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Dr. Ruby A. Halper Erkkila, MD

(Dr. Ruby Ann Halper-Erkkila, MD)
Specializes in: Family Medicine
Temple University School of Medicine (1985)
48 Robbins Road
Branchburg, NJ 08876

Dr. Ruby A. Halper Erkkila, MD is a family medicine practitioner in Branchburg, NJ specializing in family medicine. She graduated from Temple University School of Medicine in 1985 and has 41 years of experience. Dr. Ruby A. Halper Erkkila, MD is affiliated with RWJBarnabas Health and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset.

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Office Locations

Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset

48 Robbins Road
Branchburg, NJ 08876
(908) 526-8300
(908) 685-1925
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95 Old Short Hills Road
West Orange, NJ 07052
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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Ruby A. Halper Erkkila, MD in 2023

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

Top 10%

By Volume:

flu shot

By Affordability:

Welcome to Medicare visit
wellness visit

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within New Jersey, Dr. Ruby A. Halper Erkkila, MD performed more flu shot procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of them and she also had a list price for Welcome to Medicare visit (initial preventive physical exam), and wellness visit 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 Affordability:

flu shot
flu vaccine
immunization
vaccines

In 2013, Dr. Ruby A. Halper Erkkila, MD had a list price for flu shot, flu vaccine, immunization (preventive vaccines), and vaccines that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within New Jersey. 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

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ruby A. Halper Erkkila, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Branchburg, NJ during 2013 were preventive care, vaccines, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ruby A. Halper Erkkila, MD for Medicare patients.

anorectal procedures 16
breast exam 46
doctor visit 876
ear procedures 12
gynecologic procedures 46
hospital care 114
inpatient care 114
preventive care 196
vaccines 168

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruby A. Halper Erkkila, MD.

Gender
Male 73
Female 201
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 247
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 153
From 75 to 84 70
85 and over 36
Less than 65 15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruby A. Halper Erkkila, MD in 2013

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Ruby A. Halper Erkkila, MD treated during 2013 were hypertension, diabetes, high cholesterol and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension 64
High Cholesterol 49
Stroke 5
Ischemic Heart Disease 34
Depression 13
Chronic Kidney Disease 14
Asthma 7
Osteoperosis 11
Atrial Fibrilation 9
Heart Failure 13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 8
Diabetes 49
Dementia 11
Cancer 10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ruby A. Halper Erkkila, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Branchburg, NJ during 2014 were preventive care, vaccines, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ruby A. Halper Erkkila, MD for Medicare patients.

anorectal procedures 19
breast exam 11
doctor visit 885
gynecologic procedures 11
hospital care 127
inpatient care 127
preventive care 164
vaccines 145

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruby A. Halper Erkkila, MD.

Gender
Male 81
Female 204
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 258
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 148
From 75 to 84 83
85 and over 34
Less than 65 20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruby A. Halper Erkkila, MD in 2014

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Ruby A. Halper Erkkila, MD treated during 2014 were hypertension, diabetes, high cholesterol and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension 69
High Cholesterol 49
Stroke 5
Ischemic Heart Disease 26
Depression 12
Chronic Kidney Disease 16
Asthma 8
Osteoperosis 12
Atrial Fibrilation 10
Heart Failure 14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 9
Diabetes 52
Dementia 9
Cancer 9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ruby A. Halper Erkkila, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Branchburg, NJ during 2015 were preventive care, vaccines, hospital care and anorectal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ruby A. Halper Erkkila, MD for Medicare patients.

anorectal procedures 31
breast exam 24
doctor visit 874
gynecologic procedures 24
hospital care 65
mental health therapy 30
preventive care 186
vaccines 155
weight management 30

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruby A. Halper Erkkila, MD.

Gender
Male 168
Female 402
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 512
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 318
From 75 to 84 158
85 and over 56
Less than 65 38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruby A. Halper Erkkila, MD in 2015

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Ruby A. Halper Erkkila, MD treated during 2015 were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension 64
High Cholesterol 53
Stroke 6
Ischemic Heart Disease 29
Depression 13
Chronic Kidney Disease 17
Asthma 10
Osteoperosis 8
Atrial Fibrilation 9
Heart Failure 15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 9
Diabetes 47
Dementia 6
Cancer 6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ruby A. Halper Erkkila, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Branchburg, NJ during 2016 were preventive care, vaccines, breast exam and gynecologic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ruby A. Halper Erkkila, MD for Medicare patients.

breast exam 16
doctor visit 940
gynecologic procedures 16
preventive care 255
vaccines 244

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruby A. Halper Erkkila, MD.

