, CA during 2017 were X-rays, blood draw, preventive care and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Dirk D. Ruffin, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	27
blood draw	135
diabetes management	33
doctor visit	1012
ear procedures	52
injections	27
lab tests	77
musculoskeletal imaging	17
preventive care	132
thoracic (chest) imaging	129
vaccines	116
X-rays	146

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dirk D. Ruffin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	261
Female	327

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	478
Black	14
Hispanic	28
Asian	49
Other	19
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	248
From 75 to 84	199
85 and over	127
Less than 65	14

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dirk D. Ruffin, MD in 2017

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	24
Dementia	14
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Dirk D. Ruffin, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Palos Verdes Estates, CA during 2018 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Dirk D. Ruffin, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	20
blood draw	111
cardiac procedures	21
diabetes management	80
doctor visit	864
ear procedures	42
injections	20
lab tests	148
preventive care	121
vaccines	66

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dirk D. Ruffin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	208
Female	245

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	360
Black	0
Hispanic	26
Asian	38
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	187
From 75 to 84	161
85 and over	92
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dirk D. Ruffin, MD in 2018

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	20
Dementia	12
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Dirk D. Ruffin, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Palos Verdes Estates, CA during 2019 were preventive care, lab tests, diabetes management and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Dirk D. Ruffin, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	16
blood draw	87
cardiac procedures	69
diabetes management	92
doctor visit	427
ear procedures	18
injections	16
lab tests	131
preventive care	145
vaccines	54

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dirk D. Ruffin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	92
Female	102

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	152
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	16
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	82
From 75 to 84	77
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dirk D. Ruffin, MD in 2019

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	25
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Dirk D. Ruffin, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Palos Verdes Estates, CA during 2020 were blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Dirk D. Ruffin, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	12
doctor visit	53

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dirk D. Ruffin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	29
Female	23

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	38
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	24
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dirk D. Ruffin, MD in 2020

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	35
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2020

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Dirk D. Ruffin, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Dirk D. Ruffin, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Palos Verdes Estates, CA were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging, preventive care and lab tests.

aspiration	21
blood draw	114
cardiac procedures	45
diabetes management	49
doctor visit	888
ear procedures	43
injections	21
lab tests	121
musculoskeletal imaging	16
preventive care	129
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	15
skin procedures	15
spinal procedures	11
thoracic (chest) imaging	153
vaccines	77
X-rays	168

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2020

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dirk D. Ruffin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	216
Female	287

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	1
Asian / Pacific Islander	37
Non-Hispanic White	419
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	21
Other	2

**Age**
75 to 84	168
85 and over	103
Less than 65	12
65 to 74	212

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dirk D. Ruffin, MD From 2012 - 2020

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Dirk D. Ruffin, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	9
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	4
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	21
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Cancer	8
Dementia	9

Education & Training

He has a state license in California.

Licensed In: California

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Dirk D. Ruffin, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.67 out of 5 stars based on 3 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Dirk D. Ruffin, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Palos Verdes Estates, CA.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Dirk D. Ruffin, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$1,487 FARXIGA $711	SYMBICORT $401	CRESTOR $121	BEVESPI AEROSPHERE $72	BYDUREON WEEKLY $64	Other $117
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$1,383 BREO $530	ANORO $307	ADVAIR $170	SHINGRIX $96	TANZEUM $30	Other $250
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$854 XARELTO $475	INVOKANA $285	INVOKAMET $33	$61
Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$684 TESTIM $593	STENDRA $91
Novo Nordisk Inc	$659 Victoza $364	Saxenda $137	Tresiba $123	Levemir $19	Ozempic $16
Other	$7,190 Repatha $404	Synthroid $394	Trintellix $319	JARDIANCE $271	JANUMET XR $265	Other $5,537

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$11,179
Consulting Fee	$806
Education	$215
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$57