Luis James Ruiz, MD
Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician · Alpine, TX
Luis James Ruiz, MD is an obstetrics & gynecology physician with a practice address in Alpine, Texas, and NPI 1922568559, issued on Mar 20, 2019. Check the license (Texas U4325, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Luis James Ruiz
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician 207V00000X
- License number
- U4325 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2600 N State Highway 118, Alpine, TX 79830
- Phone
- (432) 837-0400
- Enumerated
- Mar 20, 2019
- Record last updated
- Jun 19, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230626002254); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Texas Tech University Health Science Center School Of Medicine, 2019
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2600 N State Highway 118
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Luis James Ruiz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license U4325Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average obstetrics & gynecology physician in 2024
342 Medicare Part D claims for 70 beneficiaries, against an average of 165 among the 28,733 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 19 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Estradiol54 claims
- Fluconazole28 claims
- Norethindrone Acetate19 claims
- Clobetasol Propionate15 claims
- Omeprazole13 claims
- Hydroxyzine Pamoate12 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
- Big Bend Hospital CorporationAlpine, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Luis James Ruiz among 3,524 obstetrics & gynecology physician records in Texas
Luis James Ruiz, MD is one of 3,524 obstetrics & gynecology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 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 2019, is newer than 88% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 88% of these records are older, 9% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2005 among the 2,093 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207V00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1 obstetrics & gynecology physician record lists a practice address in Alpine
They are 1 of the 71 NPPES records with a practice address in Alpine, and 3,524 obstetrics & gynecology physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Luis James Ruiz, MD's NPI number?
Luis James Ruiz, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922568559, issued on Mar 20, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Luis James Ruiz, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2600 N State Highway 118, Alpine, TX, 79830. Phone: (432) 837-0400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Luis James Ruiz, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number U4325, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Luis James Ruiz, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Luis James Ruiz, MD had 342 Medicare Part D claims for 70 beneficiaries; the average among obstetrics & gynecology physician prescribers was 165. 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.