Ricardo Daniel Arbulu Guerra, MD
Infectious Disease Physician · Pittsburgh, PA
Ricardo Daniel Arbulu Guerra, MD is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1588865307, issued on May 30, 2007. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD465903, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ricardo Daniel Arbulu Guerra
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License numbers
- MD465903 PA
39463 IA
4301087584 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1515 Locust St, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
- Phone
- (412) 232-5992
- Enumerated
- May 30, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 28, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (412) 232-7378
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20181231000263); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1515 Locust St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Ricardo Daniel Arbulu Guerra in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD465903Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
71% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024
199 Medicare Part D claims for 48 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Daptomycin18 claims
- Imipenem-Cilastatin Sodium15 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim12 claims
- Biktarvy11 claims
- Cefazolin Sodium11 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): 77.5 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $235.41
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,362.19 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- University OF Pittsburgh PhysiciansPittsburgh, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ricardo Daniel Arbulu Guerra among 545 infectious disease physician records in Pennsylvania
Ricardo Daniel Arbulu Guerra, MD is one of 545 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 41% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 41% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2005 among the 381 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Infectious Disease Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 545 infectious disease physician records in Pennsylvania.
All 545 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Pittsburgh → Infectious Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Megan Neils, M.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152191417391897
- Brandon Smith, MD, PHARMDPittsburgh, PA 152191003243213
- Megan Wein, PHARMDPittsburgh, PA 152191033073762
- Kevin PerezPittsburgh, PA 152241346250693
- Edward Verdream, M.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152241508078213
- David Weinbaum, M.DPittsburgh, PA 152241174533418
- Driele Bittencourt, MDPittsburgh, PA 152131366172389
- Alice Chen, MDPittsburgh, PA 152131225618614
Common questions
What is Ricardo Daniel Arbulu Guerra, MD's NPI number?
Ricardo Daniel Arbulu Guerra, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588865307, issued on May 30, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ricardo Daniel Arbulu Guerra, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1515 Locust St, Pittsburgh, PA, 15219. Phone: (412) 232-5992. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ricardo Daniel Arbulu Guerra, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD465903, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ricardo Daniel Arbulu Guerra, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ricardo Daniel Arbulu Guerra, MD had 199 Medicare Part D claims for 48 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ricardo Daniel Arbulu Guerra, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 77.5 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.
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.