Jose Ruiz, NP
Family Nurse Practitioner · Corpus Christi, TX
Jose Ruiz, NP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Corpus Christi, Texas, and NPI 1437768991, issued on Jul 30, 2020. Check the license (Texas 1006761, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jose Ruiz
- Credential
- NP
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- 1006761 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5402 S Staples St Ste 103, Corpus Christi, TX 78411
- Phone
- (361) 980-1299
- Enumerated
- Jul 30, 2020
- Record last updated
- Sep 15, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200805001795); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Texas A & M University System, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 2020
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Jose Ruiz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license 1006761Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
4,262 Medicare Part D claims for 228 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 115 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium197 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium140 claims
- Metformin Hcl123 claims
- Lisinopril122 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate117 claims
- Gabapentin112 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: $17.94
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Shea Physical Therapy Specialists LLCCorpus Christi, TX
- Vpa OF Texas PLLCSan Antonio, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Jose Ruiz among 21,242 family nurse practitioner records in Texas
Jose Ruiz, NP is one of 21,242 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Texas. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 59% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 59% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2018 among the 11,286 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 38% 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 Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
408 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Corpus Christi
They are 408 of the 5,600 NPPES records with a practice address in Corpus Christi, and 21,242 family nurse practitioner records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Jose Ruiz, NP's NPI number?
Jose Ruiz, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437768991, issued on Jul 30, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jose Ruiz, NP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5402 S Staples St Ste 103, Corpus Christi, TX, 78411. Phone: (361) 980-1299. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jose Ruiz, NP's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number 1006761, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Jose Ruiz, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jose Ruiz, NP had 4,262 Medicare Part D claims for 228 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.