Claudine E. Ruzga, P.A.
Physician Assistant · Gary, IN
Claudine E. Ruzga, P.A. is a physician assistant with a practice address in Gary, Indiana, and NPI 1194767483, issued on Jun 12, 2006. Check the license (Indiana 10000843A, as entered in NPPES) with the Indiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Claudine E. Ruzga
- Credential
- P.A.
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 10000843A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 600 Grant St, Gary, IN 46402
- Phone
- (219) 886-4000
- Enumerated
- Jun 12, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (904) 805-1302
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Claudine E. Ruzga in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Indiana board licenses this profession
Search for license 10000843ACheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
81 Medicare Part D claims for 67 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Ibuprofen12 claims
- Cephalexin11 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 89.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Claudine E. Ruzga among 2,419 physician assistant records in Indiana
Claudine E. Ruzga, P.A. is one of 2,419 physician assistant records with a practice address in Indiana. 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 2006, is newer than 3% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 88% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 70% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 25% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
18 physician assistant records list a practice address in Gary
They are 18 of the 640 NPPES records with a practice address in Gary, and 2,419 physician assistant records in Indiana.
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Common questions
What is Claudine E. Ruzga, P.A.'s NPI number?
Claudine E. Ruzga, P.A.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194767483, issued on Jun 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Claudine E. Ruzga, P.A. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 600 Grant St, Gary, IN, 46402. Phone: (219) 886-4000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Claudine E. Ruzga, P.A.'s license?
NPPES lists Indiana license number 10000843A, as entered by the provider. Search the Indiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Claudine E. Ruzga, P.A. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Claudine E. Ruzga, P.A. had 81 Medicare Part D claims for 67 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Claudine E. Ruzga, P.A.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 89.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.