Joanna A. Ruelas
Family Nurse Practitioner · Salinas, CA
Joanna A. Ruelas is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Salinas, California, and NPI 1043947880, issued on Aug 2, 2022. Check the license (California 95021772, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joanna A. Ruelas
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- 95021772 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1336 Natividad RD, Salinas, CA 93906
- Phone
- (831) 754-4444
- Enumerated
- Aug 2, 2022
- Record last updated
- Jun 18, 2024
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joanna A. Ruelas in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 95021772Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
209 Medicare Part D claims for 63 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium31 claims
- Lisinopril19 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate16 claims
- Metformin Hcl14 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium13 claims
- Losartan Potassium11 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: $143.19
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 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.
Joanna A. Ruelas among 16,966 family nurse practitioner records in California
Joanna A. Ruelas is one of 16,966 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in California. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 68% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 68% of these records are older, 25% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 40% of these records are
- Record last updated2024 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Family Nurse Practitioner providers in California
There are 16,966 family nurse practitioner records in California.
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The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Josephus Brinquis, NPSalinas, CA 939061295545119
- Elizabeth Causey, FNPSalinas, CA 939061053544254
- Danielle Deyo, NPSalinas, CA 939061760945596
- Rubel KaurSalinas, CA 939061245002641
- Mary Joe KellSalinas, CA 939061659007078
- Mary Marble, NP-CSalinas, CA 939061346518867
- Ifeoma OkekeSalinas, CA 939061417498551
- Maria Magdalena Ruiz Ruelas, FNPSalinas, CA 939061780127803
Common questions
What is Joanna A. Ruelas's NPI number?
Joanna A. Ruelas's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043947880, issued on Aug 2, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joanna A. Ruelas located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1336 Natividad RD, Salinas, CA, 93906. Phone: (831) 754-4444. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joanna A. Ruelas's license?
NPPES lists California license number 95021772, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Joanna A. Ruelas prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joanna A. Ruelas had 209 Medicare Part D claims for 63 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.