NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Antonio Jose Ruiz, MD

Surgery Physician · Elizabeth City, NC

Antonio Jose Ruiz, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, and NPI 1033118518, issued on Jul 18, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 34449, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1033118518
Name
Antonio Jose Ruiz
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
34449 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1138 N Road St, Elizabeth City, NC 27909
Phone
(252) 335-4890
Enumerated
Jul 18, 2005
Record last updated
Jun 20, 2024
Fax
(252) 335-7836
Medicaid ID
8973838 NC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20101221001110); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Eastern Virginia Medical School, 1985
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 1138 N Road St

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

  1. Sachin Logani, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1295997260
  2. Renee Olexy, NURSE PRACTITIONERObstetrics & Gynecology Nurse Practitioner1134465693
  3. Bianca VaughanNurse Practitioner1588167688

Verify Antonio Jose Ruiz in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina 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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21% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

116 Medicare Part D claims for 69 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 50 claims were for opioids.

  1. Antonio Ruiz116
  2. Specialty average147

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen33 claims
  2. Tamoxifen Citrate15 claims
  3. Tramadol Hcl14 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.

The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 96.7 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score89.1
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%100.0
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Chesapeake Regional Medical GroupElizabeth City, NC

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

Antonio Jose Ruiz among 1,170 surgery physician records in North Carolina

Antonio Jose Ruiz, MD is one of 1,170 surgery physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 85% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated1985 · median 2004 among the 773 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in North Carolina

There are 1,170 surgery physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Timothy Capps, M.D.Elizabeth City, NC 279091801025135
  2. Mary Dehaven, MDElizabeth City, NC 279091285127266
  3. Breanna Lawrence, CSFAElizabeth City, NC 279091700757184
  4. Baogang Liu, MDElizabeth City, NC 279091144481029
  5. Christopher Rogers, DOElizabeth City, NC 279091922023597
  6. David Friedman, M.D.Ahoskie, NC 279101427054683
  7. David Lingle, MDAhoskie, NC 279101659309755
  8. Edouard Misse', M.D.Ahoskie, NC 279101265419113

Common questions

What is Antonio Jose Ruiz, MD's NPI number?

Antonio Jose Ruiz, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1033118518, issued on Jul 18, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Antonio Jose Ruiz, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1138 N Road St, Elizabeth City, NC, 27909. Phone: (252) 335-4890. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Antonio Jose Ruiz, MD's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 34449, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Antonio Jose Ruiz, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Antonio Jose Ruiz, MD had 116 Medicare Part D claims for 69 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Antonio Jose Ruiz, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.7 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.

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