Active NPI 1265620827 Individual Practitioner Female Practitioner

Wendy Kae Ruggles , PA-C

Physician Assistant • Billings, MT

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Wendy Ruggles, PA-C is a certified Physician Assistant practicing in Billings, MT. With approximately 19 years of clinical experience since completing medical education in 2007, Wendy Ruggles delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 123 S 27TH ST.

Wendy Ruggles maintains professional affiliations with Fuller Family Medicine, Pc, Scl Health Medical Group - Billings Llc and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include established patient outpatient office visit, injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg, blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

123 S 27th St

Billings, MT 591014200

Telephone 4062473350

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Yellowstone City-County Health Department Facility NPI 1093776106

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Other

Graduation Year

2007

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Physician Assistant in Billings, MT

Established Specialist (10-20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

19 Yrs +9.5 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 9.5 Yrs

State Avg: 13.1 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

173 Specialists

Practicing in Billings, MT (710 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

21.4% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

63.2% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Ruggles (19 Years) 19 Yrs

Billings Specialty Average (9.5 Years) 9.5 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	176	108	$287.93	$107.20
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	120	12	$10.00	$0.99
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	120	85	$199.93	$75.19
80053 Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals	108	96	$39.00	$10.35
80061 Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides)	80	76	$45.00	$13.12
83036 Hemoglobin A1C level	42	28	$24.00	$9.52
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	30	17	$44.54	$11.98
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	24	22	$388.00	$150.56
90662 Influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free	22	21	$214.55	$81.82
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	22	21	$45.00	$31.89
G2211 Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient's	18	18	$25.00	$13.66
93000 Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report	16	15	$35.00	$11.94
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	13	11	$114.85	$47.14
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	11	11	$443.00	$139.96

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	143	14	$10.00	$1.08
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	142	93	$288.03	$107.41
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	125	80	$200.62	$74.95
80053 Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals	99	86	$39.00	$10.35
80061 Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides)	83	81	$45.00	$13.12
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	36	28	$388.00	$150.79
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	32	14	$44.23	$11.97
83036 Hemoglobin A1C level	27	17	$24.00	$9.52
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	20	17	$15.00	$8.02
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	19	19	$45.00	$26.15
90662 Influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free	17	17	$100.00	$71.33
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	16	14	$114.00	$47.64
80048 Blood test, basic group of blood chemicals (calcium, total)	15	14	$32.00	$8.29

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	144	18	$10.00	$1.13
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	131	86	$288.09	$109.41
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	107	61	$200.26	$77.58
80053 Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals	97	80	$39.00	$10.43
80061 Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides)	67	67	$45.00	$13.04
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	31	25	$388.00	$153.97
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	30	13	$44.59	$12.27
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	25	11	$144.72	$48.07
83036 Hemoglobin A1C level	23	13	$24.00	$9.57
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	21	21	$44.62	$25.12
90662 Influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free	21	21	$100.00	$64.96
93000 Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report	14	12	$35.00	$12.22
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	11	11	$115.39	$48.43

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	124	83	$288.18	$111.45
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	116	66	$197.02	$78.67
80053 Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals	92	79	$39.00	$10.45
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	80	14	$9.50	$1.20
80061 Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides)	73	70	$45.00	$13.02
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	35	18	$44.25	$12.16
83036 Hemoglobin A1C level	29	17	$24.00	$9.38
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	22	20	$388.00	$155.57
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	21	21	$41.00	$14.53
90662 Influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free	19	19	$100.00	$65.26
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	12	12	$118.25	$48.49

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	143	79	$190.84	$64.05
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	96	60	$288.00	$91.77
80053 Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals	59	50	$39.00	$10.31
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	48	16	$45.00	$12.30
80061 Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides)	41	40	$45.00	$12.97
83036 Hemoglobin A1C level	32	16	$24.00	$9.66
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	25	20	$388.00	$118.46
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	15	15	$41.00	$17.17
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	14	14	$194.54	$66.41
90662 Influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free	12	12	$96.25	$60.48

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	175	105	$188.79	$64.34
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	101	64	$286.82	$94.48
80053 Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals	52	46	$39.00	$11.29
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	36	19	$44.61	$14.40
80061 Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides)	27	26	$45.00	$14.04
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	12	12	$282.77	$89.15
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	12	12	$190.08	$66.75
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	12	12	$15.00	$2.94

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	166	107	$189.41	$61.47
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	80	55	$287.48	$91.38
80053 Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals	54	45	$39.00	$12.14
80061 Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides)	29	28	$45.00	$15.24
83036 Hemoglobin A1C level	21	11	$24.00	$11.19
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	19	14	$15.00	$2.94
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	15	11	$45.27	$17.25
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	12	12	$41.00	$20.69
G0009 Administration of pneumococcal vaccine	12	12	$41.00	$20.69

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	213	146	$187.53	$60.56
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	111	69	$284.49	$89.76
J0696 Injection, ceftriaxone sodium, per 250 mg	54	13	$7.48	$0.61
80053 Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals	46	44	$39.00	$12.45
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	38	25	$47.44	$21.06
80061 Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides)	32	32	$40.63	$12.95
83036 Hemoglobin A1C level	27	15	$24.00	$12.57
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	14	12	$15.00	$2.94
G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit	14	14	$188.00	$97.34
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	12	12	$193.42	$63.81
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	12	12	$41.00	$25.47
90662 Influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free	11	11	$65.00	$45.54
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	11	11	$282.39	$92.84

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Physician Assistant Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363A00000X

State License MT 515

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.

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Scl Health Medical Group - Billings Llc

16 N Miles Ave, Hardin, MT 590342356

Phone: 4062378270

Fuller Family Medicine, Pc

4045 Ave B, Billings, MT 591061738

Phone: 4066904997

Scl Health Medical Group - Billings Llc

1233 N 30 St, Billings, MT 591010127

Phone: 4062373913

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

Healthcare professionals and specialists practicing at this location or sharing practice phone/fax

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Registered Nurse

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Registered Nurse

Dr. Shae Saunders , MD

Family Medicine

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Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Dr. Megan Littlefield , MD

Internal Medicine

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Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Karla Maslowski , LAC

Counselor - Addiction (Substance Use Disorder)

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Licensed Acupuncturist

Dr. Eduardo Serrano , MD

Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program

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Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

6 Historical Events

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NPI Profile Active October 09, 2007

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location October 09, 2007

Registered at 123 S 27TH ST, BILLINGS, MT 591014200 (Tel: 4062473350)

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Updated Business Mailing Address October 09, 2007

Registered at 123 S 27TH ST, BILLINGS, MT 591014200 (Tel: 4062473350)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated October 09, 2007

Recorded as WENDY RUGGLES, PA-C

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) October 09, 2007

Physician Assistant (License #515 in MT)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration October 09, 2007

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1265620827

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: October 09, 2007

Last Update: October 09, 2007

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

123 S 27th St

Billings, MT 591014200

Phone: 4062473350

Public Domain Record This profile contains public domain information published by CMS and NPPES under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

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