NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Lauren Ruiz

Family Nurse Practitioner · Berkeley, CA

Lauren Ruiz is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Berkeley, California, and NPI 1639629280, issued on Oct 6, 2016. Check the license (California 95005156, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1639629280
Name
Lauren Ruiz
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
95005156 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3260 Sacramento St, Berkeley, CA 94702
Phone
(510) 981-4100
Enumerated
Oct 6, 2016
Record last updated
Jul 13, 2026
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20161222001567); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 3260 Sacramento St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Melissa Allen, NPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1225009319
  2. Susan Battersby, RNRegistered Nurse1831643162
  3. Laura Carstensen, PH.D.Clinical Psychologist1841467214
  4. Ji Chen, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1386685444
  5. Diane Chowwoods, DPMPodiatrist1790726511
  6. Rachel Fogel, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1205039013

Verify Lauren Ruiz in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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39% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

798 Medicare Part D claims for 322 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 31 claims were for opioids.

  1. Lauren Ruiz798
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium47 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate43 claims
  3. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa33 claims
  4. Levothyroxine Sodium28 claims
  5. Omeprazole25 claims
  6. Gabapentin24 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

  1. Lifelong Medical CareBerkeley, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Lauren Ruiz among 16,966 family nurse practitioner records in California

Lauren Ruiz is one of 16,966 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in California. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 35% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 35% of these records are older, 60% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 40% of these records are
  • Graduated2014 · median 2019 among the 6,793 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

76 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Berkeley

They are 76 of the 4,898 NPPES records with a practice address in Berkeley, and 16,966 family nurse practitioner records in California.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Whitney Brown, NPBerkeley, CA 947021346702404
  2. Gretchen Fulgencio, RN, NPBerkeley, CA 947021326421884
  3. Carolyn KretschBerkeley, CA 947021851052633
  4. Erica LipschultzBerkeley, CA 947021073080164
  5. Diane Straus, NPBerkeley, CA 947021255388237
  6. Sarah White, NPBerkeley, CA 947021184809212
  7. Monica Wilson, FNPBerkeley, CA 947021861868275
  8. Tamra Groode, NPBerkeley, CA 947031497996953

Common questions

What is Lauren Ruiz's NPI number?

Lauren Ruiz's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639629280, issued on Oct 6, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Lauren Ruiz located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3260 Sacramento St, Berkeley, CA, 94702. Phone: (510) 981-4100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Lauren Ruiz's license?

NPPES lists California license number 95005156, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Lauren Ruiz prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Lauren Ruiz had 798 Medicare Part D claims for 322 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.