NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Claudia M. Ruiz, PMHNP-BC

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · Las Cruces, NM

Claudia M. Ruiz, PMHNP-BC is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and NPI 1316975675, issued on Jun 28, 2006. Check the license (New Mexico CNP01094, as entered in NPPES) with the New Mexico 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
1316975675
Name
Claudia M. Ruiz
Credential
PMHNP-BC
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
License numbers
CNP01094 NM
R45645 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
100 W. Griggs, Las Cruces, NM 88001
Phone
(575) 647-2800
Enumerated
Jun 28, 2006
Record last updated
Aug 29, 2022
Fax
(575) 647-2898
Medicaid ID
31573088 NM
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20060915000516); 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 100 W. Griggs

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

  1. Rebecca Amati, LMHCMental Health Counselor1083865893
  2. Millie Arias-WalkerCase Manager/Care Coordinator1740413814
  3. Virginia Chavez, LISW, LADACClinical Social Worker1619909900
  4. Belen Moreno, LCSWClinical Social Worker1013071695
  5. Kitty O'Donnell, LCSWClinical Social Worker1427450840
  6. Brenda Phillips, LMSWSocial Worker1568806529

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New Mexico board licenses this profession
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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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4.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024

3,816 Medicare Part D claims for 217 beneficiaries, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims.

  1. Claudia Ruiz3,816
  2. Specialty average906

Most prescribed

  1. Lorazepam305 claims
  2. Trazodone Hcl241 claims
  3. Alprazolam221 claims
  4. Lamotrigine199 claims
  5. Buspirone Hcl157 claims
  6. Sertraline Hcl157 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: $864.34

54 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. The 23,362 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,027.77 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Claudia Ruiz$864.34
  2. Specialty average$1,027.77

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. Border Area Mental Health Services, Inc.Silver City, NM

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

Claudia M. Ruiz among 402 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in New Mexico

Claudia M. Ruiz, PMHNP-BC is one of 402 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in New Mexico. 70% 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 under 1% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · under 1% of these records are older, 95% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
  • Graduated2005 · median 2020 among the 230 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 21% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LP0808X and a New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

56 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Las Cruces

They are 56 of the 5,468 NPPES records with a practice address in Las Cruces, and 402 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in New Mexico.

The 8 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kandy Aboud, CNPLas Cruces, NM 880011376650044
  2. Brenda Alderete-Aragon, PMHNPLas Cruces, NM 880011770142465
  3. Lorena Garcia, PMHNP-BCLas Cruces, NM 880011457694606
  4. Kelli Giron, DNP, PMHNP-BCLas Cruces, NM 880011568838936
  5. Nancy Hofmann, NPLas Cruces, NM 880011477566693
  6. Deborah Kelly, MSN, RN, PMHNPLas Cruces, NM 880011669790010
  7. Karen Lee, RN, PMHCNS-BCLas Cruces, NM 880011790704427
  8. Herlinda Magill, PMHNP-BC, RNLas Cruces, NM 880011043596067

Common questions

What is Claudia M. Ruiz, PMHNP-BC's NPI number?

Claudia M. Ruiz, PMHNP-BC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316975675, issued on Jun 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Claudia M. Ruiz, PMHNP-BC located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 100 W. Griggs, Las Cruces, NM, 88001. Phone: (575) 647-2800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Claudia M. Ruiz, PMHNP-BC's license?

NPPES lists New Mexico license number CNP01094, as entered by the provider. Search the New Mexico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Claudia M. Ruiz, PMHNP-BC prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Claudia M. Ruiz, PMHNP-BC had 3,816 Medicare Part D claims for 217 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner prescribers was 906. 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.