Ruben Franco
Medical Physician Assistant · Albuquerque, NM
Ruben Franco is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and NPI 1104908839, issued on Oct 20, 2006. Check the license (New Mexico PA2005-0042, as entered in NPPES) with the New Mexico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ruben Franco
- Primary taxonomy
- Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
- License number
- PA2005-0042 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1 University OF New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131
- Phone
- (505) 925-4431
- Enumerated
- Oct 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 8, 2023
- Fax
- (505) 925-7679
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070206000687); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1 University OF New Mexico
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Verify Ruben Franco in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New Mexico board licenses this profession
Search for license PA2005-0042Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average medical physician assistant in 2024
4,068 Medicare Part D claims for 423 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 2% of claims. 2,355 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl1,090 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen622 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl261 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen245 claims
- Gabapentin235 claims
- Pregabalin199 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): 93.5 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: $520.59
17 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Nevro Corp. The 16,165 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,055.00 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.
2 hospitals and group practices
- Unm HospitalAlbuquerque, NM · Acute Care Hospitals2 of 5 stars
- Lovelace Unm Rehabilitation Hospital, LLCJemez Pueblo, NM
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Ruben Franco among 274 medical physician assistant records in New Mexico
Ruben Franco is one of 274 medical physician assistant records with a practice address in New Mexico. 66% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 64% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 54% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2011 among the 148 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AM0700X and a New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Medical Physician Assistant providers in New Mexico
There are 274 medical physician assistant records in New Mexico.
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Common questions
What is Ruben Franco's NPI number?
Ruben Franco's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1104908839, issued on Oct 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ruben Franco located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 University OF New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 87131. Phone: (505) 925-4431. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ruben Franco's license?
NPPES lists New Mexico license number PA2005-0042, as entered by the provider. Search the New Mexico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Ruben Franco prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ruben Franco had 4,068 Medicare Part D claims for 423 beneficiaries; the average among medical physician assistant prescribers was 1,148. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ruben Franco's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.5 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.