Henry Ruiz, M.D.
Specialist · Gadsden, AL
Henry Ruiz, M.D. is a specialist with a practice address in Gadsden, Alabama, and NPI 1528069127, issued on Aug 3, 2005. Check the license (Alabama 11698, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Henry Ruiz
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- 11698 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 300 Medical Center Dr, Gadsden, AL 35903
- Phone
- (256) 494-3033
- Enumerated
- Aug 3, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jun 30, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (256) 494-3036
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Henry Ruiz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alabama board licenses this profession
Search for license 11698Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024
177 Medicare Part D claims for 50 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 29 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl32 claims
- Diazepam24 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl16 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl15 claims
- Tramadol Hcl14 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: $95.59
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Wenzel Spine, Inc. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 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.
Henry Ruiz among 545 specialist records in Alabama
Henry Ruiz, M.D. is one of 545 specialist records with a practice address in Alabama. 42% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 84% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 42% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 29% of these records are
- Record last updated2010 · 82% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
12 specialist records list a practice address in Gadsden
They are 12 of the 903 NPPES records with a practice address in Gadsden, and 545 specialist records in Alabama.
All 545 in Alabama → Every provider in Gadsden → Specialist nationwide →
The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Terry Andrade, M.D.Gadsden, AL 359031396825329
- Sheral Serafini, M.S.P.T.Gadsden, AL 359031609965839
- Terisa Thomas, M.D.Gadsden, AL 359031336246321
- Eric Baum, M.D.Gadsden, AL 359011285669077
- Anthony Catanzaro, M.D.Gadsden, AL 359011750395554
- Charles Dabbs, M.D.Gadsden, AL 359011427083732
- Elias Ghafary, M.D.Gadsden, AL 359011700822798
- Bryan Grissett, M.D.Gadsden, AL 359011790716744
Common questions
What is Henry Ruiz, M.D.'s NPI number?
Henry Ruiz, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528069127, issued on Aug 3, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Henry Ruiz, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 300 Medical Center Dr, Gadsden, AL, 35903. Phone: (256) 494-3033. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Henry Ruiz, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 11698, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Henry Ruiz, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Henry Ruiz, M.D. had 177 Medicare Part D claims for 50 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. 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.