Gender
Male 84
Female 209
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 267
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 164
From 75 to 84 82
85 and over 31
Less than 65 16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruby A. Halper Erkkila, MD in 2016

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Ruby A. Halper Erkkila, MD treated during 2016 were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension 69
High Cholesterol 58
Stroke 4
Ischemic Heart Disease 26
Depression 14
Chronic Kidney Disease 18
Asthma 15
Osteoperosis 8
Atrial Fibrilation 8
Heart Failure 12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 13
Diabetes 52
Dementia 7
Cancer 10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ruby A. Halper Erkkila, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Branchburg, NJ during 2017 were preventive care, vaccines and chronic care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ruby A. Halper Erkkila, MD for Medicare patients.

chronic care 41
doctor visit 1014
preventive care 259
vaccines 238

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruby A. Halper Erkkila, MD.

Gender
Male 87
Female 212
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 265
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 175
From 75 to 84 85
85 and over 26
Less than 65 13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruby A. Halper Erkkila, MD in 2017

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Ruby A. Halper Erkkila, MD treated during 2017 were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension 66
High Cholesterol 60
Stroke 4
Ischemic Heart Disease 23
Depression 16
Chronic Kidney Disease 20
Asthma 8
Osteoperosis 8
Atrial Fibrilation 7
Heart Failure 9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 11
Diabetes 53
Dementia 5
Cancer 11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ruby A. Halper Erkkila, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Branchburg, NJ during 2018 were preventive care, vaccines, chronic care and weight management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ruby A. Halper Erkkila, MD for Medicare patients.

chronic care 44
doctor visit 1024
mental health therapy 19
preventive care 223
vaccines 209
weight management 19

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruby A. Halper Erkkila, MD.

Gender
Male 90
Female 213
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 270
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 12
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 167
From 75 to 84 93
85 and over 31
Less than 65 12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruby A. Halper Erkkila, MD in 2018

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Ruby A. Halper Erkkila, MD treated during 2018 were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension 67
High Cholesterol 66
Stroke 4
Ischemic Heart Disease 25
Depression 17
Chronic Kidney Disease 21
Asthma 5
Osteoperosis 8
Atrial Fibrilation 8
Heart Failure 11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 9
Diabetes 62
Dementia 7
Cancer 10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ruby A. Halper Erkkila, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Branchburg, NJ during 2019 were preventive care, vaccines and chronic care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ruby A. Halper Erkkila, MD for Medicare patients.

chronic care 87
doctor visit 882
preventive care 163
vaccines 152

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruby A. Halper Erkkila, MD.

Gender
Male 92
Female 189
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 243
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 16
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 156
From 75 to 84 88
85 and over 0
Less than 65 0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruby A. Halper Erkkila, MD in 2019

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Ruby A. Halper Erkkila, MD treated during 2019 were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension 67
High Cholesterol 65
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 20
Depression 15
Chronic Kidney Disease 24
Asthma 5
Osteoperosis 7
Atrial Fibrilation 7
Heart Failure 14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 10
Diabetes 63
Dementia 5
Cancer 7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ruby A. Halper Erkkila, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Branchburg, NJ during 2020 were preventive care, vaccines and chronic care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ruby A. Halper Erkkila, MD for Medicare patients.

chronic care 72
doctor visit 883
preventive care 167
vaccines 150

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruby A. Halper Erkkila, MD.

Gender
Male 98
Female 189
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 245
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 11
Other 16
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 154
From 75 to 84 89
85 and over 30
Less than 65 14

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruby A. Halper Erkkila, MD in 2020

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Ruby A. Halper Erkkila, MD treated during 2020 were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension 70
High Cholesterol 67
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 24
Depression 14
Chronic Kidney Disease 25
Asthma 6
Osteoperosis 6
Atrial Fibrilation 7
Heart Failure 15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 7
Diabetes 63
Dementia 8
Cancer 9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ruby A. Halper Erkkila, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Branchburg, NJ during 2021 were preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ruby A. Halper Erkkila, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 855
preventive care 126
vaccines 126

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruby A. Halper Erkkila, MD.

Gender
Male 100
Female 207
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 262
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 13
Other 16
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 154
From 75 to 84 105
85 and over 34
Less than 65 14

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruby A. Halper Erkkila, MD in 2021

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Ruby A. Halper Erkkila, MD treated during 2021 were high cholesterol, hypertension, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension 64
High Cholesterol 66
Stroke 5
Ischemic Heart Disease 23
Depression 13
Chronic Kidney Disease 27
Asthma 7
Osteoperosis 7
Atrial Fibrilation 9
Heart Failure 11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 8
Diabetes 58
Dementia 7
Cancer 10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ruby A. Halper Erkkila, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Branchburg, NJ during 2022 were preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ruby A. Halper Erkkila, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 822
preventive care 104
vaccines 104

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruby A. Halper Erkkila, MD.

