NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Nedia Nicole De Lua-Ruiz, PMHNP-BC

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · Corpus Christi, TX

Nedia Nicole De Lua-Ruiz, PMHNP-BC is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Corpus Christi, Texas, and NPI 1992247803, issued on Nov 9, 2016. Check the license (Texas 132546, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas 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
1992247803
Name
Nedia Nicole De Lua-Ruiz
Credential
PMHNP-BC
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
License number
132546 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6625 Wooldridge RD, Corpus Christi, TX 78414
Phone
(361) 356-6441
Enumerated
Nov 9, 2016
Record last updated
Mar 8, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(606) 439-6855
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20170419001655); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 6625 Wooldridge RD

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

  1. Jack Chelebian, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1295763399
  2. Marilyn De CordovaPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1770027401
  3. Sally Guerra, RN, LPCMental Health Counselor1033182746
  4. John Lusins, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1689846701
  5. James May, M.D.Geriatric Psychiatry Physician1396727780
  6. Timothy Tate, LPCMental Health Counselor1861790156

Verify Nedia Nicole De Lua-Ruiz in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas 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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29% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024

644 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims.

  1. Nedia De Lua-Ruiz644
  2. Specialty average906

Most prescribed

  1. Alprazolam65 claims
  2. Trazodone Hcl61 claims
  3. Aripiprazole57 claims
  4. Buspirone Hcl44 claims
  5. Zolpidem Tartrate37 claims
  6. Clonazepam34 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $31.80

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Lundbeck LLC. The 23,362 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,027.77 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Nedia De Lua-Ruiz$31.80
  2. Specialty average$1,027.77

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

  1. South Texas Mental Health Associates PACorpus Christi, TX

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

Nedia Nicole De Lua-Ruiz among 4,227 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Texas

Nedia Nicole De Lua-Ruiz, PMHNP-BC is one of 4,227 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Texas. 66% 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 18% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 18% of these records are older, 79% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2021 among the 2,245 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2017 · 18% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LP0808X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner providers in Texas

There are 4,227 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Texas.

All 4,227 in Texas → Every provider in Corpus Christi → Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner nationwide →

The 8 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Whitney Baskett, FNP-C, PMHNP-BCCorpus Christi, TX 784141255817128
  2. Marilyn De CordovaCorpus Christi, TX 784141770027401
  3. Yusef Ghamarian, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BCCorpus Christi, TX 784141558797217
  4. Shelby LopezCorpus Christi, TX 784141649017211
  5. Marthe Ngemhe, NPCorpus Christi, TX 784141831871748
  6. Eva Parra, NNP-BCCorpus Christi, TX 784141306143656
  7. Drashti PatelCorpus Christi, TX 784141982562807
  8. Adela Santos, PMHNPCorpus Christi, TX 784141295073955

Common questions

What is Nedia Nicole De Lua-Ruiz, PMHNP-BC's NPI number?

Nedia Nicole De Lua-Ruiz, PMHNP-BC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992247803, issued on Nov 9, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Nedia Nicole De Lua-Ruiz, PMHNP-BC located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6625 Wooldridge RD, Corpus Christi, TX, 78414. Phone: (361) 356-6441. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Nedia Nicole De Lua-Ruiz, PMHNP-BC's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number 132546, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Nedia Nicole De Lua-Ruiz, PMHNP-BC prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Nedia Nicole De Lua-Ruiz, PMHNP-BC had 644 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner prescribers was 906. 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.

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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.