Ruth Wangui Gachao, NP
Internal Medicine Physician · Columbia, MD
Ruth Wangui Gachao, NP is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Columbia, Maryland, and NPI 1548048481, issued on Sep 21, 2023. Check the license (Maryland R213064, as entered in NPPES) on the Maryland Board of Physicians; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ruth Wangui Gachao
- Credential
- NP
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- R213064 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5978 Turnabout LN Apt 11, Columbia, MD 21044
- Phone
- (918) 926-0020
- Enumerated
- Sep 21, 2023
- Record last updated
- Sep 21, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240912002313); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ruth Wangui Gachao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of Physicians
Search for license R213064Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $24.91
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- Post Acute Physician Partners LLCHebron, MD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ruth Wangui Gachao among 3,904 internal medicine physician records in Maryland
Ruth Wangui Gachao, NP is one of 3,904 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Maryland. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2023, is newer than 98% of them.
- NPI issued2023 · 98% of these records are older, under 1% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2022 · median 2003 among the 2,445 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
93 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Columbia
They are 93 of the 6,690 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbia, and 3,904 internal medicine physician records in Maryland.
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Common questions
What is Ruth Wangui Gachao, NP's NPI number?
Ruth Wangui Gachao, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548048481, issued on Sep 21, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ruth Wangui Gachao, NP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5978 Turnabout LN Apt 11, Columbia, MD, 21044. Phone: (918) 926-0020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ruth Wangui Gachao, NP's license?
NPPES lists Maryland license number R213064, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland Board of Physicians at https://www.mbp.state.md.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
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.