Dorcas L. Ruiz, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Carolina, PR
Dorcas L. Ruiz, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Carolina, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1447458633, issued on Jul 10, 2007. Check the license (Puerto Rico 17792, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Dorcas L. Ruiz
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 17792 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Hospital Dr. Federico Trilla, Carr # 3, KM 8.3, Carolina, PR 00985
- Phone
- (787) 757-1800
- Enumerated
- Jul 10, 2007
- Record last updated
- Feb 10, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest emergency medicine physician records → All 278 in Puerto Rico → Look up another NPI →
Verify Dorcas L. Ruiz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Puerto Rico board licenses this profession
Search for license 17792Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
48% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
117 Medicare Part D claims for 21 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate18 claims
- Ezetimibe16 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium14 claims
- Losartan Potassium12 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.
Dorcas L. Ruiz among 278 emergency medicine physician records in Puerto Rico
Dorcas L. Ruiz, M.D. is one of 278 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 32% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 32% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 29% of these records are
- Record last updated2011 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
50 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Carolina
They are 50 of the 1,535 NPPES records with a practice address in Carolina, and 278 emergency medicine physician records in Puerto Rico.
All 278 in Puerto Rico → Every provider in Carolina → Emergency Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Edil Agosto DiazCarolina, PR 009851609070978
- Manuel Colon, MD, RDMS, FAAEMCarolina, PR 009851649246117
- Joakyna De Santiago Pagan, M.D.Carolina, PR 009851679860118
- Glaymar DominguezCarolina, PR 009851497194674
- Juan Fernandez Fernandez, M.D.Carolina, PR 009851124467394
- Juan Gonzalez-Sanchez, MDCarolina, PR 009851497921985
- Yanira Morales, M.D.Carolina, PR 009851295701746
- Wilfredo Nieves, MDCarolina, PR 009851912958471
Common questions
What is Dorcas L. Ruiz, M.D.'s NPI number?
Dorcas L. Ruiz, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447458633, issued on Jul 10, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Dorcas L. Ruiz, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Hospital Dr. Federico Trilla, Carr # 3, KM 8.3, Carolina, PR, 00985. Phone: (787) 757-1800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Dorcas L. Ruiz, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 17792, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Dorcas L. Ruiz, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Dorcas L. Ruiz, M.D. had 117 Medicare Part D claims for 21 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.