NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Helene Marie Ruiz Pla, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Melrose Park, IL

Helene Marie Ruiz Pla, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Melrose Park, Illinois, and NPI 1922171750, issued on Nov 17, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 036079717, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1922171750
Name
Helene Marie Ruiz Pla
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License numbers
036079717 IL
036074432 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1835 Broadway, Melrose Park, IL 60160
Phone
(708) 345-5272
Enumerated
Nov 17, 2006
Record last updated
Feb 25, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(708) 345-5282
Medicaid ID
036079717 IL
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20041201000579); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
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4% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

3,056 Medicare Part D claims for 180 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 101 claims were for opioids.

  1. Helene Ruiz Pla3,056
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Levothyroxine Sodium184 claims
  2. Metformin Hcl151 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium138 claims
  4. Losartan Potassium128 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate114 claims
  6. Alprazolam88 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: $874.79

25 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Antares Pharma, 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.

  1. Helene Ruiz Pla$874.79
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Helene Marie Ruiz Pla among 7,238 internal medicine physician records in Illinois

Helene Marie Ruiz Pla, MD is one of 7,238 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 73% 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 7% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 61% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
  • Graduated1981 · median 2003 among the 3,580 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2010 · 47% 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 Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

23 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Melrose Park

They are 23 of the 634 NPPES records with a practice address in Melrose Park, and 7,238 internal medicine physician records in Illinois.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Hema Azad, MDMelrose Park, IL 601601669523825
  2. Leonard Dubin, M.D.Melrose Park, IL 601601518976737
  3. Jaime Escobar, MDMelrose Park, IL 601601831227818
  4. Peter Eupierre, M.D.Melrose Park, IL 601601528069481
  5. Michelle Kassen, M.D., MPHMelrose Park, IL 601601366422321
  6. James Koop, M.D.Melrose Park, IL 601601255420451
  7. Glenn Kushner, MDMelrose Park, IL 601601659355295
  8. Anthony Martino, M.D.Melrose Park, IL 601601457319337

Common questions

What is Helene Marie Ruiz Pla, MD's NPI number?

Helene Marie Ruiz Pla, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922171750, issued on Nov 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Helene Marie Ruiz Pla, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1835 Broadway, Melrose Park, IL, 60160. Phone: (708) 345-5272. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Helene Marie Ruiz Pla, MD's license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 036079717, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Helene Marie Ruiz Pla, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Helene Marie Ruiz Pla, MD had 3,056 Medicare Part D claims for 180 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.