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2026 NPPES data Sports Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician NPI 1659399087 MD
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Ruth Gonzalez, MD

Sports Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician in Wichita Falls, Texas.

This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 299 in Sports Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.

Federal data, no proprietary rating. We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
3K
Medicare Part D claims · 226 beneficiaries · Sports Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician avg: 1K
MIPS score
0/100
▼ 84 pts below national avg 83.5 · Penalty band
Industry payments
$987.35
49 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
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Compiled from official public sources by the editorial process.

What the federal data shows

Ruth Gonzalez, MD reported a CMS MIPS final score of 0/100 - below the 83.5 national average - and filed 2,975 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.

0/100
MIPS score · -83 vs avg
3K
Part D claims, 2024
Likely
board-certified (heuristic)
≥0th
pct among measured MIPS (lower-bound band)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

Federal trust snapshot

What official records show about Ruth Gonzalez, MD

Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.

  • Verified

    NPI registry status

    Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1659399087), first enumerated 07/17/2006.

    Source: CMS NPPES

  • Reported

    Medicare Part D participation

    Filed 2,975 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.

    Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF

  • Reported

    CMS quality reporting (MIPS)

    Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 0/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.

    Source: CMS Quality Payment Program

  • Reported

    Board certification signal

    Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.

    Source: NUCC taxonomy + CMS participation heuristic

  • Reported

    Industry payment transparency

    $987.35 in reported industry payments (49 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.

    Source: CMS Open Payments

  • State context

    State board disciplinary context

    Texas statewide board action statistics are published annually — these figures describe aggregate state activity, not Ruth Gonzalez, MD's individual license status. Verify directly with the state medical board.

    Source: TMB annual report 2023

  • Not in federal data

    Individual sanction lookup

    PlainDoctor does not publish per-provider disciplinary determinations. Confirm current license and any individual actions through the state medical board or FSMB verification service.

    Source: State medical board / FSMB

This trust snapshot summarizes only what appears in federal CMS/NPPES public records. It is not a composite score, star rating, patient review, or clinical recommendation. PlainDoctor never fabricates reviews or AggregateRating schema.

Compare Gonzalez with other Sports Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers

Same primary specialty, same federal CMS NPPES roster.

Also enrolled in Texas

Other specialties in Wichita Falls: Family Nurse Practitioner (110) · Behavior Technician (108) · Licensed Vocational Nurse (104) · Professional Counselor (102)

CMS NPPES provider registry desk

NPI 1659399087 · Sports Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician

NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-TRACE · MIPS-LOW · RX-MID · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-FINISH

  • NPI-10 1659399087
  • ENUM-LEGACY 2006
  • TAX-TRACE 299
  • MIPS-LOW 0/100
  • RX-MID 2,975
  • BOOK-THIN 17 in Texas
  • PHOTO-FINISH Scott Curtis, D.O. · ±0.0

MIPS final-score neighbourhood

Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity

MIPS pts

What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).

Source CMS Quality Payment Program (MIPS) As of 2023

Ruth Gonzalez, MD's MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician

CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.

0 ≥ 0th percentile 0% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands

0–10: 8,684 measured providers (2%). This entry sits in this band. 10–20: 3,008 measured providers (1%). Above this entry. 20–30: 3,069 measured providers (1%). Above this entry. 30–40: 2,746 measured providers (1%). Above this entry. 40–50: 2,928 measured providers (1%). Above this entry. 50–60: 5,882 measured providers (1%). Above this entry. 60–70: 13,906 measured providers (3%). Above this entry. 70–80: 94,570 measured providers (21%). Above this entry. 80–90: 129,887 measured providers (29%). Above this entry. 90+: 189,403 measured providers (42%). Above this entry. This provider 0 100 every measured MIPS clinician, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

The percentile is a conservative whole-score-point band: it counts only measured clinicians in lower score bands. A CMS MIPS metric is not a recommendation or a clinical-quality rating by PlainDoctor. See methodology § corpus placement.

Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023

Where Ruth Gonzalez, MD sits

This provider among sports medicine (internal medicine) physician peers

Across the 62 sports medicine (internal medicine) physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Ruth Gonzalez, MD writes more Part D claims than 90% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 0% - placing this provider in the high-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.

