Carlos A. Higuera Rueda, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Weston, FL
Carlos A. Higuera Rueda, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Weston, Florida, and NPI 1437344991, issued on Sep 7, 2007. Check the license (Florida ME135802, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Carlos A. Higuera Rueda
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License numbers
- ME135802 FL
35.099421 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2950 Cleveland Clinic Blvd FL 3, Weston, FL 33331
- Phone
- (216) 401-1385
- Enumerated
- Sep 7, 2007
- Record last updated
- Sep 1, 2024
- Fax
- (954) 659-5427
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180607003074); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Carlos A. Higuera Rueda in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME135802Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
1% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
344 Medicare Part D claims for 211 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 21 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Diclofenac Sodium133 claims
- Mupirocin116 claims
- Meloxicam28 claims
- Tramadol Hcl14 claims
- Amoxicillin13 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: $35,204.02
35 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Solventum Corporation. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Cleveland Clinic FloridaWeston, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Carlos A. Higuera Rueda among 1,470 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Florida
Carlos A. Higuera Rueda, M.D. is one of 1,470 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Florida. 80% 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 55% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 55% of these records are older, 37% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2002 among the 974 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Florida
There are 1,470 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Florida.
All 1,470 in Florida → Every provider in Weston → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robert Ennis, MDWeston, FL 333311235163916
- Gregory Gilot, MDWeston, FL 333311366494866
- Kevin Huynh, DOWeston, FL 333311760010995
- Jorge Manrique Succar, MDWeston, FL 333311790223527
- Shawn O'Keefe, DOWeston, FL 333311366005092
- Preetesh Patel, MDWeston, FL 333311578661286
- Charles PowellWeston, FL 333311235691197
- Sterling Tran, MDWeston, FL 333311821551839
Common questions
What is Carlos A. Higuera Rueda, M.D.'s NPI number?
Carlos A. Higuera Rueda, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437344991, issued on Sep 7, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Carlos A. Higuera Rueda, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2950 Cleveland Clinic Blvd FL 3, Weston, FL, 33331. Phone: (216) 401-1385. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Carlos A. Higuera Rueda, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME135802, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Carlos A. Higuera Rueda, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Carlos A. Higuera Rueda, M.D. had 344 Medicare Part D claims for 211 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.