NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Cheng-Huai Ruan, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Houston, TX

Cheng-Huai Ruan, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1629210927, issued on Apr 1, 2009. Check the license (Texas P5884, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; 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
1629210927
Name
Cheng-Huai Ruan
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
P5884 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
333 West Loop N Ste 250, Houston, TX 77024
Phone
(713) 690-1991
Enumerated
Apr 1, 2009
Record last updated
Mar 22, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(713) 690-1980
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20130912000376); 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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Also registered at 333 West Loop N Ste 250

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

  1. Amy Bryant, AGNP-CNurse Practitioner1366948226
  2. Ashleigh Chavez, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1841676749
  3. Deema Farah, MDFamily Medicine Physician1669887295
  4. Ruben Lespron, RDRegistered Dietitian1043761620
  5. Gardner Mack, MSN, APRN, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1609612605
  6. Genevieve MorenoHealth & Wellness Coach1790353225

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas 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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94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

188 Medicare Part D claims for 45 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Cheng-Huai Ruan188
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Amlodipine Besylate11 claims
  2. Synjardy Xr11 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: $260.47

7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Cheng-Huai Ruan$260.47
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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

  1. Ruan Medical GroupHouston, TX

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

Cheng-Huai Ruan among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas

Cheng-Huai Ruan, M.D. is one of 9,175 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 54% of them.

  • NPI issued2009 · 54% of these records are older, 42% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2009 · median 2004 among the 6,088 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 49% 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 Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

1,488 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Houston

They are 1,488 of the 61,221 NPPES records with a practice address in Houston, and 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Saikrishna Aleti, M.D.Houston, TX 770241497770077
  2. Anna Alquiza, M.D.Houston, TX 770241639177850
  3. Ann Domask, M.D.Houston, TX 770241790780955
  4. Ankur Doshi, M.D.Houston, TX 770241659487650
  5. George Keith, M.D.Houston, TX 770241598748873
  6. Pratibha Kulkarni, M.D.Houston, TX 770241215972211
  7. Margaret Lang-Williams, M.D.Houston, TX 770241255389847
  8. Manish Parikh, MDHouston, TX 770241275580359

Common questions

What is Cheng-Huai Ruan, M.D.'s NPI number?

Cheng-Huai Ruan, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629210927, issued on Apr 1, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Cheng-Huai Ruan, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 333 West Loop N Ste 250, Houston, TX, 77024. Phone: (713) 690-1991. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Cheng-Huai Ruan, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number P5884, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Cheng-Huai Ruan, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Cheng-Huai Ruan, M.D. had 188 Medicare Part D claims for 45 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.