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Dr. Ruth Alexandra Potee, MD

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Specializes in: Addiction Medicine and Family Medicine

Yale School of Medicine (1999)

395 Liberty Street
Springfield, MA 01104

(413) 272-1333

Dr. Ruth Alexandra Potee, MD is an addiction medicine doctor in Springfield, MA specializing in addiction medicine and family medicine. She graduated from Yale School of Medicine in 1999 and has 27 years of experience. Dr. Ruth Alexandra Potee, MD is affiliated with Baystate Health and Valley Medical Group, P.C..

Office Locations

395 Liberty Street
Springfield, MA 01104

(413) 272-1333

(413) 858-2617

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21 Kenwood Street
Greenfield, MA 01301

(413) 223-5072

(413) 732-7075

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282 Merrimack Street
Lawrence, MA 01843

(978) 795-0054

(978) 965-4208

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401 Highland Avenue
Somerville, MA 02144

(978) 655-9686

(617) 440-7491

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7 Railroad Avenue
Attleboro, MA 02703

(978) 435-2234

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“"There's a reason why we have reduced overdose in this country, it's because SAMHSA has been doing its job so well," said Dr. Ruth Potee, medical director for seven methadone clinics in...”—"The fate of addiction treatment hangs in the balance with Kennedy's HHS overhaul", The Atlanta Journal-Constitution , March 2025

“So that's a lot of perfection," to expect from patients, says Dr. Ruth Potee who oversees Kaiser's treatment at the nonprofit Behavioral Health Network, based in Springfield, Mass.”—"New rules should make methadone easier to get, but change is slow in many places", NPR, October 2024

“"We want to get people out of the world of 'liquid handcuffs' with methadone clinics, where you have to come to the clinic every day forever and ever - you can't live the rest of your life like...”—"Local success informs federal guidelines on addiction treatment", Athol Daily News, March 2024

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ruth Alexandra Potee, MD treated as an addiction medicine doctor in Springfield, MA during 2012 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ruth Alexandra Potee, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	441
breast procedures	64
diabetes management	115
doctor visit	829
lab tests	1518
musculoskeletal imaging	193
nursing home care	70
preventive care	914
thoracic (chest) imaging	28
thyroid function tests	111
vaccines	175
women's imaging	64
X-rays	285

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ruth Alexandra Potee, MD treated as an addiction medicine doctor in Springfield, MA during 2013 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ruth Alexandra Potee, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	580
breast procedures	39
diabetes management	180
doctor visit	980
lab tests	1779
musculoskeletal imaging	260
nursing home care	31
preventive care	1002
thoracic (chest) imaging	25
thyroid function tests	117
vaccines	162
women's imaging	39
X-rays	324

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruth Alexandra Potee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	174
Female	718

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	839
Black	0
Hispanic	21
Asian	0
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	380
From 75 to 84	173
85 and over	93
Less than 65	246

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruth Alexandra Potee, MD in 2013

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	14
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	21
Dementia	11
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ruth Alexandra Potee, MD treated as an addiction medicine doctor in Springfield, MA during 2014 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ruth Alexandra Potee, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	474
breast procedures	13
diabetes management	126
doctor visit	923
ear procedures	15
lab tests	1234
musculoskeletal imaging	336
preventive care	602
thoracic (chest) imaging	14
thyroid function tests	108
vaccines	135
women's imaging	13
X-rays	363

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruth Alexandra Potee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	186
Female	712

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	840
Black	0
Hispanic	26
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	425
From 75 to 84	191
85 and over	69
Less than 65	213

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruth Alexandra Potee, MD in 2014

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	14
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	22
Dementia	8
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ruth Alexandra Potee, MD treated as an addiction medicine doctor in Springfield, MA during 2015 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ruth Alexandra Potee, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	479
breast procedures	55
diabetes management	124
doctor visit	956
lab tests	1188
musculoskeletal imaging	263
preventive care	667
thoracic (chest) imaging	26
thyroid function tests	99
vaccines	198
women's imaging	55
X-rays	344

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruth Alexandra Potee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	438
Female	1384

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1704
Black	0
Hispanic	48
Asian	0
Other	32
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	854
From 75 to 84	342
85 and over	164
Less than 65	462

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruth Alexandra Potee, MD in 2015

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	15
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	22
Dementia	7
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ruth Alexandra Potee, MD treated as an addiction medicine doctor in Springfield, MA during 2016 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ruth Alexandra Potee, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	466
breast procedures	40
chronic care	17
diabetes management	103
doctor visit	913
lab tests	1101
musculoskeletal imaging	238
preventive care	551
pulmonary testing	56
thoracic (chest) imaging	25
thyroid function tests	121
vaccines	170
women's imaging	40
X-rays	303

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruth Alexandra Potee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	235
Female	577

