NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Angel R. Cestero Ruiz, MD

Hospitalist Physician · Rogers, AR

Angel R. Cestero Ruiz, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Rogers, Arkansas, and NPI 1427210152, issued on Jun 25, 2008. Check the license (Arkansas E-7155, as entered in NPPES) on the Arkansas State Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1427210152
Name
Angel R. Cestero Ruiz
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License number
E-7155 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2710 S Rife Medical LN, Rogers, AR 72758
Phone
(479) 338-8000
Enumerated
Jun 25, 2008
Record last updated
Aug 26, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(479) 338-2383
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20110906000100); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 2710 S Rife Medical LN

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Joseph Abdalla, DOInternal Medicine Physician1114619954
  2. Andrew Aboyme, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician1568994978
  3. Alyssa Adair, DNAP, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1013841832
  4. Shaun Adams, MDPediatrics Physician1417301417
  5. John Antuna, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1508087115
  6. Kacey Apple, APRNNeonatal Nurse Practitioner1790939460

Verify Angel R. Cestero Ruiz in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArkansas State Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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8% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

477 Medicare Part D claims for 192 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 19 claims were for opioids.

  1. Angel Cestero Ruiz477
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Metoprolol Succinate28 claims
  2. Eliquis26 claims
  3. Prednisone21 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate20 claims
  5. Furosemide20 claims
  6. Atorvastatin Calcium19 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

Industry payments in 2024: $76.95

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Angel Cestero Ruiz$76.95
  2. Specialty average$494.84

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Mercy Health Northwest Arkansas CommunitiesRogers, AR

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Angel R. Cestero Ruiz among 154 hospitalist physician records in Arkansas

Angel R. Cestero Ruiz, MD is one of 154 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Arkansas. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 32% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 32% of these records are older, 60% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • Graduated2008 · median 2009 among the 125 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Arkansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hospitalist Physician providers in Arkansas

There are 154 hospitalist physician records in Arkansas.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jana Ayres, D.O.Rogers, AR 727581356555379
  2. Sameera Azad, MDRogers, AR 727581487831061
  3. Sonal Bhakta, MDRogers, AR 727581528225844
  4. Wendy David, M.D.Rogers, AR 727581134189020
  5. Robert Donnell, MDRogers, AR 727581306803655
  6. Shannon Edwards, M.D.Rogers, AR 727581457518821
  7. Mildred Ehrhart, DORogers, AR 727581134189137
  8. Manuel Gonzalez, MDRogers, AR 727581447440045

Common questions

What is Angel R. Cestero Ruiz, MD's NPI number?

Angel R. Cestero Ruiz, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427210152, issued on Jun 25, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Angel R. Cestero Ruiz, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2710 S Rife Medical LN, Rogers, AR, 72758. Phone: (479) 338-8000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Angel R. Cestero Ruiz, MD's license?

NPPES lists Arkansas license number E-7155, as entered by the provider. Search the Arkansas State Medical Board at https://armedicalboard.adh.arkansas.gov/public/verify/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Angel R. Cestero Ruiz, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Angel R. Cestero Ruiz, MD had 477 Medicare Part D claims for 192 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.