Luz Tarina Ruiz Velez, M.D.
General Practice Physician · Penuelas, PR
Luz Tarina Ruiz Velez, M.D. is a general practice physician with a practice address in Penuelas, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1679647903, issued on Nov 20, 2006. Check the license (Puerto Rico 13935, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Luz Tarina Ruiz Velez
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Physician 208D00000X
- License number
- 13935 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 805 Calle Munoz Rivera, Penuelas, PR 00624
- Phone
- (787) 836-1127
- Enumerated
- Nov 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 21, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Luz Tarina Ruiz Velez 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 13935Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
36% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice physician in 2024
1,943 Medicare Part D claims for 95 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,030 among the 8,395 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Famotidine91 claims
- Gabapentin85 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium83 claims
- Omeprazole73 claims
- Simvastatin70 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium60 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.
Luz Tarina Ruiz Velez among 4,170 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico
Luz Tarina Ruiz Velez, M.D. is one of 4,170 general practice physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 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 2006, is newer than 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 65% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 29% of these records are
- Record last updated2017 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208D00000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
19 general practice physician records list a practice address in Penuelas
They are 19 of the 115 NPPES records with a practice address in Penuelas, and 4,170 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico.
All 4,170 in Puerto Rico → Every provider in Penuelas → General Practice Physician nationwide →
The 8 general practice physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Luis Camacho, M.D.Penuelas, PR 006241578624755
- Lydia Colon, MDPenuelas, PR 006241023215621
- Ileana Echevarria Martinez, M.D.Penuelas, PR 006241780682385
- Maritza Estabil, M.D.Penuelas, PR 006241568589265
- Kelynette Feliciano, M.D.Penuelas, PR 006241164732913
- Victor Martinez Suarez, M.D.Penuelas, PR 006241366549388
- Patricia Matos Moquete, M.D.Penuelas, PR 006241902872914
- Virgilio Polonio, MDPenuelas, PR 006241083739510
Common questions
What is Luz Tarina Ruiz Velez, M.D.'s NPI number?
Luz Tarina Ruiz Velez, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679647903, issued on Nov 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Luz Tarina Ruiz Velez, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 805 Calle Munoz Rivera, Penuelas, PR, 00624. Phone: (787) 836-1127. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Luz Tarina Ruiz Velez, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 13935, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Luz Tarina Ruiz Velez, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Luz Tarina Ruiz Velez, M.D. had 1,943 Medicare Part D claims for 95 beneficiaries; the average among general practice physician prescribers was 3,030. 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.