Carmen Ruiz, MD
Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician · Glendale, CA
Carmen Ruiz, MD is a colon & rectal surgery physician with a practice address in Glendale, California, and NPI 1003886490, issued on Jan 26, 2006. Check the license (California C146537, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Carmen Ruiz
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician 208C00000X
- License number
- C146537 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 222 W Eulalia St Ste 100A, Glendale, CA 91204
- Phone
- (818) 244-8161
- Enumerated
- Jan 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 23, 2024
- Medicaid ID
- 200019610B OK
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170307002022); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Harvard Medical School, 1996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 222 W Eulalia St Ste 100A
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Eric Manley, PA-CPhysician Assistant1326588187
- Jocelyn Moon, PA-C, MPHPhysician Assistant1649580259
Verify Carmen Ruiz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license C146537Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
20% more Medicare Part D claims than the average colon & rectal surgery physician in 2024
231 Medicare Part D claims for 94 beneficiaries, against an average of 192 among the 1,836 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 59 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen52 claims
- Gavilyte-G32 claims
- Metronidazole29 claims
- Neomycin Sulfate25 claims
- Loperamide19 claims
- Lactulose13 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: $13,139.58
18 payments; by number, the most common kind was education; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 1,524 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,468.16 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.
Carmen Ruiz among 198 colon & rectal surgery physician records in California
Carmen Ruiz, MD is one of 198 colon & rectal surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2002 among the 149 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208C00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 198 colon & rectal surgery physician records in California.
All 198 in California → Every provider in Glendale → Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 colon & rectal surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robert Beart, M.D.Glendale, CA 912041134157308
- Anamaria McElrath-Garza, M.D.Glendale, CA 912041720289044
- Dena Nasir, MDGlendale, CA 912041083272819
- Petar Vukasin, M.D.Glendale, CA 912041659385516
- Gabriel Akopian, M.D.Pasadena, CA 911051326074535
- Juliane Golan, M.D.Pasadena, CA 911051801237177
- Harris Goldman, M DEncino, CA 913161881963775
- Mudjianto Chandra, M.D.Tarzana, CA 913561225152515
Common questions
What is Carmen Ruiz, MD's NPI number?
Carmen Ruiz, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003886490, issued on Jan 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Carmen Ruiz, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 222 W Eulalia St Ste 100A, Glendale, CA, 91204. Phone: (818) 244-8161. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Carmen Ruiz, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number C146537, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Carmen Ruiz, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Carmen Ruiz, MD had 231 Medicare Part D claims for 94 beneficiaries; the average among colon & rectal surgery physician prescribers was 192. 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.