Ruba Nicola, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Irwin, PA
Ruba Nicola, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Irwin, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1760862171, issued on Jun 2, 2015. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD464225, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ruba Nicola
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- MD464225 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 905 Spruce St Ste 201, Irwin, PA 15642
- Phone
- (724) 864-9595
- Enumerated
- Jun 2, 2015
- Record last updated
- Sep 17, 2022
- Fax
- (724) 864-9860
- Medicaid ID
- 103520428001 PA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180628002062); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ruba Nicola in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD464225Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
17% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
2,925 Medicare Part D claims for 389 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 55 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium158 claims
- Lisinopril151 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium143 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate118 claims
- Furosemide81 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium75 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: $1,385.97
75 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Irwin Family Care, PCIrwin, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ruba Nicola among 7,483 family medicine physician records in Pennsylvania
Ruba Nicola, M.D. is one of 7,483 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 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 2015, is newer than 71% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 71% of these records are older, 27% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2005 among the 4,529 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
18 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Irwin
They are 18 of the 933 NPPES records with a practice address in Irwin, and 7,483 family medicine physician records in Pennsylvania.
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Common questions
What is Ruba Nicola, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ruba Nicola, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1760862171, issued on Jun 2, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ruba Nicola, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 905 Spruce St Ste 201, Irwin, PA, 15642. Phone: (724) 864-9595. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ruba Nicola, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD464225, 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 Ruba Nicola, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ruba Nicola, M.D. had 2,925 Medicare Part D claims for 389 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.