Dr. David A. Rust, MD
Orthopedic Surgery (Orthopaedic Surgery Physician)
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St. Louis County includes primary care (17% of residents) and dental (35% of residents) shortage areas. About shortage areas
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- Creighton University School of Medicine (2007)
- Years since graduation
- 19
- In the NPI registry since
- 2007
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 303
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. NPIs were first issued in May 2005 and became required on claims in 2007–2008, so an early date usually means the clinician was already in practice before then. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2007Medical school: Creighton University School of Medicine
- 2007Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date) — NPIs began in 2005, so practice likely started earlier
Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Orthopaedic Surgery Physician primary
MN license 54983 · NM license RS20070358
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Peacehealth St Joseph Medical Center Bellingham, WA
- Island Hospital Anacortes, WA
- Peacehealth United General Medical Center Sedro Woolley, WA
- Peacehealth Peace Island Medical Center Friday Harbor, WA
Medical groups
- Peacehealth (298 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 303
- Services billed
- 640
- Patients’ average age
- 73
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 99 | 82 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | 76 | 76 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | 63 | 52 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | 47 | 41 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | 29 | 29 |
| Prosthetic repair of shoulder joint, total shoulder | 28 | 28 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Medicare prescriptions
| Drug | Prescriptions |
|---|---|
| Methylprednisolone Other prescribers in Duluth, MN | 13 |
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.
Payments from drug and device companies
In 2025, 1 companies reported 7 payments worth $1,651 in total to this clinician.
| Smith+nephew, Inc. | $1,651 |
|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $1,582 |
|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $69.27 |
What the payments were for
| Company | What it was for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Smith+nephew, Inc. Oct 17, 2025 | Travel and Lodging AETOS Shoulder System · Sports Med Knee · travel to Phoenix, AZ · in-kind | $522 |
| Smith+nephew, Inc. Oct 17, 2025 | Travel and Lodging Bone Anchors with Arthroscopic Delivery System; Q-FIX · Sports Med Knee · travel to Phoenix, AZ · in-kind | $282 |
| Smith+nephew, Inc. Oct 17, 2025 | Travel and Lodging Bone Anchors with Arthroscopic Delivery System; Q-FIX · Sports Med Knee · travel to Phoenix, AZ · in-kind | $269 |
| Smith+nephew, Inc. Oct 17, 2025 | Travel and Lodging Bone Anchors with Arthroscopic Delivery System; Q-FIX · Sports Med Knee · travel to Phoenix, AZ · in-kind | $269 |
| Smith+nephew, Inc. Oct 17, 2025 | Travel and Lodging travel to Phoenix, AZ · in-kind | $239 |
Each payment as the company reported it, with the products it named. Meals are counted in the totals above but not listed one by one.
From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.