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Dr. Cuchulain L. Rust, MD

(Dr. Cuchulain Luke Rust, M.D.)

(58 Ratings)

Specializes in: Sports Medicine, Foot & Ankle Surgery and Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

Dartmouth Medical School

Professional interests include: ankle problems, total ankle replacement, bunions, and more.

100 North Drexler Drive
Portland, OR 97227

(360) 254-6161

Dr. Cuchulain L. Rust, MD is a sports medicine doctor in Portland, OR specializing in sports medicine, foot & ankle surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He graduated from Dartmouth Medical School. Dr. Cuchulain L. Rust, MD is affiliated with PeaceHealth, Rebound Orthopedics and Neurosurgery, Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center, Legacy Health and NORTHWEST SURGICAL SPECIALISTS PC.

Office Locations

100 North Drexler Drive
Portland, OR 97227

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200 Northeast Mother Joseph Place
Vancouver, WA 98664

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2121 Northeast 139th Street Suite 300
Vancouver, WA 98686

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3101 Se 192nd Avenue Suite 103
Vancouver, WA 98683

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3205 Southeast 192nd Avenue Suite 105, Suite 300
Vancouver, WA 98683

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4811 Meadows Road Suite 101
Lake Oswego, OR 97035

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One North Center Court Street Suite 200, Suite 305, Suite 300, Suite 110
Portland, OR 97227

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In The News

“* Orthopedic surgeon Dr. C. Luke Rust recently joined Vancouver-based Rebound Orthopedics and Neurosurgery.”—"Clark County business briefing", The Columbian, January 2022

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Cuchulain L. Rust, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

foot X-ray

In 2023, Dr. Cuchulain L. Rust, MD performed more foot X-ray procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Oregon.

Top 25%

By Volume:

musculoskeletal imaging

X-rays

In 2012, Dr. Cuchulain L. Rust, MD performed more musculoskeletal imaging, and X-rays procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Oregon.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Cuchulain L. Rust, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Portland, OR during 2012 were open surgery and lower extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Cuchulain L. Rust, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	22
lower extremity surgery	14
open surgery	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Cuchulain L. Rust, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Portland, OR during 2013 were X-rays, lower extremity surgery, joint surgery and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Cuchulain L. Rust, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	14
doctor visit	100
joint surgery	14
lower extremity surgery	28
open surgery	14
X-rays	47

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cuchulain L. Rust, MD.

**Gender**
Male	48
Female	115

**Age**
From 65 to 74	63
From 75 to 84	43
85 and over	12
Less than 65	45

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cuchulain L. Rust, MD in 2013

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	35
Dementia	0
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Cuchulain L. Rust, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Portland, OR during 2014 were X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Cuchulain L. Rust, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	342
X-rays	162

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cuchulain L. Rust, MD.

**Gender**
Male	88
Female	149

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	219
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	100
From 75 to 84	56
85 and over	28
Less than 65	53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cuchulain L. Rust, MD in 2014

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	29
Dementia	12
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Cuchulain L. Rust, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Portland, OR during 2015 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, immobilization and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Cuchulain L. Rust, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	358
hospital care	11
immobilization	20
inpatient care	11
musculoskeletal imaging	36
X-rays	87

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cuchulain L. Rust, MD.

**Gender**
Male	186
Female	314

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	442
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	234
From 75 to 84	128
85 and over	52
Less than 65	86

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cuchulain L. Rust, MD in 2015

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	25
Dementia	8
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Cuchulain L. Rust, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Portland, OR during 2016 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Cuchulain L. Rust, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	21
doctor visit	370
immobilization	20
injections	21
musculoskeletal imaging	44
X-rays	60

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cuchulain L. Rust, MD.

**Gender**
Male	80
Female	152

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	214
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	103
From 75 to 84	62
85 and over	25
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cuchulain L. Rust, MD in 2016

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	27
Dementia	9
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Cuchulain L. Rust, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Portland, OR during 2017 were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and hip imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Cuchulain L. Rust, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	355
hip imaging	23
immobilization	19
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	23
musculoskeletal imaging	66
X-rays	57

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cuchulain L. Rust, MD.

**Gender**
Male	76
Female	165

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	223
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	119
From 75 to 84	63
85 and over	20
Less than 65	39

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cuchulain L. Rust, MD in 2017

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	33
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	25
Dementia	6
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Cuchulain L. Rust, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Portland, OR during 2018 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Cuchulain L. Rust, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	13
doctor visit	332
injections	13
musculoskeletal imaging	68
X-rays	95

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cuchulain L. Rust, MD.

