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.
- 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
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Verify Christian Gerardo Castro Ruiz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Puerto Rico board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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.
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
- Hni Medical Services OF Florida, LLCJacksonville, FL
- 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.
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The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Evelyn Agostini Rodriguez, MDPonce, PR 007161104934041
- Elizabeth Barranco, MDPonce, PR 007161316066350
- Nelly Colon, M.D.Ponce, PR 007161700844123
- Luis Ghigliotti, M.D.Ponce, PR 007161124061205
- Ines Hernandez Rodriguez, M.D.Ponce, PR 007161629065669
- Orlando Marchena Arraut, MDPonce, PR 007161831114719
- Jorge Matos Figueroa, M.D.Ponce, PR 007161790834539
- 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.