Sharon J. Ruggiero, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · St Cloud, MN
Sharon J. Ruggiero, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in St Cloud, Minnesota, and NPI 1629068390, issued on Oct 25, 2005. Check the license (Minnesota 36697, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sharon J. Ruggiero
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 36697 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1200 6TH Ave N, St Cloud, MN 56303
- Phone
- (320) 252-5131
- Enumerated
- Oct 25, 2005
- Record last updated
- Dec 5, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (320) 240-2118
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100303000737); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Minnesota Medical School, 1986
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Sharon J. Ruggiero in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
Search for license 36697Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
81% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
5,762 Medicare Part D claims for 407 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 74 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate302 claims
- Lisinopril286 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium243 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium242 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate181 claims
- Omeprazole165 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Centracare ClinicSaint Cloud, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sharon J. Ruggiero among 2,632 internal medicine physician records in Minnesota
Sharon J. Ruggiero, MD is one of 2,632 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Minnesota. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 92% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 2008 among the 1,700 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 57% 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 Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
12 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in St Cloud
They are 12 of the 474 NPPES records with a practice address in St Cloud, and 2,632 internal medicine physician records in Minnesota.
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Common questions
What is Sharon J. Ruggiero, MD's NPI number?
Sharon J. Ruggiero, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629068390, issued on Oct 25, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sharon J. Ruggiero, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1200 6TH Ave N, St Cloud, MN, 56303. Phone: (320) 252-5131. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sharon J. Ruggiero, MD's license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 36697, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice at https://mn.gov/boards/medical-practice/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Sharon J. Ruggiero, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sharon J. Ruggiero, MD had 5,762 Medicare Part D claims for 407 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.