**Gender**
Male	74
Female	152

**Age**
From 65 to 74	120
From 75 to 84	66
85 and over	14
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cuchulain L. Rust, MD in 2018

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	29
Dementia	0
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Cuchulain L. Rust, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Portland, OR during 2019 were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and hip imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Cuchulain L. Rust, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	380
hip imaging	35
immobilization	22
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	35
musculoskeletal imaging	91
X-rays	83

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cuchulain L. Rust, MD.

**Gender**
Male	92
Female	171

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	244
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	149
From 75 to 84	60
85 and over	16
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cuchulain L. Rust, MD in 2019

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	26
Dementia	6
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Cuchulain L. Rust, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Portland, OR during 2020 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Cuchulain L. Rust, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	22
doctor visit	326
injections	22
musculoskeletal imaging	48
X-rays	85

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cuchulain L. Rust, MD.

**Gender**
Male	104
Female	175

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	255
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	134
From 75 to 84	75
85 and over	21
Less than 65	49

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cuchulain L. Rust, MD in 2020

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	28
Dementia	7
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Cuchulain L. Rust, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Portland, OR during 2021 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging and immobilization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Cuchulain L. Rust, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	368
immobilization	49
musculoskeletal imaging	78
X-rays	103

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cuchulain L. Rust, MD.

**Gender**
Male	93
Female	165

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	234
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	139
From 75 to 84	70
85 and over	27
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cuchulain L. Rust, MD in 2021

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	28
Dementia	11
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Cuchulain L. Rust, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Portland, OR during 2022 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Cuchulain L. Rust, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	15
doctor visit	323
injections	15
musculoskeletal imaging	76
X-rays	99

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cuchulain L. Rust, MD.

**Gender**
Male	77
Female	151

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	204
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	108
From 75 to 84	82
85 and over	14
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cuchulain L. Rust, MD in 2022

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	25
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Cuchulain L. Rust, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Cuchulain L. Rust, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Portland, OR were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, hip imaging and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging).

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	14
aspiration	17
doctor visit	297
hip imaging	29
hospital care	11
immobilization	26
injections	17
inpatient care	11
joint surgery	14
lower extremity surgery	21
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	29
musculoskeletal imaging	63
open surgery	14
X-rays	87

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cuchulain L. Rust, MD.

**Gender**
Male	83
Female	155

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	185
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	3

**Age**
75 to 84	64
85 and over	20
Less than 65	38
65 to 74	115

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cuchulain L. Rust, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Cuchulain L. Rust, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and diabetes.

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	1
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	25
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Dementia	6
Cancer	7

Education & Training

Dr. Cuchulain L. Rust, MD graduated from Dartmouth Medical School. He completed residency at Oregon Health & Science University Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and has a state license in Oregon.

Medical School: Dartmouth Medical School

Residency: Oregon Health & Science University Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Licensed In: Oregon

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Cuchulain L. Rust, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

PeaceHealth

Rebound Orthopedics and Neurosurgery

Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center

Legacy Health

NORTHWEST SURGICAL SPECIALISTS PC

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Cuchulain L. Rust, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 58 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Cuchulain L. Rust, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Portland, OR.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
ACUMED LLC	$4,075 Foot & Ankle $2,475	Small Fragment Base Set $445	INSTRUMENTS $105	$1,050
Wright Medical Technology, Inc.	$757 Infinity $437	FOOTANDANKLE $173	AUGMENT $101	Foot and Ankle $26	Biologics $20
Stryker Corporation	$471 Infinity $194	INBONE $155	TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES $122
Integra LifeSciences Corporation	$256 External Fixation System $131	Total Foot System $125
Paragon 28, Inc.	$172 Apex 3D $136	Portfolio $36
Other	$409 AccuFill $145	GLOBAL $91	MOTOBAND CP $34	NA $16	EVOS $14	Other $110

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$4,050
Food and Beverage	$1,732
Education	$358

Biography

Dr. C. Rust practices foot & ankle surgery, orthopedics/orthopedic surgery, and sports medicine. Patients gave him an average rating of 5.0 stars (out of 5). Areas of expertise for Dr. Rust include bunions, total ankle replacement, and ankle problems. Dr. Rust's hospital/clinic affiliations include Rebound Orthopedics and Neurosurgery, PeaceHealth, and Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center. He studied medicine at Dartmouth Medical School. Dr. Rust's residency was performed at a hospital affiliated with Oregon Health & Science University. He has received the distinction of Portland Monthly Top Doctor. Dr. Rust offers interpreting services for his patients.