Ruchia Handy, ARNP
Family Nurse Practitioner · Tampa, FL
Ruchia Handy, ARNP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Tampa, Florida, and NPI 1588131312, issued on Oct 30, 2018. Check the license (Florida 9456475, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ruchia Handy
- Credential
- ARNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- 9456475 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5510 N Hesperides St, Tampa, FL 33614
- Phone
- (813) 467-6111
- Enumerated
- Oct 30, 2018
- Record last updated
- Sep 29, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20181227000583); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ruchia Handy in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license 9456475Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
20% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
1,050 Medicare Part D claims for 255 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Sertraline Hcl147 claims
- Divalproex Sodium114 claims
- Buspirone Hcl96 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl69 claims
- Lorazepam64 claims
- Trazodone Hcl58 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): 79.4 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: $16.14
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 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 3 group practices
- Dr Luisa Vega Dnp LLCBrandon, FL
- Thrive Behavioral Sciences Tampa LLCTampa, FL
- Thrive Behavioral Sciences- Orlando LLCOrlando, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ruchia Handy among 22,340 family nurse practitioner records in Florida
Ruchia Handy, ARNP is one of 22,340 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Florida. 69% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 34% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 34% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 48% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2020 among the 10,790 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 34% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Ruchia Handy, ARNP's NPI number?
Ruchia Handy, ARNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588131312, issued on Oct 30, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ruchia Handy, ARNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5510 N Hesperides St, Tampa, FL, 33614. Phone: (813) 467-6111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ruchia Handy, ARNP's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number 9456475, as entered by the provider. 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 Ruchia Handy, ARNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ruchia Handy, ARNP had 1,050 Medicare Part D claims for 255 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ruchia Handy, ARNP's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 79.4 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.