Ruben Dario Villa, M.D.
Nephrology Physician · Lubbock, TX
Ruben Dario Villa, M.D. is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Lubbock, Texas, and NPI 1659367647, issued on Sep 23, 2005. Check the license (Texas M0958, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ruben Dario Villa
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- M0958 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5424 19TH St # 403, Lubbock, TX 79407
- Phone
- (806) 368-8782
- Enumerated
- Sep 23, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jun 4, 2024
- Fax
- (806) 368-8361
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050329000983); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Texas Tech University Health Science Center School Of Medicine, 2005
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ruben Dario Villa in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license M0958Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
12% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
1,293 Medicare Part D claims for 152 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Velphoro136 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate88 claims
- Sevelamer Carbonate80 claims
- Furosemide78 claims
- Carvedilol58 claims
- Losartan Potassium40 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: $1,283.83
15 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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
- Kidney Disease AssociatesHobbs, NM
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ruben Dario Villa among 1,159 nephrology physician records in Texas
Ruben Dario Villa, M.D. is one of 1,159 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 89% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 85% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2001 among the 954 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,159 nephrology physician records in Texas.
All 1,159 in Texas → Every provider in Lubbock → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Elizabeth Cobb, M.D.Lubbock, TX 794071629261599
- Nayankumar Patel, MDLubbock, TX 794071972796985
- Elmoutaz Mousa, M.D.Lubbock, TX 794101124287735
- Maybin Simfukwe, MDLubbock, TX 794101689635559
- Joel Starnes, M.D., PH.D.Lubbock, TX 794101568670396
- Larry Warmoth, M.D.Lubbock, TX 794101902891815
- Elsa Bello Reuss, MDLubbock, TX 794301801955612
- Neil Kurtzman, M.D.Lubbock, TX 794301881683357
Common questions
What is Ruben Dario Villa, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ruben Dario Villa, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659367647, issued on Sep 23, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ruben Dario Villa, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5424 19TH St # 403, Lubbock, TX, 79407. Phone: (806) 368-8782. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ruben Dario Villa, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number M0958, 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 Dario Villa, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ruben Dario Villa, M.D. had 1,293 Medicare Part D claims for 152 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.