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	757
Black	0
Hispanic	24
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	371
From 75 to 84	159
85 and over	62
Less than 65	220

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruth Alexandra Potee, MD in 2016

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	16
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	20
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ruth Alexandra Potee, MD treated as an addiction medicine doctor in Springfield, MA during 2017 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ruth Alexandra Potee, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	480
breast procedures	41
chronic care	176
diabetes management	96
doctor visit	1179
lab tests	1194
musculoskeletal imaging	15
preventive care	613
pulmonary testing	77
thoracic (chest) imaging	44
thyroid function tests	128
ultrasound (sonogram)	11
vaccines	191
vascular procedures	11
women's imaging	41
X-rays	100

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruth Alexandra Potee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	256
Female	466

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	678
Black	0
Hispanic	26
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	273
From 75 to 84	145
85 and over	52
Less than 65	252

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruth Alexandra Potee, MD in 2017

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	16
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	22
Dementia	8
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ruth Alexandra Potee, MD treated as an addiction medicine doctor in Springfield, MA during 2018 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and chronic care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ruth Alexandra Potee, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	554
breast procedures	48
chronic care	327
cytology	11
diabetes management	132
doctor visit	785
gynecologic pathology	11
lab tests	1478
preventive care	748
pulmonary testing	25
thyroid function tests	162
vaccines	152
women's imaging	48
X-rays	48

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruth Alexandra Potee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	216
Female	402

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	573
Black	0
Hispanic	22
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	245
From 75 to 84	121
85 and over	36
Less than 65	216

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruth Alexandra Potee, MD in 2018

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	18
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	22
Dementia	9
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ruth Alexandra Potee, MD treated as an addiction medicine doctor in Springfield, MA during 2019 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and chronic care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ruth Alexandra Potee, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	324
breast procedures	27
chronic care	150
diabetes management	90
doctor visit	381
lab tests	953
preventive care	368
thyroid function tests	110
vaccines	11
women's imaging	27
X-rays	27

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruth Alexandra Potee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	196
Female	318

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	478
Black	0
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	213
From 75 to 84	101
85 and over	25
Less than 65	175

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruth Alexandra Potee, MD in 2019

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	48
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	25
Dementia	9
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ruth Alexandra Potee, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	56

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruth Alexandra Potee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	349
Female	371

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	235
Black	122
Hispanic	337
Asian	11
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	253
From 75 to 84	74
85 and over	21
Less than 65	372

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruth Alexandra Potee, MD in 2021

Hypertension	25
High Cholesterol	19
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	8
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	3
Atrial Fibrilation	3
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	16
Dementia	3
Cancer	3

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruth Alexandra Potee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	130
Female	190

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	251
Black	18
Hispanic	39
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	140
From 75 to 84	69
85 and over	25
Less than 65	86

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruth Alexandra Potee, MD in 2022

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	13
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	27
Dementia	5
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ruth Alexandra Potee, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Ruth Alexandra Potee, MD treated as an addiction medicine doctor in Springfield, MA were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and X-rays.

blood draw	474
breast procedures	40
chronic care	167
cytology	11
diabetes management	120
doctor visit	778
ear procedures	15
gynecologic pathology	11
lab tests	1305
musculoskeletal imaging	217
nursing home care	50
preventive care	683
pulmonary testing	52
thoracic (chest) imaging	27
thyroid function tests	119
ultrasound (sonogram)	11
vaccines	149
vascular procedures	11
women's imaging	40
X-rays	224

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruth Alexandra Potee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	218
Female	513

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	14
Asian / Pacific Islander	1
Non-Hispanic White	635
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	56
Other	8

**Age**
75 to 84	137
85 and over	54
Less than 65	224
65 to 74	315

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruth Alexandra Potee, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Ruth Alexandra Potee, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and diabetes.

Hypertension	48
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	13
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	19
Atrial Fibrillation	6
Dementia	6
Cancer	6

Education & Training

Dr. Ruth Alexandra Potee, MD graduated from Yale School of Medicine in 1999. She completed residency at Boston Medical Center. She is certified by the Family Medicine, American Board of Family Medicine and has a state license in Massachusetts.

Medical School: Yale School of Medicine (1999)

Residency: Boston Medical Center (2002)

Board Certification: Family Medicine, American Board of Family Medicine

Licensed In: Massachusetts

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Ruth Alexandra Potee, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Baystate Health

Valley Medical Group, P.C.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc.	$121 BUNAVAIL 6.3 mg 30-count box $121
Purdue Pharma L.P.	$19 BUTRANS $19
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$14 Skyla $14

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$153

Biography

Dr. Ruth Potee's areas of specialization are family medicine and addiction medicine. She attended Yale School of Medicine and subsequently trained at Boston Medical Center for residency. She is affiliated with Baystate Health. According to Baystate Health, Dr. Potee is currently accepting new patients at her office in Springfield, MA.