Liza Cosca Villaruz, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Pittsburgh, PA
Liza Cosca Villaruz, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1609060755, issued on Aug 31, 2007. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD438337, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Liza Cosca Villaruz
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- MD438337 PA
MT187198 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5150 Centre Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15232
- Phone
- (412) 648-6413
- Enumerated
- Aug 31, 2007
- Record last updated
- May 23, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110617000232); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Maryland School Of Medicine, 2005
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Liza Cosca Villaruz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD438337Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
377 Medicare Part D claims for 82 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims. 18 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ondansetron Hcl52 claims
- Prochlorperazine Maleate40 claims
- Lorbrena23 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium20 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl16 claims
- Prednisone15 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): 77.5 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $10,870.97
13 payments; by number, the most common kind was consulting fee; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- University OF Pittsburgh PhysiciansPittsburgh, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Liza Cosca Villaruz among 7,300 internal medicine physician records in Pennsylvania
Liza Cosca Villaruz, M.D. is one of 7,300 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 78% 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 36% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 36% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2008 among the 4,208 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 56% 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 Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Liza Cosca Villaruz, M.D.'s NPI number?
Liza Cosca Villaruz, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609060755, issued on Aug 31, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Liza Cosca Villaruz, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5150 Centre Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, 15232. Phone: (412) 648-6413. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Liza Cosca Villaruz, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD438337, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Liza Cosca Villaruz, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Liza Cosca Villaruz, M.D. had 377 Medicare Part D claims for 82 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Liza Cosca Villaruz, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 77.5 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.