2026 NPPES data Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician NPI 1952561870 M.D.
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FRANK RUDA, M.D.

Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician in THE WOODLANDS, Texas. CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System profile including specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare prescribing data when reported.

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Prescribing volume
814
Medicare Part D claims · 244 beneficiaries · Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician avg: 558
Generic prescribing
55%
generic claims · 45% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
83.6675/100
▲ 1 pts above national avg 83.1 · [object Object]
Industry payments
$10.9K
43 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)

What the federal data shows

FRANK RUDA, M.D. reported a CMS MIPS final score of 83.6675/100 — above the 83.1 national average — and filed 814 Medicare Part D claims in 2023.

83.6675/100
MIPS score · +1 vs avg
814
Part D claims, 2023
55%
generic prescribing
Likely
board-certified (heuristic)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) — no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

FRANK RUDA, M.D.'s MIPS score vs every scored U.S. clinician

CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023 — the federal quality measure

84 42nd percentile higher than 42% of 477,587 scored providers

0–10: 8,684 scored providers (2%). Below this entry. 10–20: 3,008 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 20–30: 3,069 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 30–40: 2,746 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 40–50: 2,928 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,882 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 60–70: 13,906 scored providers (3%). Below this entry. 70–80: 118,074 scored providers (25%). Below this entry. 80–90: 129,887 scored providers (27%). This entry sits in this band. 90–100: 189,403 scored providers (40%). Above this entry. This provider 0 100 every MIPS-scored clinician, bucketed by value

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Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023

Board certification likely (heuristic — not verified)

FRANK RUDA, M.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation — signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).

What does the federal data show about FRANK RUDA, M.D.?

Near national average

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 06/13/2008

NPI 1952561870

Primary specialty

Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician

Niche

913 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

814 46% vs specialty avg

2023 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 558

MIPS final score

83.6675/100 0.5675000000000097% pts

Above neutral band

vs 83.1 national avg

Specialty distribution in Texas

How Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician compares to other specialties among Texas providers

Texas providers

Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician share within Texas

1. Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician42%2. Internal medicine21%3. Family medicine17%4. Surgical12%5. Pediatric8%
Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician share within Texas

Medicare quality performance — MIPS

FRANK RUDA, M.D.'s 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician national average

Near national average
MIPS Final Score
83.6675/100
vs 83.1 national avg · 2023 performance year

MIPS final score (Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician) — 83.6675/100 vs national avg 83.1

0%100%National avg83%83.7%
MIPS final score (Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician) — 83.6675/100 vs national avg 83.1

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

FRANK RUDA, M.D. is a Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician provider practicing in THE WOODLANDS, Texas, according to the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES). Credentials: M.D.. NPI: 1952561870. This profile includes practice location, specialty classification, and organizational affiliations from the CMS provider registry. Provider information is self-reported to CMS and updated monthly.

FRANK RUDA, M.D. appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician provider holding M.D. credentials at 17450 ST LUKES WAY STE 100, THE WOODLANDS, TX, 77384, with a listed phone of (281) 363-3443. NPI 1952561870 was issued on 06/13/2008. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what RUDA most recently submitted to CMS rather than a vetted directory listing, which is why patients should always confirm the practice is still at this location before scheduling.

Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 814 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 244 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $37K in drug spend, split 45% brand-name and 55% generic by claim count. These figures capture only Medicare Part D — commercial insurance, Medicaid, and cash-pay prescriptions are not included, and any drug-beneficiary cell under 11 is suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. On the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, this provider earned a Final Score of 83.6675/100 for the 2023 performance year (Quality 90.458, Cost 63.0521), compared with the national average of 83.1.

Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician is a narrow specialty nationwide, with 913 enrolled providers across 48 states and an average of 558 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist — always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.

Practice Address

17450 ST LUKES WAY STE 100
THE WOODLANDS, TX 77384

Provider Details

NPI 1952561870
Specialty Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician
Credentials M.D.
Gender Male
NPI Issued 06/13/2008

CMS Quality Score (MIPS)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.

