NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Pablo Federico Ruda Vega, MD

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Cleveland, OH

Pablo Federico Ruda Vega, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Cleveland, Ohio, and NPI 1316551005, issued on Sep 1, 2020. Check the license (Ohio 35.140393, as entered in NPPES) on the State Medical Board of Ohio; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1316551005
Name
Pablo Federico Ruda Vega
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
License number
35.140393 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
11000 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44106
Phone
(216) 844-4004
Enumerated
Sep 1, 2020
Record last updated
Nov 17, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20200929003690); 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 11000 Euclid Ave

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

  1. Varun AdhvaryuStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1356043533
  2. Anjali Alangaden, MDInternal Medicine Physician1407596851
  3. Jaina Amin, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1144436650
  4. Lillian BlechmanMedical Physician Assistant1063069771
  5. Scott Bouton, MDPediatric Emergency Medicine (Pediatrics) Physician1811044167
  6. Karen Brady, NURSE PRACTITIONERAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1154549418

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersState Medical Board of Ohio
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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64% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024

36 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Pablo Ruda Vega36
  2. Specialty average101

Most prescribed

  1. Mupirocin16 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): 79.5 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score68.5
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%63.1
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $19,932.14

94 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Pablo Ruda Vega$19,932
  2. Specialty average$7,829

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. University Hospitals Medical Group IncCleveland, OH

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

Pablo Federico Ruda Vega among 310 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Ohio

Pablo Federico Ruda Vega, MD is one of 310 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Ohio. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 88% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 88% of these records are older, 9% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated1993 · median 1998 among the 188 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Ohio

There are 310 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Ohio.

The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Mohamed Abdel Halim Mohamed, M.D., PHD.Cleveland, OH 441061558664706
  2. Cristian Baeza, MDCleveland, OH 441061407310006
  3. Brian Cmolik, MDCleveland, OH 441061871526814
  4. Salil Deo, MDCleveland, OH 441061316269400
  5. Yakov Elgudin, MDCleveland, OH 441061730107996
  6. Claudio Gelape, MDCleveland, OH 441061588096291
  7. Boxiang JiangCleveland, OH 441061730541657
  8. Philip Linden, MDCleveland, OH 441061649268343

Common questions

What is Pablo Federico Ruda Vega, MD's NPI number?

Pablo Federico Ruda Vega, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316551005, issued on Sep 1, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Pablo Federico Ruda Vega, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 11000 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH, 44106. Phone: (216) 844-4004. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Pablo Federico Ruda Vega, MD's license?

NPPES lists Ohio license number 35.140393, as entered by the provider. Search the State Medical Board of Ohio at https://elicense.ohio.gov/oh_verifylicense. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Pablo Federico Ruda Vega, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Pablo Federico Ruda Vega, MD had 36 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Pablo Federico Ruda Vega, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 79.5 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.

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