Ruben Lerma, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Corpus Christi, TX
Ruben Lerma, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Corpus Christi, Texas, and NPI 1568670925, issued on May 18, 2007. Check the license (Texas F6874, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ruben Lerma
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- F6874 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 13725 Northwest Blvd, Corpus Christi, TX 78410
- Phone
- (800) 893-9698
- Enumerated
- May 18, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040714001468); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Baylor College Of Medicine, 1980
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ruben Lerma in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license F6874Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
19% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
184 Medicare Part D claims for 133 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Azithromycin36 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl30 claims
- Methocarbamol14 claims
- Cephalexin13 claims
- Naproxen13 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Jackson County Hospital DistrictEdna, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ruben Lerma among 4,885 emergency medicine physician records in Texas
Ruben Lerma, MD is one of 4,885 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 33% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 33% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated1980 · median 2013 among the 2,779 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
155 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Corpus Christi
They are 155 of the 5,600 NPPES records with a practice address in Corpus Christi, and 4,885 emergency medicine physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Ruben Lerma, MD's NPI number?
Ruben Lerma, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568670925, issued on May 18, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ruben Lerma, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 13725 Northwest Blvd, Corpus Christi, TX, 78410. Phone: (800) 893-9698. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ruben Lerma, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number F6874, 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 Ruben Lerma, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ruben Lerma, MD had 184 Medicare Part D claims for 133 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.