NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ricardo Ernesto Nuila, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Houston, TX

Ricardo Ernesto Nuila, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1194970988, issued on Nov 20, 2008. Check the license (Texas N3952, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; 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
1194970988
Name
Ricardo Ernesto Nuila
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
N3952 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
8100 Cambridge St Apt 160, Houston, TX 77054
Phone
(713) 797-9724
Enumerated
Nov 20, 2008
Record last updated
Dec 22, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20101201000420); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Baylor College Of Medicine, 2006
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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Verify Ricardo Ernesto Nuila in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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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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96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

129 Medicare Part D claims for 34 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 84% of claims.

  1. Ricardo Nuila129
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Dificid28 claims
  2. Biktarvy20 claims
  3. Spiriva Respimat19 claims
  4. Descovy17 claims
  5. Veltassa13 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): 84.1 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 score84.5
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%54.4
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  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).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Baylor College OF MedicineHouston, TX

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

Ricardo Ernesto Nuila among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas

Ricardo Ernesto Nuila, M.D. is one of 9,175 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 50% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 50% of these records are older, 46% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2006 · median 2004 among the 6,088 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2010 · 49% 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 Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

1,488 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Houston

They are 1,488 of the 61,221 NPPES records with a practice address in Houston, and 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Richard Carney, MDHouston, TX 770541124018544
  2. Adil Cheema, M.D.Houston, TX 770541376554535
  3. Donnie Evans, M.D.Houston, TX 770541568578789
  4. Howard Grant, MDHouston, TX 770541205940665
  5. Olendruff Johnson, M.D.Houston, TX 770541730186669
  6. Joel Kneitz, MDHouston, TX 770541356327498
  7. Christopher Lockhart, M.D.Houston, TX 770541336180504
  8. Nghia Nguyen, M.D.Houston, TX 770541922042977

Common questions

What is Ricardo Ernesto Nuila, M.D.'s NPI number?

Ricardo Ernesto Nuila, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194970988, issued on Nov 20, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ricardo Ernesto Nuila, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8100 Cambridge St Apt 160, Houston, TX, 77054. Phone: (713) 797-9724. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ricardo Ernesto Nuila, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number N3952, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Ricardo Ernesto Nuila, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ricardo Ernesto Nuila, M.D. had 129 Medicare Part D claims for 34 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Ricardo Ernesto Nuila, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.1 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.