William Chalmers Ruffin, DO

Primary specialty

Otolaryngology PhysicianTaxonomy code 207Y00000X

License

TP324 Issued in KY

Practice address

1965 1St Ave
Opelika, AL 36801-5403

Phone

(859) 257-5405

Fax

(334) 705-0378

NPI assigned

Mar 20, 2019

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 3

Addresses

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in AL

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Otolaryngology

Education

Other, 2019

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

East Alabama Ear, Nose, and Throat, PCGroup PAC ID 0749217776, 10 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• The East Alabama Healthcare Authority Hospital, Opelika, AL, CCN 010029

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

92.49 of 100Reported as group

Quality

100

Promoting interoperability

98

Improvement activities

40

Cost

76.65

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Osteopathy

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: wruffin16511@ukhcdirect.org

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

• East Alabama Ear, Nose, & Throat, PC

  • Otolaryngology Physician
  • Opelika, AL
  • NPI 1942228655
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• The East Alabama Health Care Authority

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Opelika, AL
  • NPI 1154386431
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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• Otolaryngology Physician in Opelika, AL
• Providers in Opelika, AL by specialty
• Otolaryngology Physician in Alabama

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Aug 31, 2026; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

Verify at the official NPI Registry.