NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Shivani Ruben, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Sacramento, CA

Shivani Ruben, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Sacramento, California, and NPI 1770928954, issued on May 1, 2013. Check the license (California C170012, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1770928954
Name
Shivani Ruben
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License numbers
C170012 CA
49238 AZ
R72806 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1201 Alhambra Blvd Ste 420, Sacramento, CA 95816
Phone
(916) 733-8713
Enumerated
May 1, 2013
Record last updated
Feb 1, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210209000490); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  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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34% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

4,256 Medicare Part D claims for 428 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 121 claims were for opioids.

  1. Shivani Ruben4,256
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium242 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate194 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium181 claims
  4. Losartan Potassium125 claims
  5. Lisinopril122 claims
  6. Omeprazole99 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

  1. Sutter Valley Medical FoundationSacramento, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Shivani Ruben among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California

Shivani Ruben, MD is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 71% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 71% of these records are older, 26% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2011 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 61% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

601 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Sacramento

They are 601 of the 33,083 NPPES records with a practice address in Sacramento, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Michael Abate, MDSacramento, CA 958161548248131
  2. Jason Chang, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958161992787485
  3. Meghan Hayes, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958161851385405
  4. Lisa Ho, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958161932184108
  5. John Hosoume, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958161588649354
  6. James Jackson, MDSacramento, CA 958161508855594
  7. Ingvild Lane, MDSacramento, CA 958161831171719
  8. Scott Macdonald, MDSacramento, CA 958161518940006

Common questions

What is Shivani Ruben, MD's NPI number?

Shivani Ruben, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770928954, issued on May 1, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Shivani Ruben, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1201 Alhambra Blvd Ste 420, Sacramento, CA, 95816. Phone: (916) 733-8713. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Shivani Ruben, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number C170012, 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 Shivani Ruben, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Shivani Ruben, MD had 4,256 Medicare Part D claims for 428 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.