Karelia Ruiz
Internal Medicine Physician · Hialeah, FL
Karelia Ruiz is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Hialeah, Florida, and NPI 1508864356, issued on Jul 13, 2005. Check the license (Florida ME92976, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karelia Ruiz
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- ME92976 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 17670 NW 78TH Ave Ste 201, Hialeah, FL 33015
- Phone
- (305) 828-9100
- Enumerated
- Jul 13, 2005
- Record last updated
- Nov 9, 2025
- Fax
- (305) 828-5553
- Medicaid ID
- 272898200 FL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050806000066); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Karelia Ruiz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME92976Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
10,747 Medicare Part D claims for 402 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 15 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium677 claims
- Metformin Hcl361 claims
- Losartan Potassium292 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate282 claims
- Famotidine279 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate278 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: $1,388.01
61 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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.
Karelia Ruiz among 10,151 internal medicine physician records in Florida
Karelia Ruiz is one of 10,151 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Florida. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 90% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2004 among the 6,606 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 48% 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 Florida 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 Hialeah
They are 139 of the 10,443 NPPES records with a practice address in Hialeah, and 10,151 internal medicine physician records in Florida.
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Common questions
What is Karelia Ruiz's NPI number?
Karelia Ruiz's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508864356, issued on Jul 13, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karelia Ruiz located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 17670 NW 78TH Ave Ste 201, Hialeah, FL, 33015. Phone: (305) 828-9100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karelia Ruiz's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME92976, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Karelia Ruiz prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karelia Ruiz had 10,747 Medicare Part D claims for 402 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.