Ernesto Anibal Ruiz Duque, MD
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician · Temple, TX
Ernesto Anibal Ruiz Duque, MD is an advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician with a practice address in Temple, Texas, and NPI 1215439708, issued on Mar 1, 2018. Check the license (Texas 48799, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ernesto Anibal Ruiz Duque
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician 207RA0001X
- License numbers
- 48799 TX
R-11075 IA
SP-0234 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2401 S 31St St, Temple, TX 76508
- Phone
- (254) 724-2111
- Enumerated
- Mar 1, 2018
- Record last updated
- Jan 7, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20251204000971); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ernesto Anibal Ruiz Duque in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license 48799Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician in 2024
4,313 Medicare Part D claims for 377 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,965 among the 1,124 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 28% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Jardiance301 claims
- Entresto300 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate283 claims
- Spironolactone263 claims
- Eliquis210 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate185 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: $4,705.29
48 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 1,027 providers of this specialty with any payment received $10,265.85 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Scott And White ClinicTemple, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ernesto Anibal Ruiz Duque among 83 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records in Texas
Ernesto Anibal Ruiz Duque, MD is one of 83 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 99% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 89% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 89% of these records are older, 6% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 99% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 93% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2008 among the 77 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 23% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RA0001X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician providers in Texas
There are 83 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records in Texas.
All 83 in Texas → Every provider in Temple → Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician nationwide →
The 8 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Albert Hicks, M.D.Temple, TX 765081386808012
- John Schmittner, MDTemple, TX 765081275891913
- Manmeet Singh, MDTemple, TX 765081508021700
- Cyril Varughese, D.O.Fort Worth, TX 761041770710543
- Barry Trachtenberg, MDHouston, TX 770041639331473
- Andrew Civitello, M.D.Houston, TX 770301104863745
- Janardhana Gorthi, MBBSHouston, TX 770301942492228
- Ashrith Guha, M.D.Houston, TX 770301962609693
Common questions
What is Ernesto Anibal Ruiz Duque, MD's NPI number?
Ernesto Anibal Ruiz Duque, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215439708, issued on Mar 1, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ernesto Anibal Ruiz Duque, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2401 S 31St St, Temple, TX, 76508. Phone: (254) 724-2111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ernesto Anibal Ruiz Duque, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number 48799, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ernesto Anibal Ruiz Duque, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ernesto Anibal Ruiz Duque, MD had 4,313 Medicare Part D claims for 377 beneficiaries; the average among advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician prescribers was 1,965. 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.