Ruel Decastro Ramirez, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Cerritos, CA
Ruel Decastro Ramirez, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Cerritos, California, and NPI 1326516717, issued on Nov 5, 2018. Check the license (California PA56230, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ruel Decastro Ramirez
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- PA56230 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 17100 Norwalk Blvd Bldg Suite101, Cerritos, CA 90703
- Phone
- (562) 860-2111
- Enumerated
- Nov 5, 2018
- Record last updated
- Mar 2, 2024
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ruel Decastro Ramirez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license PA56230Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average physician assistant in 2024
2,131 Medicare Part D claims for 448 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims. 81 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate443 claims
- Prednisone377 claims
- Methotrexate203 claims
- Baclofen150 claims
- Gabapentin133 claims
- Alendronate Sodium108 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: $289.74
13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 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.
Ruel Decastro Ramirez among 14,451 physician assistant records in California
Ruel Decastro Ramirez, PA-C is one of 14,451 physician assistant records with a practice address in California. 75% 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 52% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 52% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 50% of these records are
- Record last updated2024 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
17 physician assistant records list a practice address in Cerritos
They are 17 of the 1,842 NPPES records with a practice address in Cerritos, and 14,451 physician assistant records in California.
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The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Alicia Alexander, MS,PA-CCerritos, CA 907031437402989
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- Madeline Bui, PACerritos, CA 907031417538554
- Michelle BuiCerritos, CA 907031194575217
- Sarah Chan, PA-CCerritos, CA 907031861160681
- Sadia ChohanCerritos, CA 907031811532195
- Hemang Doshi, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTCerritos, CA 907031912914193
- Joseph Chris GomezCerritos, CA 907031730724824
Common questions
What is Ruel Decastro Ramirez, PA-C's NPI number?
Ruel Decastro Ramirez, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326516717, issued on Nov 5, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ruel Decastro Ramirez, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 17100 Norwalk Blvd Bldg Suite101, Cerritos, CA, 90703. Phone: (562) 860-2111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ruel Decastro Ramirez, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists California license number PA56230, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Ruel Decastro Ramirez, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ruel Decastro Ramirez, PA-C had 2,131 Medicare Part D claims for 448 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.