Akaniyene Della Mkpong Ruffin

Primary specialty

Advanced Practice MidwifeTaxonomy code 367A00000X

License

28747 Issued in TN

Practice address

1203 Poplar Ave
Memphis, TN 38104-7241

Phone

(901) 274-3550

NPI assigned

Jun 25, 2020

Sex

Female

Sole proprietor

No

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

Specialties & licenses 3

Addresses

Other names 1

• Akaninyene Della Mkpong Ruffin Other name

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Not listed in the public Medicare enrollment file

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: No
• Power mobility devices: No
• Hospice: No

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

State licenses

Practice roles

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.

• Vanderbilt University

  • Clinical Social Worker
  • Nashville, TN
  • NPI 1285659706
  NPD (past)

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

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    "number": "1720605710",
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            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
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            "address_1": "1203 POPLAR AVE",
            "city": "MEMPHIS",
            "state": "TN",
            "postal_code": "381047241"
        },
        {
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            "country_name": "United States",
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            "city": "MEMPHIS",
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            "telephone_number": "901-274-3550"
        }
    ],
    "practiceLocations": [],
    "basic": {
        "last_name": "RUFFIN",
        "first_name": "AKANIYENE",
        "middle_name": "DELLA MKPONG",
        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "F",
        "enumeration_date": "2020-06-25",
        "last_updated": "2026-04-03",
        "certification_date": "2026-04-03",
        "status": "A"
    },
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            "taxonomy_group": "",
            "desc": "Nurse Practitioner, Family",
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        },
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        },
        {
            "code": "163W00000X",
            "taxonomy_group": "",
            "desc": "Registered Nurse",
            "state": "TN",
            "license": "240527",
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        }
    ],
    "identifiers": [],
    "endpoints": [],
    "other_names": [
        {
            "first_name": "AKANINYENE",
            "last_name": "RUFFIN",
            "middle_name": "DELLA MKPONG",
            "code": "5",
            "type": "Other Name"
        }
    ]
}

• Shirley Rucker
• Tiffany Lashay Rucker
• Yolanda Dashawnda Rucker, LPN
• Robert Matthew Rudd, MD
• Matthew I Rudloff, MD
• Jessica M. Ruffin, M.D.
• Sherone Ruggs, PHARM.D.
• Mauricio Ruiz Cuero, MD
• Beth Mathis Ruiz, PA
• Carmela Ruiz, PHARM.D.

• Advanced Practice Midwife in Memphis, TN
• Providers in Memphis, TN by specialty
• Advanced Practice Midwife in Tennessee

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Apr 3, 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.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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