Rula Ruello, NP
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · Metairie, LA
Rula Ruello, NP is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Metairie, Louisiana, and NPI 1013295344, issued on Aug 3, 2011. Check the license (Louisiana AP09644, as entered in NPPES) with the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rula Ruello
- Credential
- NP
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
- License numbers
- AP09644 LA
4823 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 331A Hesper Ave, Metairie, LA 70005
- Phone
- (301) 642-8854
- Enumerated
- Aug 3, 2011
- Record last updated
- Nov 15, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180731000724); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Rula Ruello in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana board licenses this profession
Search for license AP09644Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024
2,301 Medicare Part D claims for 187 beneficiaries, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Trazodone Hcl226 claims
- Bupropion Xl151 claims
- Fluoxetine Hcl125 claims
- Buspirone Hcl122 claims
- Clonazepam122 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl110 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: $610.91
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 23,362 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,027.77 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
- Ochsner Clinic LLCLa Place, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Rula Ruello among 755 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Louisiana
Rula Ruello, NP is one of 755 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Louisiana. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 11% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 11% of these records are older, 87% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2021 among the 475 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 23% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LP0808X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner providers in Louisiana
There are 755 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Louisiana.
All 755 in Louisiana → Every provider in Metairie → Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Christina Estes, APRNMetairie, LA 700051487584462
- Brett LaicheMetairie, LA 700051871370346
- Marianne Call, RN, MN, PMHNPMetairie, LA 700061619224110
- Jenia Harris, FNP-C, PMHNPMetairie, LA 700061033660584
- Lilia Henriquez, PMHNPMetairie, LA 700061184276735
- Angela Murray, PMHNP-BCMetairie, LA 700061154278299
- Brittany Wilson, APRN, PMHNP-BCMetairie, LA 700061588501795
- Shanna McMullen, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BCMetairie, LA 700031932064029
Common questions
What is Rula Ruello, NP's NPI number?
Rula Ruello, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1013295344, issued on Aug 3, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rula Ruello, NP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 331A Hesper Ave, Metairie, LA, 70005. Phone: (301) 642-8854. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rula Ruello, NP's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number AP09644, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Rula Ruello, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rula Ruello, NP had 2,301 Medicare Part D claims for 187 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner prescribers was 906. 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.