NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christian Gerardo Castro Ruiz

Internal Medicine Physician · Ponce, PR

Christian Gerardo Castro Ruiz is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Ponce, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1447815444, issued on May 6, 2019. Check the license with the Puerto Rico 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
1447815444
Name
Christian Gerardo Castro Ruiz
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
ME173860 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
Phsu 388 Zona Industrial Reparada 2, Ponce, PR 00716
Phone
(787) 840-2575
Enumerated
May 6, 2019
Record last updated
Aug 11, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250730000128); accepts Medicare assignment
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 Phsu 388 Zona Industrial Reparada 2

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

  1. Alana AlejandroStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1255226270
  2. Rodniel AvilesStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1003705104
  3. Juliana Baco PadillaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1386493294
  4. Miguel CartagenaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1245905504
  5. Felix Casiano RiveraStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1003468448
  6. Kenneth CintronUrology Physician1952976102

Verify Christian Gerardo Castro Ruiz in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Puerto Rico board licenses this professionCheck the board
  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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97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

94 Medicare Part D claims for 39 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Christian Castro Ruiz94
  2. Specialty average3,176

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.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Hni Medical Services OF Florida, LLCJacksonville, FL
  2. Inpatient Consultants OF Florida, IncOrange Park, FL

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

Christian Gerardo Castro Ruiz among 1,146 internal medicine physician records in Puerto Rico

Christian Gerardo Castro Ruiz is one of 1,146 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 79% 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 78% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 78% of these records are older, 17% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 52% of these records are
  • Graduated2022 · median 1996 among the 595 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 55% 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 Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

116 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Ponce

They are 116 of the 3,338 NPPES records with a practice address in Ponce, and 1,146 internal medicine physician records in Puerto Rico.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Evelyn Agostini Rodriguez, MDPonce, PR 007161104934041
  2. Elizabeth Barranco, MDPonce, PR 007161316066350
  3. Nelly Colon, M.D.Ponce, PR 007161700844123
  4. Luis Ghigliotti, M.D.Ponce, PR 007161124061205
  5. Ines Hernandez Rodriguez, M.D.Ponce, PR 007161629065669
  6. Orlando Marchena Arraut, MDPonce, PR 007161831114719
  7. Jorge Matos Figueroa, M.D.Ponce, PR 007161790834539
  8. Carolyn Otero RiveraPonce, PR 007161467413328

Common questions

What is Christian Gerardo Castro Ruiz's NPI number?

Christian Gerardo Castro Ruiz's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447815444, issued on May 6, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christian Gerardo Castro Ruiz located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at Phsu 388 Zona Industrial Reparada 2, Ponce, PR, 00716. Phone: (787) 840-2575. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christian Gerardo Castro Ruiz's license?

Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Christian Gerardo Castro Ruiz prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Christian Gerardo Castro Ruiz had 94 Medicare Part D claims for 39 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.