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Dr. Daniel E. Rueff, MD

(Dr. Daniel Edward Rueff, M.D.)

(622 Ratings)

Specializes in: Sports Medicine and Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

University of Louisville School of Medicine (2004)

13151 Magisterial Drive Suite 200
Louisville, KY 40223

(502) 587-1236

Dr. Daniel E. Rueff, MD is a sports medicine doctor in Louisville, KY specializing in sports medicine and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He graduated from University of Louisville School of Medicine in 2004 and has 22 years of experience. Dr. Daniel E. Rueff, MD is affiliated with Baptist Health, Ellis & Badenhausen Orthopaedics, ELLIS AND BADENHAUSEN ORTHOPAEDICS, PSC, PT PROS, INC, KENTUCKY ORTHOPEDIC REHABILITATION LLC and SN KENTUCKIANA REHAB LLC.

Office Locations

13151 Magisterial Drive Suite 200
Louisville, KY 40223

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5120 Dixie Highway Suite 102
Louisville, KY 40216

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Daniel E. Rueff, MD in 2023

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

Top 10%

By Volume:

biceps tenodesis

major joint aspiration

major joint injection

By Affordability:

decompression surgery

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Kentucky, Dr. Daniel E. Rueff, MD performed more biceps tenodesis, major joint aspiration, and major joint injection procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of them and he also had a list price for decompression surgery that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 25%

By Volume:

arthroscopic rotator cuff repair

joint surgery

shoulder arthroscopy

shoulder surgery

By Affordability:

acromial resection

acromioplasty

arthroscopic acromioplasty

arthroscopic rotator cuff repair

arthroscopic subacromial decompression

open biceps tenodesis

subacromial decompression

total knee replacement

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Kentucky, Dr. Daniel E. Rueff, MD performed more arthroscopic rotator cuff repair, joint surgery, shoulder arthroscopy, and shoulder surgery procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for acromial resection, acromioplasty, arthroscopic acromioplasty, arthroscopic rotator cuff repair, arthroscopic subacromial decompression, open biceps tenodesis, rotator cuff repair, rotator cuff surgery, shoulder arthroscopy, shoulder surgery, spine imaging, subacromial decompression, and total knee replacement that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel E. Rueff, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Louisville, KY during 2012 were X-rays, aspiration, injections and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel E. Rueff, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	174
decompression surgery	12
doctor visit	431
injections	174
joint surgery	12
minimally invasive procedures	12
musculoskeletal imaging	167
spinal procedures	15
upper extremity surgery	12
X-rays	182

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel E. Rueff, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Louisville, KY during 2013 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel E. Rueff, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	195
decompression surgery	13
doctor visit	419
injections	195
joint surgery	25
minimally invasive procedures	25
musculoskeletal imaging	128
pelvic imaging	14
upper extremity surgery	25
X-rays	142

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel E. Rueff, MD.

**Gender**
Male	125
Female	157

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	254
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	124
From 75 to 84	75
85 and over	31
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel E. Rueff, MD in 2013

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	26
Dementia	7
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel E. Rueff, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Louisville, KY during 2014 were musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration, injections and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel E. Rueff, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	199
decompression surgery	12
doctor visit	455
injections	199
joint surgery	12
minimally invasive procedures	12
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	14
musculoskeletal imaging	204
upper extremity surgery	12
X-rays	190

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel E. Rueff, MD.

**Gender**
Male	131
Female	150

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	254
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	136
From 75 to 84	73
85 and over	27
Less than 65	45

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel E. Rueff, MD in 2014

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	30
Dementia	9
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel E. Rueff, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Louisville, KY during 2015 were aspiration, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel E. Rueff, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	259
decompression surgery	21
doctor visit	523
injections	259
joint surgery	51
minimally invasive procedures	51
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	17
musculoskeletal imaging	203
spinal procedures	11
tendon surgery	11
upper extremity surgery	51
X-rays	197

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel E. Rueff, MD.

**Gender**
Male	256
Female	370

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	574
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	314
From 75 to 84	172
85 and over	60
Less than 65	80

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel E. Rueff, MD in 2015

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	33
Dementia	6
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel E. Rueff, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Louisville, KY during 2016 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel E. Rueff, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	287
decompression surgery	14
doctor visit	558
injections	287
joint surgery	25
minimally invasive procedures	25
musculoskeletal imaging	197
upper extremity surgery	25
X-rays	197

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel E. Rueff, MD.

**Gender**
Male	149
Female	193

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	309
Black	21
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	177
From 75 to 84	89
85 and over	42
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel E. Rueff, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	30
Dementia	8
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel E. Rueff, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Louisville, KY during 2017 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel E. Rueff, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	303
decompression surgery	20
doctor visit	603
hospital care	13
injections	303
inpatient care	13
joint surgery	51
minimally invasive procedures	51
musculoskeletal imaging	216
spinal procedures	11
tendon surgery	12
upper extremity surgery	51
X-rays	227

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel E. Rueff, MD.

**Gender**
Male	163
Female	209

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	328
Black	21
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	212
From 75 to 84	98
85 and over	36
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel E. Rueff, MD in 2017

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	30
Dementia	6
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel E. Rueff, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Louisville, KY during 2018 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel E. Rueff, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	352
decompression surgery	13
doctor visit	642
injections	352
joint surgery	25
minimally invasive procedures	25
musculoskeletal imaging	100
spinal procedures	13
upper extremity surgery	25
X-rays	113

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel E. Rueff, MD.

