Karla Michelle Ruiz Vega, MD
Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician · San Juan, PR
Karla Michelle Ruiz Vega, MD is a colon & rectal surgery physician with a practice address in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1740699933, issued on Aug 13, 2014. Check the license (Puerto Rico 21838, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karla Michelle Ruiz Vega
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician 208C00000X
- License number
- 21838 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 435 Ave Ponce DE Leon Hospital Pavia Hato Rey, San Juan, PR 00917
- Phone
- (787) 641-2323
- Enumerated
- Aug 13, 2014
- Record last updated
- Feb 14, 2023
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest colon & rectal surgery physician records → All 14 in Puerto Rico → Look up another NPI →
Verify Karla Michelle Ruiz Vega 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 21838Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
75% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average colon & rectal surgery physician in 2024
48 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries, against an average of 192 among the 1,836 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $886.73
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Baxter Healthcare. The 1,524 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,468.16 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.
Karla Michelle Ruiz Vega among 14 colon & rectal surgery physician records in Puerto Rico
Karla Michelle Ruiz Vega, MD is one of 14 colon & rectal surgery physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 100% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 64% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 64% of these records are older, 21% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 100% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 93% of these records are
- Record last updated2023 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208C00000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician providers in Puerto Rico
There are 14 colon & rectal surgery physician records in Puerto Rico.
All 14 in Puerto Rico → Every provider in San Juan → Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 colon & rectal surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Fernando Martinez-Colon, MDSan Juan, PR 009171891945713
- Nicolas Lopez Acevedo, M.D.San Juan, PR 009181992953814
- Jose Reyes TorresSan Juan, PR 009181104028521
- Nicole Rodriguez Guilloty, MD, FACSSan Juan, PR 009181326242918
- Victor Rodriguez RapaleSan Juan, PR 009181730599895
- Luis Tous, M.D.San Juan, PR 009181912108465
- Segundo Rodriguez, M.DSan Juan, PR 009091417903220
- Ignacio EcheniqueSan Juan, PR 009071588740542
Common questions
What is Karla Michelle Ruiz Vega, MD's NPI number?
Karla Michelle Ruiz Vega, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740699933, issued on Aug 13, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karla Michelle Ruiz Vega, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 435 Ave Ponce DE Leon Hospital Pavia Hato Rey, San Juan, PR, 00917. Phone: (787) 641-2323. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karla Michelle Ruiz Vega, MD's license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 21838, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Karla Michelle Ruiz Vega, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karla Michelle Ruiz Vega, MD had 48 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries; the average among colon & rectal surgery physician prescribers was 192. 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.