Lower volume · High qualityHigh volume · High qualityLower volume · Lower qualityHigh volume · Lower quality0255075100024.148.372.496.6Part D claim volume, percentile in specialtyMIPS quality, percentilePoint, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 88 · MIPS quality, percentile: 27Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 80 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 22 · MIPS quality, percentile: 88Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 37 · MIPS quality, percentile: 53Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 70 · MIPS quality, percentile: 62Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 0 · MIPS quality, percentile: 30Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 2 · MIPS quality, percentile: 45Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 72 · MIPS quality, percentile: 50Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 77 · MIPS quality, percentile: 77Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 82 · MIPS quality, percentile: 17Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 12 · MIPS quality, percentile: 77Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 45 · MIPS quality, percentile: 33Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 43 · MIPS quality, percentile: 68Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 20 · MIPS quality, percentile: 72Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 35 · MIPS quality, percentile: 77Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 53 · MIPS quality, percentile: 15Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 95 · MIPS quality, percentile: 60Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 90 · MIPS quality, percentile: 40Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 38 · MIPS quality, percentile: 85Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 10 · MIPS quality, percentile: 77Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 73 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 68 · MIPS quality, percentile: 7Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 52 · MIPS quality, percentile: 13Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 67 · MIPS quality, percentile: 10Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 50 · MIPS quality, percentile: 57Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 25 · MIPS quality, percentile: 35Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 85 · MIPS quality, percentile: 65Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 28 · MIPS quality, percentile: 57Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 27 · MIPS quality, percentile: 65Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 57 · MIPS quality, percentile: 27Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 48 · MIPS quality, percentile: 12Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 75 · MIPS quality, percentile: 23Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 15 · MIPS quality, percentile: 88Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 5 · MIPS quality, percentile: 73Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 93 · MIPS quality, percentile: 47Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 100 · MIPS quality, percentile: 47Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 47 · MIPS quality, percentile: 8Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 17 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 87 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 53 · MIPS quality, percentile: 37Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 18 · MIPS quality, percentile: 22Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 40 · MIPS quality, percentile: 32Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 33 · MIPS quality, percentile: 42Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 97 · MIPS quality, percentile: 55Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 65 · MIPS quality, percentile: 20Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 3 · MIPS quality, percentile: 75Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 63 · MIPS quality, percentile: 38Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 22 · MIPS quality, percentile: 83Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 83 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 30 · MIPS quality, percentile: 62Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 7 · MIPS quality, percentile: 25Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 62 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 78 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 98 · MIPS quality, percentile: 18Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 8 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 42 · MIPS quality, percentile: 70Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 58 · MIPS quality, percentile: 52Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 60 · MIPS quality, percentile: 87Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 13 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 32 · MIPS quality, percentile: 43Ruth Gonzalez, MD, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 90 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile

Each dot is one sports medicine (internal medicine) physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Ruth Gonzalez, MD. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.

✓
Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)

Ruth Gonzalez, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).

What does the federal data show about Ruth Gonzalez, MD?

Below national average

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 07/17/2006

NPI 1659399087

Primary specialty

Sports Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician

Rare

299 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

2,975 144% vs specialty avg

2024 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 1,220

MIPS final score

0/100 83.5 pts vs avg

Penalty band band

vs 83.5 national avg

Specialty distribution in Texas

How Sports Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician compares to other specialties among Texas providers

Texas providers
Behavior Technician6%Student in an Organized Heal…5.3%Family Nurse Practitioner4.5%Professional Counselor4.4%Pharmacist4.3%Speech-Language Pathologist3.9%Sports Medicine (Internal Me…0%
Largest specialties in Texas (% of in-state providers)

Medicare quality performance, MIPS

Ruth Gonzalez, MD's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Sports Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician national average

Below national average
MIPS Final Score
0/100
vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
0%100%National avg84%0%
MIPS final score (Sports Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician) - 0/100 vs national avg 83.5
How MIPS and board certification work

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

Practice Address

4531 MAPLEWOOD AVE
Wichita Falls, TX 76308
(940) 767-3797

Provider Details

NPI 1659399087
Specialty Sports Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician
Credentials MD
Gender Female
NPI Issued 07/17/2006

CMS Quality Score (MIPS)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.

0
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
0
Quality

Reporting: Individual

Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data

The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Ruth Gonzalez, MD. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.

