Cara Elizabeth Ruggeri, D.O
Internal Medicine Physician · Bethlehem, PA
Cara Elizabeth Ruggeri, D.O is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1467644872, issued on Aug 10, 2007. Check the license (Pennsylvania OS014222, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cara Elizabeth Ruggeri
- Credential
- D.O
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- OS014222 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 801 Ostrum St, Bethlehem, PA 18015
- Phone
- (610) 954-4644
- Enumerated
- Aug 10, 2007
- Record last updated
- Aug 11, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090916000682); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of New England, College Of Osteo Medicine, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Cara Elizabeth Ruggeri in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license OS014222Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
74% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
818 Medicare Part D claims for 58 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium58 claims
- Gabapentin37 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium36 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate29 claims
- Jardiance28 claims
- Omeprazole25 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): 95.6 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- St Lukes Physician Group IncBethlehem, PA
- Star Community Health IncBethlehem, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Cara Elizabeth Ruggeri among 7,300 internal medicine physician records in Pennsylvania
Cara Elizabeth Ruggeri, D.O is one of 7,300 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 36% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 36% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2008 among the 4,208 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
157 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Bethlehem
They are 157 of the 4,797 NPPES records with a practice address in Bethlehem, and 7,300 internal medicine physician records in Pennsylvania.
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Common questions
What is Cara Elizabeth Ruggeri, D.O's NPI number?
Cara Elizabeth Ruggeri, D.O's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1467644872, issued on Aug 10, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cara Elizabeth Ruggeri, D.O located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 801 Ostrum St, Bethlehem, PA, 18015. Phone: (610) 954-4644. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cara Elizabeth Ruggeri, D.O's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number OS014222, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Cara Elizabeth Ruggeri, D.O prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Cara Elizabeth Ruggeri, D.O had 818 Medicare Part D claims for 58 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Cara Elizabeth Ruggeri, D.O's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.6 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.
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.