Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Richard Ruiz, M.D.

Transplant Surgery Physician · Dallas, TX

Richard Ruiz, M.D. is a transplant surgery physician with a practice address in Dallas, Texas, and NPI 1205861218, issued on Jul 11, 2006. Check the license (Texas M4499, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1205861218
Name
Richard Ruiz
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Transplant Surgery Physician 204F00000X
License number
M4499 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3410 Worth St, Dallas, TX 75246
Phone
(214) 820-2050
Enumerated
Jul 11, 2006
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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Also registered at 3410 Worth St

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

  1. Denise Adams, AGACNP-BCAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1558732602
  2. Edward Agura, M.D.Medical Oncology Physician1871531350
  3. Sumeet Asrani, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1780896894
  4. Cynthia Bedell, MSN, RN, ANP-CAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1306976436
  5. Amarinder BindraStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1528218286
  6. Joanne Blum, M.D.Hematology & Oncology Physician1285676411

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
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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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87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average transplant surgery physician in 2024

38 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries, against an average of 283 among the 560 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Richard Ruiz38
  2. Specialty average283

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: $203.15

5 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 565 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,684.47 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Richard Ruiz$203.15
  2. Specialty average$4,684.47

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

One hospital or facility affiliation

  1. Healthtexas Provider NetworkFort Worth, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Transplant Surgery Physician providers in Texas

There are 82 transplant surgery physician records in Texas.

Other transplant surgery physician records in Texas

  1. Joel Adler, M.D., M.P.H.Austin, TX1518279199
  2. Sridhar Allam, M.D., M.P.H.McAllen, TX1700061819
  3. Tiffany Anthony, MDDallas, TX1235393208
  4. Lokesh Bathla, MDSan Antonio, TX1053537290
  5. Johanna Bayer, M.D.Dallas, TX1992971303
  6. Ernest Beecherl, MDDallas, TX1396763207
  7. Adam Bingaman, M.D.San Antonio, TX1205943370
  8. Lynsey Biondi, M.D.Lubbock, TX1659546281
  9. David Cha, MDDallas, TX1871882209
  10. Abhishek ChallaSan Antonio, TX1477968659

Common questions

What is Richard Ruiz, M.D.'s NPI number?

Richard Ruiz, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205861218, issued on Jul 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Richard Ruiz, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3410 Worth St, Dallas, TX, 75246. Phone: (214) 820-2050. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Richard Ruiz, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number M4499, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Richard Ruiz, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Richard Ruiz, M.D. had 38 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries; the average among transplant surgery physician prescribers was 283. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.