**Gender**
Male	173
Female	248

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	367
Black	27
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	234
From 75 to 84	118
85 and over	36
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel E. Rueff, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	29
Dementia	7
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel E. Rueff, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Louisville, KY during 2019 were aspiration, injections, minimally invasive procedures and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel E. Rueff, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	375
decompression surgery	24
doctor visit	664
injections	375
joint surgery	63
minimally invasive procedures	63
musculoskeletal imaging	41
tendon surgery	17
upper extremity surgery	63
X-rays	41

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel E. Rueff, MD.

**Gender**
Male	201
Female	249

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	410
Black	23
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	266
From 75 to 84	115
85 and over	42
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel E. Rueff, MD in 2019

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	26
Dementia	8
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel E. Rueff, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Louisville, KY during 2020 were aspiration, injections, upper extremity surgery and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel E. Rueff, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	395
decompression surgery	21
doctor visit	603
injections	395
joint surgery	69
minimally invasive procedures	52
musculoskeletal imaging	39
open surgery	16
reconstructive surgery	17
tendon surgery	29
upper extremity surgery	85
X-rays	39

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel E. Rueff, MD.

**Gender**
Male	179
Female	236

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	380
Black	15
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	240
From 75 to 84	111
85 and over	31
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel E. Rueff, MD in 2020

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	25
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel E. Rueff, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Louisville, KY during 2021 were aspiration, injections, joint surgery and upper extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel E. Rueff, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	430
decompression surgery	18
doctor visit	591
injections	430
joint surgery	76
lower extremity surgery	11
minimally invasive procedures	47
musculoskeletal imaging	43
reconstructive surgery	29
tendon surgery	13
upper extremity surgery	65
X-rays	43

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel E. Rueff, MD.

**Gender**
Male	198
Female	254

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	406
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	21
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	259
From 75 to 84	130
85 and over	33
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel E. Rueff, MD in 2021

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	27
Dementia	4
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel E. Rueff, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Louisville, KY during 2022 were aspiration, injections, rehabilitation and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel E. Rueff, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	453
decompression surgery	11
doctor visit	561
injections	453
joint surgery	44
minimally invasive procedures	22
musculoskeletal imaging	41
reconstructive surgery	22
rehabilitation	59
spinal procedures	12
upper extremity surgery	44
X-rays	53

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel E. Rueff, MD.

**Gender**
Male	197
Female	223

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	389
Black	13
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	251
From 75 to 84	126
85 and over	27
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel E. Rueff, MD in 2022

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	23
Dementia	4
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel E. Rueff, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Daniel E. Rueff, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Louisville, KY were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

aspiration	311
decompression surgery	16
doctor visit	550
hospital care	13
injections	311
inpatient care	13
joint surgery	41
lower extremity surgery	11
minimally invasive procedures	35
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	15
musculoskeletal imaging	125
open surgery	16
pelvic imaging	14
reconstructive surgery	22
rehabilitation	59
spinal procedures	12
tendon surgery	16
upper extremity surgery	41
X-rays	129

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel E. Rueff, MD.

**Gender**
Male	161
Female	208

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	10
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	333
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	100
85 and over	33
Less than 65	34
65 to 74	201

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel E. Rueff, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Daniel E. Rueff, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	25
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Cancer	8
Dementia	6

Education & Training

Dr. Daniel E. Rueff, MD graduated from University of Louisville School of Medicine in 2004. He is certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery and has a state license in Kentucky.

Medical School: University of Louisville School of Medicine (2004)

Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery

Licensed In: Kentucky

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Daniel E. Rueff, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Baptist Health

Ellis & Badenhausen Orthopaedics

ELLIS AND BADENHAUSEN ORTHOPAEDICS, PSC

PT PROS, INC

KENTUCKY ORTHOPEDIC REHABILITATION LLC

SN KENTUCKIANA REHAB LLC

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Daniel E. Rueff, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.99 out of 5 stars based on 622 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Daniel E. Rueff, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Louisville, KY.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Arthrex, Inc.	$6,415 ALL ARTHREX PRODUCT LINES $1,514	$4,901
Alpha Orthopedic Systems	$1,634 ARTHREX PRODUCT LINE SHOULDER & ELBOW ARTHROSCOPY $405	ARTHREX PRODUCT LINE ARTHROPLASTY $220	$1,009
DePuy Synthes Products LLC	$790 QUICKANCHORS $790
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC	$179 SYNVISC-ONE $145	Osteoarthritis of the knee $34
Smith+Nephew, Inc.	$137 Coblation Wands $137
Other	$521 Knee $100	V-Loc 180 $71	Other Endoscopy $44	Sports Med Hip $40	VISUALIZATION $31	Other $235

**Types of Payments**
Education	$3,719
Travel and Lodging	$2,951
Food and Beverage	$2,217
Consulting Fee	$790

Biography

Dr. Daniel Rueff is a specialist in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and sports medicine. He is professionally affiliated with Baptist Health Louisville and Baptist Health. He studied medicine at the University of Louisville School of Medicine. Dr. Rueff's average rating from his patients is 5.0 stars (out of 5).