NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christina Rodriguez Ruiz, MD

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Long Beach, CA

Christina Rodriguez Ruiz, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Long Beach, California, and NPI 1891182903, issued on Apr 16, 2015. Check the license (California A161439, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; 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
1891182903
Name
Christina Rodriguez Ruiz
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License number
A161439 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3828 Schaufele Ave, Ste. 250, Long Beach, CA 90808
Phone
(657) 241-8990
Enumerated
Apr 16, 2015
Record last updated
Apr 28, 2026
Fax
(714) 665-4664
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20201229002063); 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 3828 Schaufele Ave, Ste. 250

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

  1. Nissi Suppogu, M.DCardiovascular Disease Physician1801236641

Verify Christina Rodriguez Ruiz in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

259 Medicare Part D claims for 51 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 24% of claims.

  1. Christina Rodriguez Ruiz259
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Eliquis37 claims
  2. Metoprolol Tartrate30 claims
  3. Hydrochlorothiazide27 claims
  4. Furosemide22 claims
  5. Losartan Potassium15 claims
  6. Atorvastatin Calcium12 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: $389.73

7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Christina Rodriguez Ruiz$389.73
  2. Specialty average$3,819.56

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. Memorialcare Medical FoundationLong Beach, CA

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

Christina Rodriguez Ruiz among 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California

Christina Rodriguez Ruiz, MD is one of 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in California. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 86% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 86% of these records are older, 12% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 1999 among the 1,742 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in California

There are 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California.

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Khiet Hoang, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908081932309614
  2. Vishal Patel, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908081326493438
  3. Aditya Prasad, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908081154580074
  4. Nissi Suppogu, M.DLong Beach, CA 908081801236641
  5. Solomon Rabinowitz, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908071639397219
  6. Joseph Schwartz, M DLong Beach, CA 908071295747038
  7. Venkat Warren, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908071770525446
  8. Parvataneni Arun, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908061538111547

Common questions

What is Christina Rodriguez Ruiz, MD's NPI number?

Christina Rodriguez Ruiz, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891182903, issued on Apr 16, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christina Rodriguez Ruiz, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3828 Schaufele Ave, Ste. 250, Long Beach, CA, 90808. Phone: (657) 241-8990. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christina Rodriguez Ruiz, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A161439, 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 Christina Rodriguez Ruiz, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Christina Rodriguez Ruiz, MD had 259 Medicare Part D claims for 51 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.