Jose Benjamin Ruiz-Lagos, M.D.
Hospitalist Physician · Canton, GA
Jose Benjamin Ruiz-Lagos, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Canton, Georgia, and NPI 1740470749, issued on Jul 26, 2007. Check the license (Georgia 063948, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jose Benjamin Ruiz-Lagos
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- 063948 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 450 Northside Cherokee Blvd, Canton, GA 30115
- Phone
- (770) 224-1000
- Enumerated
- Jul 26, 2007
- Record last updated
- Mar 12, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (770) 224-2451
- Medicaid IDs
- 705366756A GA
1740470749 NV - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100628000583); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Jose Benjamin Ruiz-Lagos in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 063948Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
10% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
467 Medicare Part D claims for 181 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 36 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis38 claims
- Prednisone31 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium23 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass18 claims
- Potassium Chloride14 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate13 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 98.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- North Atlanta Professional Services LLCCanton, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Jose Benjamin Ruiz-Lagos among 967 hospitalist physician records in Georgia
Jose Benjamin Ruiz-Lagos, M.D. is one of 967 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 92% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 23% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 23% of these records are older, 68% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 88% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2008 among the 849 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 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 208M00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
29 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Canton
They are 29 of the 1,331 NPPES records with a practice address in Canton, and 967 hospitalist physician records in Georgia.
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Common questions
What is Jose Benjamin Ruiz-Lagos, M.D.'s NPI number?
Jose Benjamin Ruiz-Lagos, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740470749, issued on Jul 26, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jose Benjamin Ruiz-Lagos, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 450 Northside Cherokee Blvd, Canton, GA, 30115. Phone: (770) 224-1000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jose Benjamin Ruiz-Lagos, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 063948, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Jose Benjamin Ruiz-Lagos, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jose Benjamin Ruiz-Lagos, M.D. had 467 Medicare Part D claims for 181 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Jose Benjamin Ruiz-Lagos, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 98.3 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.