NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Benjamin Perez-Ruiz, AGNP-C

Adult Health Nurse Practitioner · Houston, TX

Benjamin Perez-Ruiz, AGNP-C is an adult health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1548825201, issued on May 7, 2019. Check the license (Texas AP141547, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; 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
1548825201
Name
Benjamin Perez-Ruiz
Credential
AGNP-C
Primary taxonomy
Adult Health Nurse Practitioner 363LA2200X
License number
AP141547 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2008 S Wayside Dr Ste 500, Houston, TX 77023
Phone
(281) 707-7365
Enumerated
May 7, 2019
Record last updated
Jul 15, 2022
Fax
(346) 206-0353
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20201221001733); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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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Verify Benjamin Perez-Ruiz in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
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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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31% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average adult health nurse practitioner in 2024

878 Medicare Part D claims for 386 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,280 among the 16,937 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 14 claims were for opioids.

  1. Benjamin Perez-Ruiz878
  2. Specialty average1,280

Most prescribed

  1. Tamsulosin Hcl125 claims
  2. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass70 claims
  3. Oxybutynin Chloride Er65 claims
  4. Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro59 claims
  5. Cefdinir42 claims
  6. Ciprofloxacin Hcl38 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: $1,064.60

26 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Astellas Pharma US Inc. The 12,291 providers of this specialty with any payment received $946.40 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Benjamin Perez-Ruiz$1,064.60
  2. Specialty average$946.40

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

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Houston Methodist Specialty PhysiciansHouston, TX
  2. Tmh Physician Associates PLLCHouston, TX

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

Benjamin Perez-Ruiz among 1,159 adult health nurse practitioner records in Texas

Benjamin Perez-Ruiz, AGNP-C is one of 1,159 adult health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Texas. 68% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 74% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 74% of these records are older, 22% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 49% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2015 among the 566 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LA2200X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Adult Health Nurse Practitioner providers in Texas

There are 1,159 adult health nurse practitioner records in Texas.

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The 8 adult health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kristen Ross, CNPHouston, TX 770231164007746
  2. Morgan Brown, NPHouston, TX 770241578047346
  3. George Egesi, AGNPHouston, TX 770241932625571
  4. Lyka Garcia, NP-CHouston, TX 770241427509603
  5. Stephanie Heflin, R.N, ANP-CHouston, TX 770241104136316
  6. Melissa Hull, A.P.N.Houston, TX 770241396181814
  7. Tracie Kirkland, APRNHouston, TX 770241225017908
  8. Michelle Lunsford, NPHouston, TX 770241841353752

Common questions

What is Benjamin Perez-Ruiz, AGNP-C's NPI number?

Benjamin Perez-Ruiz, AGNP-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548825201, issued on May 7, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Benjamin Perez-Ruiz, AGNP-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2008 S Wayside Dr Ste 500, Houston, TX, 77023. Phone: (281) 707-7365. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Benjamin Perez-Ruiz, AGNP-C's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number AP141547, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Benjamin Perez-Ruiz, AGNP-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Benjamin Perez-Ruiz, AGNP-C had 878 Medicare Part D claims for 386 beneficiaries; the average among adult health nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,280. 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.

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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.