Hector Luis Ruiz, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Salinas, PR
Hector Luis Ruiz, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Salinas, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1437224235, issued on Nov 21, 2006. Check the license (Puerto Rico 9968, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Hector Luis Ruiz
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 9968 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Calle Munoz Rivera #21, Salinas, PR 00751
- Phone
- (787) 824-1853
- Enumerated
- Nov 21, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (787) 824-1853
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Hector Luis 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 9968Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
26% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
3,987 Medicare Part D claims for 193 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium281 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium276 claims
- Gabapentin222 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate183 claims
- Metformin Hcl154 claims
- Simvastatin141 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: $111.54
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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.
Hector Luis Ruiz among 1,146 internal medicine physician records in Puerto Rico
Hector Luis Ruiz, M.D. is one of 1,146 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 79% 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 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 52% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
2 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Salinas
They are 2 of the 145 NPPES records with a practice address in Salinas, and 1,146 internal medicine physician records in Puerto Rico.
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- Evelyn Matta Fontanet, M.D.Rio Grande, PR 007451700822574
- Eduardo Nieves-Olabarrieta, M.D.Rio Grande, PR 007451932526837
- Edward Nieves-Roman, M.D.Rio Grande, PR 007451669580635
- David Questell Alvarado, M.D.Santa Isabel, PR 007571346233616
Common questions
What is Hector Luis Ruiz, M.D.'s NPI number?
Hector Luis Ruiz, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437224235, issued on Nov 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Hector Luis Ruiz, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Calle Munoz Rivera #21, Salinas, PR, 00751. Phone: (787) 824-1853. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Hector Luis Ruiz, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 9968, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Hector Luis Ruiz, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Hector Luis Ruiz, M.D. had 3,987 Medicare Part D claims for 193 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.