NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ruth Espinoza Kavcioglu, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Northridge, CA

Ruth Espinoza Kavcioglu, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Northridge, California, and NPI 1487898847, issued on Apr 28, 2009. Check the license (California A116537, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1487898847
Name
Ruth Espinoza Kavcioglu
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
A116537 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
18460 Roscoe Blvd FL 2, Northridge, CA 91325
Phone
(818) 885-5480
Enumerated
Apr 28, 2009
Record last updated
Aug 22, 2023
Fax
(818) 993-1917
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 18460 Roscoe Blvd FL 2

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Christo Arbonies, M.D.Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1902224538
  2. Kathy Cairo, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1699878900
  3. Samuel Chang, MDFamily Medicine Physician1952921827
  4. Haik Chatalyan, DOFamily Medicine Physician1710680228
  5. Pamela Davis, MDFamily Medicine Physician1386652196
  6. Eric Gama, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1154862373

Verify Ruth Espinoza Kavcioglu in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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46% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

1,917 Medicare Part D claims for 205 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 16 claims were for opioids.

  1. Ruth Kavcioglu1,917
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium189 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate90 claims
  3. Metformin Hcl81 claims
  4. Levothyroxine Sodium76 claims
  5. Losartan Potassium67 claims
  6. Rosuvastatin Calcium66 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 96.5 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score80.3
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Ruth Espinoza Kavcioglu among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California

Ruth Espinoza Kavcioglu, MD is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 58% of them.

  • NPI issued2009 · 58% of these records are older, 40% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 62% of these records are
  • Record last updated2023 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

55 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Northridge

They are 55 of the 2,598 NPPES records with a practice address in Northridge, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kathy Cairo, M.D.Northridge, CA 913251699878900
  2. Fausto Cordero, MDNorthridge, CA 913251124052477
  3. Pamela Davis, MDNorthridge, CA 913251386652196
  4. Elizabeth Eddy-Bertrand, MDNorthridge, CA 913251669573218
  5. Susan Hopkins, MDNorthridge, CA 913251700987369
  6. Viviana Ionescu-Tiba, MDNorthridge, CA 913251588737720
  7. Christopher Kuhlman, MDNorthridge, CA 913251629170006
  8. Hwe-Seung Lee, MDNorthridge, CA 913251083717391

Common questions

What is Ruth Espinoza Kavcioglu, MD's NPI number?

Ruth Espinoza Kavcioglu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487898847, issued on Apr 28, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ruth Espinoza Kavcioglu, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 18460 Roscoe Blvd FL 2, Northridge, CA, 91325. Phone: (818) 885-5480. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ruth Espinoza Kavcioglu, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A116537, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Ruth Espinoza Kavcioglu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ruth Espinoza Kavcioglu, MD had 1,917 Medicare Part D claims for 205 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Ruth Espinoza Kavcioglu, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.5 of 100. 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.