NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Rafael A. Ruiz Gonzalez, M.D

Internal Medicine Physician · Canovanas, PR

Rafael A. Ruiz Gonzalez, M.D is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Canovanas, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1902892458, issued on Sep 21, 2005. Check the license (Puerto Rico 8374, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1902892458
Name
Rafael A. Ruiz Gonzalez
Credential
M.D
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
8374 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
Calle Bauinia AA 3 Loiza Valley Mall, Canovanas, PR 00729
Phone
(787) 876-3007
Enumerated
Sep 21, 2005
Record last updated
Feb 14, 2025
Fax
(787) 876-2736
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Puerto Rico board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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11.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

35,806 Medicare Part D claims for 1,684 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 174 claims were for opioids.

  1. Rafael Ruiz Gonzalez35,806
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium2,319 claims
  2. Gabapentin1,365 claims
  3. Metformin Hcl1,191 claims
  4. Clonazepam1,110 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate1,085 claims
  6. Losartan Potassium1,070 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: $25.00

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Rafael Ruiz Gonzalez$25.00
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Rafael A. Ruiz Gonzalez among 1,146 internal medicine physician records in Puerto Rico

Rafael A. Ruiz Gonzalez, M.D is one of 1,146 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 87% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 52% of these records are
  • Record last updated2025 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

5 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Canovanas

They are 5 of the 282 NPPES records with a practice address in Canovanas, and 1,146 internal medicine physician records in Puerto Rico.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Samuel Collazo Carrasquillo, MD.Canovanas, PR 007291053300053
  2. Francisco Marte Cabrera, M.D.Canovanas, PR 007291083669279
  3. Francisco Marte-OquendoCanovanas, PR 007291760912810
  4. Eduardo Michelen Namnun, M.D.Canovanas, PR 007291578518098
  5. Ana Beauchamp-Irizarry, MDPonce, PR 007281104018175
  6. Angel Lebron Rodriguez, M.D.Ponce, PR 007301184656423
  7. Alejandra Lopez RamosPonce, PR 007301548725567
  8. Luis Rodriguez Hernandez, M.D.Ponce, PR 007281164472007

Common questions

What is Rafael A. Ruiz Gonzalez, M.D's NPI number?

Rafael A. Ruiz Gonzalez, M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1902892458, issued on Sep 21, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Rafael A. Ruiz Gonzalez, M.D located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at Calle Bauinia AA 3 Loiza Valley Mall, Canovanas, PR, 00729. Phone: (787) 876-3007. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Rafael A. Ruiz Gonzalez, M.D's license?

NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 8374, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Rafael A. Ruiz Gonzalez, M.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Rafael A. Ruiz Gonzalez, M.D had 35,806 Medicare Part D claims for 1,684 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.