Gender
Male 77
Female 192
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 237
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 13
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 125
From 75 to 84 104
85 and over 28
Less than 65 12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruby A. Halper Erkkila, MD in 2022

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Ruby A. Halper Erkkila, MD treated during 2022 were high cholesterol, hypertension, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension 71
High Cholesterol 75
Stroke 7
Ischemic Heart Disease 21
Depression 13
Chronic Kidney Disease 16
Asthma 9
Osteoperosis 14
Atrial Fibrilation 13
Heart Failure 10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 11
Diabetes 67
Dementia 4
Cancer 14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ruby A. Halper Erkkila, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Branchburg, NJ during 2023 were preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ruby A. Halper Erkkila, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 774
preventive care 117
vaccines 106

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruby A. Halper Erkkila, MD.

Gender
Male 85
Female 187
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 228
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 12
Other 17
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 132
From 75 to 84 101
85 and over 0
Less than 65 0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruby A. Halper Erkkila, MD in 2023

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Ruby A. Halper Erkkila, MD treated during 2023 were high cholesterol, hypertension, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension 70
High Cholesterol 75
Stroke 6
Ischemic Heart Disease 17
Depression 14
Chronic Kidney Disease 14
Asthma 8
Osteoperosis 15
Atrial Fibrilation 11
Heart Failure 8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 8
Diabetes 68
Dementia 4
Cancer 15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ruby A. Halper Erkkila, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Ruby A. Halper Erkkila, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Branchburg, NJ were preventive care, vaccines, inpatient care and hospital care.

anorectal procedures 22
breast exam 24
chronic care 61
doctor visit 893
ear procedures 12
gynecologic procedures 24
hospital care 102
inpatient care 120
mental health therapy 24
preventive care 178
vaccines 163
weight management 24

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruby A. Halper Erkkila, MD.

Gender
Female 218
Male 94
Ethnicity
Black / African American 0
Asian / Pacific Islander 3
Non-Hispanic White 275
Native American / Alaskan Native 0
Hispanic 0
Other 8
Age
85 and over 27
75 to 84 96
Less than 65 14
65 to 74 167

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruby A. Halper Erkkila, MD From 2013 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Ruby A. Halper Erkkila, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension 67
High Cholesterol 62
Stroke 4
Ischemic Heart Disease 24
Depression 14
Chronic Kidney Disease 19
Asthma 8
Osteoporosis 9
Heart Failure 12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 9
Diabetes 57
Atrial Fibrillation 8
Cancer 10
Dementia 6

Education & Training

Dr. Ruby A. Halper Erkkila, MD graduated from Temple University School of Medicine in 1985. She completed residency at Somerset Medical Center. She has a state license in New Jersey.

Medical School: Temple University School of Medicine (1985)

Residency: Somerset Medical Center

Licensed In: New Jersey

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Ruby A. Halper Erkkila, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

RWJBarnabas Health
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.
Insurance Accepted by Affiliated Medical Group or Hospital:
Empire Blue Cross / Wellchoice: HMO, POS, PPO
Preferred Health Strategies PPO
Correctional Medical Services: HMO
Coventry / First Health: PPO
Multiplan / Private Healthcare Systems PPO
Three Rivers Provider Network PPO
NJ State Health Benefits: HMO, POS, PPO
United Healthcare: HMO, POS, PPO, Medicare
Wellpoint (formerly AmeriGroup): NJ Family Care Medicaid, Medicare HMO
Amerihealth: HMO, POS, PPO, Medicare, and Local Value Network
Medicaid
Horizon NJ Health: Medicaid and Medicare
Cigna: HMO, POS, PPO
United Healthcare Community Plan: Medicaid and Medicare
Medicare
Beech Street - Medichoice: PPO
USA Managed Care Organization, Inc.: PPO
Qualcare: HMO and PPO
Aetna Better Health
NJ Manufacturers PPO
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey: HMO, POS, PPO, Omnia, Indemnity, Medicare
Consumer Health Network: PPO
Devon Health Services: PPO
Magnacare PPO
Fidelis Care (formerly Wellcare of NJ): NJ Family Care Medicaid, Medicare HMO
Aetna: HMO, POS, PPO, Medicare
Oxford: HMO, POS, PPO, Medicare

Ratings & Reviews

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Ruby A. Halper Erkkila, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

Payments by Company
Shionogi Inc $962
$962
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. $28 AJOVY
$14 		PROAIR
$14
Amarin Pharma Inc. $20 Vascepa
$20
Boston Scientific Corporation $18 GENERAL - PAIN MANAGEMENT
$18
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $12 ELIQUIS
$12
Other $12 Trintellix
$12
Types of Payments
Consulting Fee $962
Food and Beverage $58
Education $33

Biography

Dr. Ruby Halper-Erkkila works as a family medicine. After completing medical school at Temple University School of Medicine, she performed her residency at Somerset Medical Center. She is affiliated with Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset.

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