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Dr. Brian James Ruggle, MD

Accepting New Patients

(151 Ratings)

Specializes in: Family Medicine

University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine

Professional interests include: gender dysphoria

4212 GRAND AVENUE
DULUTH, MN 55807

(218) 786-3500

Dr. Brian James Ruggle, MD is a family medicine practitioner in DULUTH, MN specializing in family medicine. He graduated from University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine. Dr. Brian James Ruggle, MD is affiliated with Essentia Health.

Office Locations

4212 GRAND AVENUE
DULUTH, MN 55807

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian James Ruggle, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brian James Ruggle, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in DULUTH, MN during 2014 were blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian James Ruggle, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	33
doctor visit	74

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian James Ruggle, MD.

**Gender**
Male	38
Female	13

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

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian James Ruggle, MD in 2014

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	33
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	53
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	22
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brian James Ruggle, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in DULUTH, MN during 2015 were blood draw, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian James Ruggle, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	35
doctor visit	154
preventive care	14
vaccines	14

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian James Ruggle, MD.

**Gender**
Male	122
Female	74

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	156
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	52
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	82

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian James Ruggle, MD in 2015

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	34
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	30
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brian James Ruggle, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in DULUTH, MN during 2016 were preventive care, lab tests, vaccines and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian James Ruggle, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	152
diabetes management	15
doctor visit	706
ear procedures	14
lab tests	235
preventive care	249
thyroid function tests	19
vaccines	213

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian James Ruggle, MD.

**Gender**
Male	200
Female	82

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	242
Black	24
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	109
From 75 to 84	72
85 and over	47
Less than 65	54

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian James Ruggle, MD in 2016

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	35
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	22
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brian James Ruggle, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in DULUTH, MN during 2017 were hormone therapy, injections, blood draw and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian James Ruggle, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	319
doctor visit	1014
ear procedures	18
hormone therapy	13100
injections	13100
lab tests	286
preventive care	166
vaccines	166

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian James Ruggle, MD.

**Gender**
Male	207
Female	86

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	257
Black	22
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	127
From 75 to 84	80
85 and over	47
Less than 65	39

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian James Ruggle, MD in 2017

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	30
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	23
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brian James Ruggle, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in DULUTH, MN during 2018 were hormone therapy, injections, blood draw and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian James Ruggle, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	357
doctor visit	993
ear procedures	19
hormone therapy	14850
injections	14850
lab tests	244
preventive care	152
vaccines	152

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian James Ruggle, MD.

**Gender**
Male	240
Female	113

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	310
Black	25
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	171
From 75 to 84	88
85 and over	52
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian James Ruggle, MD in 2018

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	24
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brian James Ruggle, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in DULUTH, MN during 2019 were blood draw, lab tests, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian James Ruggle, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	389
cardiac procedures	52
doctor visit	974
ear procedures	13
lab tests	170
preventive care	160
stress testing	52
vaccines	160

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian James Ruggle, MD.

**Gender**
Male	245
Female	115

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	319
Black	25
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	169
From 75 to 84	92
85 and over	51
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian James Ruggle, MD in 2019

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	24
Dementia	11
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brian James Ruggle, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in DULUTH, MN during 2020 were blood draw and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian James Ruggle, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	113
doctor visit	410
lab tests	82

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian James Ruggle, MD.

**Gender**
Male	167
Female	96

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	232
Black	16
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	116
From 75 to 84	68
85 and over	37
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian James Ruggle, MD in 2020

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	29
Dementia	17
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian James Ruggle, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	378

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian James Ruggle, MD.

**Gender**
Male	121
Female	86

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	188
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	71
From 75 to 84	32
85 and over	14
Less than 65	90

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian James Ruggle, MD in 2021

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	38
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	31
Dementia	20
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian James Ruggle, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	353

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian James Ruggle, MD.

**Gender**
Male	118
Female	78

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	178
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	70
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	79

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian James Ruggle, MD in 2022

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	25
Dementia	13
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian James Ruggle, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Brian James Ruggle, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in DULUTH, MN were hormone therapy, injections, lab tests and blood draw.

blood draw	199
cardiac procedures	52
diabetes management	15
doctor visit	507
ear procedures	16
hormone therapy	13975
injections	13975
lab tests	203
preventive care	148
stress testing	52
thyroid function tests	19
vaccines	141

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian James Ruggle, MD.

**Gender**
Male	145
Female	74

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	11
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	191
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	43
85 and over	24
Less than 65	47
65 to 74	88

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian James Ruggle, MD From 2013 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Brian James Ruggle, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	36
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	2
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	23
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Dementia	8
Cancer	6

Education & Training

Dr. Brian James Ruggle, MD graduated from University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine. He completed residency at Duluth Family Medicine Residency Program. He is certified by the American Board of Family Medicine - Family Medicine and has a state license in Kansas.

Medical School: University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine

Residency: Duluth Family Medicine Residency Program

Board Certification: American Board of Family Medicine - Family Medicine

Licensed In: Kansas

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Brian James Ruggle, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Essentia Health

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Brian James Ruggle, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.8 out of 5 stars based on 151 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Brian James Ruggle, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in DULUTH, MN.

4.8

Overall Rating

(151 Ratings)

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Reviews From Around The Web

Overall Rating: 4.0 2024-12-14

Patient verified via Press Ganey

He is very helpful and listened to everything I had to ask and had some good answers.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2024-10-02

Patient verified via Press Ganey

He should train other doctors to be and kind as him.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2024-02-19

Patient verified via Press Ganey

I had a good experience

General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Astellas Pharma US Inc	$49 Vesicare $38	Myrbetriq $12
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$11 SHINGRIX $11

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$60

Biography

Dr. Brian Ruggle's area of specialization is family medicine. His average rating from his patients is 5.0 stars (out of 5). His clinical interests encompass gender dysphoria. Dr. Ruggle is affiliated with Essentia Health-Polinsky Medical Rehabilitation Center (Duluth). His practice in Duluth, MN is open to new patients as reported by Essentia Health. He attended medical school at the University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine. For his professional training, Dr. Ruggle completed a residency program at Duluth Family Medicine Residency Program.

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2014 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian James Ruggle, MD in 2014

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian James Ruggle, MD in 2019

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian James Ruggle, MD in 2020

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2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian James Ruggle, MD in 2021

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2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian James Ruggle, MD in 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2022

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2022

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian James Ruggle, MD From 2013 - 2022

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