83.6675
Final Score
Avg: 83.1
90.458
Quality
63.0521
Cost

Reporting: Group practice

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where FRANK RUDA, M.D. bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" — a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.

BERKELEY EYE INSTITUTE, PLLC
TOMBALL, TX

Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).

Industry payments received (2024) — CMS Open Payments transparency data

The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for FRANK RUDA, M.D.. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.

Total received

$10.9K

Largest payer

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Most common payment type

Food and Beverage

Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias — they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.

License & disciplinary context — Texas TMB 2023 annual report

Aggregate state board data only — NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~77K Texas medical licensees in 2023 — they are NOT specific to FRANK RUDA, M.D.. To verify FRANK RUDA, M.D.'s current license status, search the TMB public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.

344
Total board actions, Texas 2023
Across 334 cases
4.47
Actions per 1,000 licensees
Texas statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
94 cases

TMB publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Texas disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.

Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Above average

FRANK RUDA, M.D. — brand share 45.0%
Specialty average (est.)

45% brand-name claims vs 55% generic, on 814 2023 Medicare Part D claims.

The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.

814
Total Claims
$37K
Total Drug Cost
244
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
1,110
Total Day Supply
27,955
Brand vs Generic
45% brand / 55% generic
Brand Drug Cost
$25K
Generic Drug Cost
$13K

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
72.3 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
2.12
Gender Split
55% female / 45% male
Age Distribution
<65: 31, 65-74: 113, 75-84: 77, 85+: 23

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

Drug Claims
Prednisolone Acetate
206
Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth
Neomycin/Polymyxin B/Dexametha
117
Moxifloxacin
Moxifloxacin Hcl
104
Latanoprost
100
Dorzolamide-Timolol
Dorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat
53
Brimonidine Tartrate
38
Cyclopentolate Hcl
31
Atropine Sulfate
27
Ketorolac Tromethamine
22
Dorzolamide Hcl
17

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician Overview

How FRANK RUDA, M.D. fits within the Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician landscape nationally.

913
Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician Providers in US
48
States with Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician
558
Avg Claims per Provider

FRANK RUDA, M.D.'s 814 claims are above the specialty average of 558.

Nearby Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician Providers in Texas

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Texas, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as RUDA.

Compare Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is FRANK RUDA, M.D.'s specialty?
FRANK RUDA, M.D. specializes in Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician and practices in THE WOODLANDS, Texas. Credentials: M.D..
How much does FRANK RUDA, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2023, FRANK RUDA, M.D. wrote 814 Medicare Part D claims totaling $37K in drug costs for 244 beneficiaries.
What is FRANK RUDA, M.D.'s Medicare quality score?
FRANK RUDA, M.D. has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 83.6675/100 (Quality: 90.458, Cost: 63.0521). The national average MIPS Final Score is 83.1. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is FRANK RUDA, M.D. located?
FRANK RUDA, M.D. is located at 17450 ST LUKES WAY STE 100, THE WOODLANDS, TX, 77384. Phone: (281) 363-3443.
What is FRANK RUDA, M.D.'s NPI number?
FRANK RUDA, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952561870, issued on 06/13/2008.
Does FRANK RUDA, M.D. prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs?
FRANK RUDA, M.D.'s prescribing is 45% brand-name and 55% generic drugs by claim count, with $25K in brand drug costs.
How many Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician providers are there in the US?
There are 913 Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician providers across 48 states in the US. The average Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician provider writes 558 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does FRANK RUDA, M.D. prescribe most often?
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, FRANK RUDA, M.D.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Prednisolone Acetate, Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth, Moxifloxacin. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does FRANK RUDA, M.D. accept Medicare?
FRANK RUDA, M.D. appears in CMS Medicare data with 814 Part D claims and 244 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify FRANK RUDA, M.D.'s credentials?
FRANK RUDA, M.D.'s NPI is 1952561870 with credentials M.D.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Quality Performance
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) — 2023 performance year.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

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