Ruben Gerard Alexander, MD
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician · Las Vegas, NV
Ruben Gerard Alexander, MD is a pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician with a practice address in Las Vegas, Nevada, and NPI 1790078848, issued on May 24, 2011. Check the license (Nevada 16996, as entered in NPPES) on the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ruben Gerard Alexander
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician 207LP2900X
- License numbers
- 16996 NV
MT199661 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3270 N Buffalo Dr, Las Vegas, NV 89129
- Phone
- (702) 676-2000
- Enumerated
- May 24, 2011
- Record last updated
- Jul 21, 2022
- Fax
- (702) 676-2042
- Medicaid ID
- 1790078848 NV
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170711002554); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Perelman School Of Med At The University Of Pennsylvania, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3270 N Buffalo Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Lazaro Cueto, APRNNurse Practitioner1750057345
- Brian Le, DOPain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician1942341854
- Fabiola SutyPhysician Assistant1427697952
Verify Ruben Gerard Alexander in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNevada State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 16996Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
11% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician in 2024
1,560 Medicare Part D claims for 154 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,750 among the 2,982 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 877 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen167 claims
- Gabapentin166 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl159 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen158 claims
- Buprenorphine104 claims
- Tramadol Hcl78 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: $1,150.28
58 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Biotronik Nro, Inc. The 2,789 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,225.41 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
- Brian LE DO PCLas Vegas, NV
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ruben Gerard Alexander among 64 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in Nevada
Ruben Gerard Alexander, MD is one of 64 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with a practice address in Nevada. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 69% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 69% of these records are older, 30% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2006 among the 44 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207LP2900X and a Nevada practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician providers in Nevada
There are 64 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in Nevada.
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The 8 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Brian Le, DOLas Vegas, NV 891291942341854
- Willis Wu, M.D.Las Vegas, NV 891291669633046
- Sanghamitra Basu, M.D.Las Vegas, NV 891281952389074
- Zachariah Chambers, MDLas Vegas, NV 891301437357019
- Babuk Ghuman, M.D.Las Vegas, NV 891281487699310
- Sudhir Khemka, MDLas Vegas, NV 891301326115429
- David LanzkowskyLas Vegas, NV 891301154427375
- Leon Perel, M.D.Las Vegas, NV 891281871754572
Common questions
What is Ruben Gerard Alexander, MD's NPI number?
Ruben Gerard Alexander, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790078848, issued on May 24, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ruben Gerard Alexander, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3270 N Buffalo Dr, Las Vegas, NV, 89129. Phone: (702) 676-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ruben Gerard Alexander, MD's license?
NPPES lists Nevada license number 16996, as entered by the provider. Search the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners at https://medboard.nv.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ruben Gerard Alexander, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ruben Gerard Alexander, MD had 1,560 Medicare Part D claims for 154 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician prescribers was 1,750. 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.