Jose L. Ruiz, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Arecibo, PR
Jose L. Ruiz, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1457329484, issued on Mar 8, 2006. Check the license (Puerto Rico 11354, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jose L. Ruiz
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 11354 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 860 Ave Miramar, Arecibo, PR 00612
- Phone
- (787) 317-2305
- Enumerated
- Mar 8, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 20, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (787) 881-7181
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Jose L. 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 11354Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
41% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
5,007 Medicare Part D claims for 157 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 17 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin314 claims
- Omeprazole232 claims
- Simvastatin218 claims
- Famotidine188 claims
- Synthroid166 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium155 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.
Jose L. Ruiz among 604 family medicine physician records in Puerto Rico
Jose L. Ruiz, M.D. is one of 604 family 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 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 43% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 39% of these records are
- Record last updated2011 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
17 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Arecibo
They are 17 of the 976 NPPES records with a practice address in Arecibo, and 604 family medicine physician records in Puerto Rico.
All 604 in Puerto Rico → Every provider in Arecibo → Family Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Julia BonillaArecibo, PR 006121871697045
- Osvaldo Castro Montalvo, MDArecibo, PR 006121104846468
- Francisco Colmenares, M.D.Arecibo, PR 006121194713412
- Victor Font, M.DArecibo, PR 006121073650842
- Nancy Grajales, MDArecibo, PR 006121922850569
- Marcos Hernandez Hernandez, M.D.Arecibo, PR 006121558663203
- Juan Martino, M.D.Arecibo, PR 006121912914391
- Ada Miranda-Ruiz, M.D.Arecibo, PR 006121154357234
Common questions
What is Jose L. Ruiz, M.D.'s NPI number?
Jose L. Ruiz, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457329484, issued on Mar 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jose L. Ruiz, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 860 Ave Miramar, Arecibo, PR, 00612. Phone: (787) 317-2305. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jose L. Ruiz, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 11354, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Jose L. Ruiz, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jose L. Ruiz, M.D. had 5,007 Medicare Part D claims for 157 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.