Total received

$987

Largest payer

ABBVIE INC.

Most common payment type

Food and Beverage

Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.

License & disciplinary context - Texas TMB 2023 annual report

Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~77K Texas medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Ruth Gonzalez, MD. To verify Ruth Gonzalez, MD's current license status, search the TMB public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.

344
Total board actions, Texas 2023
Across 334 cases
4.47
Actions per 1,000 licensees
Texas statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
94 cases

TMB publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Texas disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.

2,975
Total Claims
$1.4M
Total Drug Cost
226
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
5,049.367
Total Day Supply
148,268
Generic Drug Cost
$62K
Opioid Claims
424 (14.3% rate)
Antibiotic Claims
11

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
74.8 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
1.57
Gender Split
88% female / 12% male

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What Ruth Gonzalez, MD prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2024
Drug Claims
Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate
 269
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen
Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen
213
Methotrexate
Methotrexate Sodium
193
Prednisone
 188
Tramadol Hcl
 135
Celecoxib
 131
Gabapentin
 129
Leflunomide
 121
Pilocarpine Hcl
 85
Nabumetone
 79

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

More Sports Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician in TX → All providers in Texas → Compare specialties →

Sports Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician Overview

How Ruth Gonzalez, MD fits within the Sports Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician landscape nationally.

299
Sports Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician Providers in US
44
States with Sports Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician
1,220
Avg Claims per Provider

Ruth Gonzalez, MD's 2,975 claims are above the specialty average of 1,220.

Nationwide Sports Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year

Two federal-record peer sets for Gonzalez, both outside Texas so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.

Similar MIPS final score

Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (0 here).

Scott Curtis 0 NJ Michael Kellis 0 OH Erich Weidenbener 0 IN Douglas Borkowski 24.1 NJ

Same NPPES enumeration year (2006)

Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.

Jeffrey Delson New York, NY Akifa Samdani New York, NY Richard Sandor Mountain View, CA Chad Roghair Berkeley, CA

Nearby Sports Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician Providers in Texas

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Texas, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Gonzalez.

One of 17 Sports Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers enrolled in Texas, 11 are shown on this page.

Dr. Jonathan Leung
M.D.
Fort Worth, TX
Dr. Teddy Mitchell
MD
Lubbock, TX
Orlando Noyola
LAT
Pharr, TX
Dr. Adam Parsons
M.D.
Farmers Branch, TX
Dr. Balaguru Ravi
M.D.
Webster, TX

Compare Sports Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Ruth Gonzalez, MD's specialty? ▼
Ruth Gonzalez, MD specializes in Sports Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician and practices in Wichita Falls, Texas. Credentials: MD.
How much does Ruth Gonzalez, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Ruth Gonzalez, MD wrote 2,975 Medicare Part D claims totaling $1.4M in drug costs for 226 beneficiaries.
What is Ruth Gonzalez, MD's Medicare quality score? ▼
Ruth Gonzalez, MD has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 0/100 (Quality: 0). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Ruth Gonzalez, MD located? ▼
Ruth Gonzalez, MD is located at 4531 MAPLEWOOD AVE, Wichita Falls, TX, 76308. Phone: (940) 767-3797.
What is Ruth Gonzalez, MD's NPI number? ▼
Ruth Gonzalez, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659399087, issued on 07/17/2006.
Does Ruth Gonzalez, MD prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Ruth Gonzalez, MD had 424 opioid claims in 2024 with an opioid prescribing rate of 14.3%.
How many Sports Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 299 Sports Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers across 44 states in the US. The average Sports Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician provider writes 1,220 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Ruth Gonzalez, MD prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Ruth Gonzalez, MD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate, Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen, Methotrexate. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Ruth Gonzalez, MD accept Medicare? ▼
Ruth Gonzalez, MD appears in CMS Medicare data with 2,975 Part D claims and 226 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Ruth Gonzalez, MD's credentials? ▼
Ruth Gonzalez, MD's NPI is 1659399087 with credentials MD. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

View source datasets and methodology notes
Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Quality Performance
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Disclaimer: Data from CMS NPPES and Medicare Part D. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Provider information is self-reported and may not be current. Always verify information directly with the provider. About · Methodology

Compiled from official public sources by the editorial process.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.