Nicholas Ruggiero, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Staten Island, NY
Nicholas Ruggiero, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Staten Island, New York, and NPI 1104448489, issued on May 10, 2020. Check the license (New York 025948, as entered in NPPES) with the New York board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nicholas Ruggiero
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 025948 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 136 Brook Ave, Staten Island, NY 10306
- Phone
- (718) 619-6124
- Enumerated
- May 10, 2020
- Record last updated
- Apr 8, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210929000120); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Nicholas Ruggiero in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New York board licenses this profession
Search for license 025948Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
61% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
324 Medicare Part D claims for 240 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 50 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Naproxen100 claims
- Meloxicam76 claims
- Tramadol Hcl27 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen19 claims
- Amoxicillin14 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium12 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 91.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- True North Medical Group PCStaten Island, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
388 physician assistant records list a practice address in Staten Island
They are 388 of the 12,351 NPPES records with a practice address in Staten Island, and 15,555 physician assistant records in New York.
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Common questions
What is Nicholas Ruggiero, PA-C's NPI number?
Nicholas Ruggiero, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1104448489, issued on May 10, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nicholas Ruggiero, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 136 Brook Ave, Staten Island, NY, 10306. Phone: (718) 619-6124. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nicholas Ruggiero, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 025948, as entered by the provider. Search the New York board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Nicholas Ruggiero, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nicholas Ruggiero, PA-C had 324 Medicare Part D claims for 240 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Nicholas Ruggiero, PA-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.3 of 100. 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.