NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ruben Tapia, MD

Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program · Fort Lauderdale, FL

Ruben Tapia, MD is a student in an organized health care education/training program with a practice address in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and NPI 1518727692, issued on Mar 19, 2024. Check the license on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1518727692
Name
Ruben Tapia
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program 390200000X
Practice location
4725 N Federal Hwy FL 33308, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308
Phone
(954) 542-3359
Enumerated
Mar 19, 2024
Record last updated
Mar 31, 2024
Entity
Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4725 N Federal Hwy FL 33308

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Ali Alhaque, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1588506612

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67% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average student in an organized health care education/training program in 2024

61 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries, against an average of 185 among the 59,748 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims.

  1. Ruben Tapia61
  2. Specialty average185

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: $115.36

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Edwards Lifesciences Corporation. The 13,278 providers of this specialty with any payment received $608.08 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Ruben Tapia$115.36
  2. Specialty average$608.08

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Ruben Tapia among 14,805 student in an organized health care education/training program records in Florida

Ruben Tapia, MD is one of 14,805 student in an organized health care education/training program records with a practice address in Florida. 25% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2024, is newer than 39% of them.

  • NPI issued2024 · 39% of these records are older, 44% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 25% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 3% of these records are
  • Record last updated2024 · 15% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 390200000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

433 student in an organized health care education/training program records list a practice address in Fort Lauderdale

They are 433 of the 5,150 NPPES records with a practice address in Fort Lauderdale, and 14,805 student in an organized health care education/training program records in Florida.

The 8 student in an organized health care education/training program records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Armina Azizi, MDFort Lauderdale, FL 333081770102659
  2. Maria Davila, MDFort Lauderdale, FL 333081447744933
  3. Lauren Everett, MDFort Lauderdale, FL 333081982223673
  4. Sneha Kolla, MDFort Lauderdale, FL 333081376162115
  5. Claudia Marcano, MDFort Lauderdale, FL 333081487119558
  6. Taessa Ogievich, DOFt Lauderdale, FL 333081992172480
  7. Kailash PendemFort Lauderdale, FL 333081346817806
  8. Shane Quo, DOFort Lauderdale, FL 333081831764141

Common questions

What is Ruben Tapia, MD's NPI number?

Ruben Tapia, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518727692, issued on Mar 19, 2024. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ruben Tapia, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4725 N Federal Hwy FL 33308, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 33308. Phone: (954) 542-3359. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ruben Tapia, MD's license?

Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Ruben Tapia, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ruben Tapia, MD had 61 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries; the average among student in an organized health care education/training program prescribers was 185. 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.