Joshuam A. Ruiz Vega, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Athens, GA
Joshuam A. Ruiz Vega, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Athens, Georgia, and NPI 1639673247, issued on Mar 19, 2018. Check the license (Georgia 88825, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joshuam A. Ruiz Vega
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 88825 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1500 Oglethorpe Ave Ste 200C, Athens, GA 30606
- Phone
- (706) 389-3875
- Enumerated
- Mar 19, 2018
- Record last updated
- Mar 5, 2026
- Fax
- (706) 389-3876
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210604001026); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joshuam A. Ruiz Vega in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 88825Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
256 Medicare Part D claims for 108 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate12 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium12 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium11 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- North Atlanta Professional Services LLCLawrenceville, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joshuam A. Ruiz Vega among 3,911 internal medicine physician records in Georgia
Joshuam A. Ruiz Vega, MD is one of 3,911 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 75% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 75% of these records are older, 21% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2005 among the 2,535 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
139 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Athens
They are 139 of the 3,160 NPPES records with a practice address in Athens, and 3,911 internal medicine physician records in Georgia.
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Common questions
What is Joshuam A. Ruiz Vega, MD's NPI number?
Joshuam A. Ruiz Vega, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639673247, issued on Mar 19, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joshuam A. Ruiz Vega, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1500 Oglethorpe Ave Ste 200C, Athens, GA, 30606. Phone: (706) 389-3875. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joshuam A. Ruiz Vega, MD's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 88825, 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 Joshuam A. Ruiz Vega, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joshuam A. Ruiz Vega, MD had 256 Medicare Part D claims for 108 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.