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2026 NPPES data Internal Medicine Physician NPI 1609862408 MD
Verify on CMS → Ruben Penaranda, MD
Internal Medicine Physician in Coral Gables, Florida.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 172,737 in Internal Medicine Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
Federal data, no proprietary rating.
We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
1K
Medicare Part D claims · 209 beneficiaries · Internal Medicine Physician avg: 3K
Generic prescribing
0%
generic claims · 69% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
75/100
CMS neutral threshold · no category scores published
Industry payments
$534.54
14 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2023
What the federal data shows
Ruben Penaranda, MD carries the neutral CMS MIPS final score of 75/100, assigned where no category was scored - and filed 1,408 Medicare Part D claims in 2023.
- 75/100
- CMS neutral score · not measured
- 1K
- Part D claims, 2023
- 0%
- generic prescribing
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1609862408 · Internal Medicine Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-MEGA · MIPS-NEUTRAL · RX-MID · BOOK-MID · PHOTO-ENUM
- NPI-10 1609862408
- ENUM-LEGACY 2005
- TAX-MEGA 173K Internal Medicine
- MIPS-NEUTRAL 75/100
- RX-MID 1,408
- BOOK-MID 11,125 in Florida
- PHOTO-ENUM Gregory Davis · 2005
Ruben Penaranda, MD's Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2023, across all CMS prescribers nationally
1,408 ≥ 80th percentile 80% of 1,370,886 prescribers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
The percentile is a conservative 100-claim band: it counts only prescribers in lower claim-volume bands. Medicare Part D claim volume is activity context, not a quality measure or recommendation. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2023
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Ruben Penaranda, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Ruben Penaranda, MD?
CMS neutral score, not measuredPrimary specialty
Internal Medicine Physician
Medicare Part D claims
1,408 48% vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
75/100
Specialty distribution in Florida
How Internal Medicine Physician compares to other specialties among Florida providers
MIPS score not measured
CMS assigned a neutral 75/100 threshold
CMS did not publish any Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, or Improvement Activities category score for this clinician. This administrative threshold is not comparable with the national average of clinicians whose MIPS score was measured.
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1609862408 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Internal Medicine Physician |
| Credentials | MD |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 09/27/2005 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
75
Final Score
CMS neutral threshold · not measured
Reporting: Group practice
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Ruben Penaranda, MD bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Pulmonary Physicians OF South Florida LLC
Miami, FL
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Ruben Penaranda, MD. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$535
Largest payer
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
License & disciplinary context - Florida FLDOH 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~75K Florida medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Ruben Penaranda, MD. To verify Ruben Penaranda, MD's current license status, search the FLDOH public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
480
Total board actions, Florida 2023
Across 467 cases
6.40
Actions per 1,000 licensees
Florida statewide rate
monetary fine
Most common action type
138 cases
FLDOH publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Florida disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Brand-heavy
Ruben Penaranda, MD - brand share 69.0%
Internal Medicine Physician average
69% brand-name claims vs 0% generic, on 1,408 2023 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.
1,408
Total Claims
$653K
Total Drug Cost
209
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 2,218
- Total Day Supply
- 64,938
- Brand vs Generic
- 69% brand / 0% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $638K
- Antibiotic Claims
- 77
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 77.8 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 2.18
- Gender Split
- 61% female / 39% male
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Ruben Penaranda, MD prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023
- Trelegy Ellipta
Trelegy Ellipta
398 claims
- Breo Ellipta
Breo Ellipta
312 claims
- Montelukast Sodium
Montelukast Sodium
171 claims
- Azithromycin 53
Azithromycin
53 claims
- Symbicort 53
Symbicort
53 claims
- Fluticasone Propio… 44
Fluticasone Propionate
44 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate … 42
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa
42 claims
- Advair Diskus 37
Advair Diskus
37 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Trelegy Ellipta Fluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter | 398 |
| Breo Ellipta Fluticasone/Vilanterol | 312 |
| Montelukast Sodium | 171 |
| Azithromycin | 53 |
| Symbicort Budesonide/Formoterol Fumarate | 53 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | 44 |
| Albuterol Sulfate Hfa Albuterol Sulfate | 42 |
| Advair Diskus Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol | 37 |
| Anoro Ellipta Umeclidinium Brm/Vilanterol Tr | 33 |
| Prednisone | 26 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Internal Medicine Physician Overview
How Ruben Penaranda, MD fits within the Internal Medicine Physician landscape nationally.
172,737
Internal Medicine Physician Providers in US
56
States with Internal Medicine Physician
2,716
Avg Claims per Provider
Ruben Penaranda, MD's 1,408 claims are below the specialty average of 2,716.
Nationwide Internal Medicine Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Penaranda, both outside Florida so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar MIPS final score
Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (75 here).
Same NPPES enumeration year (2005)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Internal Medicine Physician Providers in Florida
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Florida, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Penaranda.
One of 11,125 Internal Medicine Physician providers enrolled in Florida, 5 are shown here.
Dr. Hayden Aaron
M.D.
West Palm Beach, FL
Dr. Abiedu Abaaba
M.D.
Jacksonville, FL
Dr. Kashif Abad
M.D.
West Palm Beach, FL
Dr. Jose Abando
MD
Daytona Beach, FL
Dr. Ismeth Abbas
M.D.
Jacksonville, FL
Compare Internal Medicine Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Ruben Penaranda, MD's specialty? ▼
Ruben Penaranda, MD specializes in Internal Medicine Physician and practices in Coral Gables, Florida. Credentials: MD.
How much does Ruben Penaranda, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2023, Ruben Penaranda, MD wrote 1,408 Medicare Part D claims totaling $653K in drug costs for 209 beneficiaries.
What is Ruben Penaranda, MD's Medicare quality score? ▼
Ruben Penaranda, MD has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 75/100. CMS published no Quality, Promoting Interoperability, Improvement Activity or Cost score for this clinician, so the final score is the neutral performance threshold CMS assigns rather than a measured result. The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Ruben Penaranda, MD located? ▼
Ruben Penaranda, MD is located at 5000 UNIVERSITY DR STE 2200, Coral Gables, FL, 33146. Phone: (305) 779-7381.
What is Ruben Penaranda, MD's NPI number? ▼
Ruben Penaranda, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609862408, issued on 09/27/2005.
Does Ruben Penaranda, MD prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Ruben Penaranda, MD's prescribing is 69% brand-name and 0% generic drugs by claim count, with $638K in brand drug costs.
How many Internal Medicine Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 172,737 Internal Medicine Physician providers across 56 states in the US. The average Internal Medicine Physician provider writes 2,716 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Ruben Penaranda, MD prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, Ruben Penaranda, MD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Trelegy Ellipta, Breo Ellipta, Montelukast Sodium. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Ruben Penaranda, MD accept Medicare? ▼
Ruben Penaranda, MD appears in CMS Medicare data with 1,408 Part D claims and 209 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Ruben Penaranda, MD's credentials? ▼
Ruben Penaranda, MD's NPI is 1609862408 with credentials MD. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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