Stephanie Nicole Aruca, OD
Optometrist · Bay Pines, FL
Stephanie Nicole Aruca, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Bay Pines, Florida, and NPI 1124642269, issued on Jun 4, 2020. Check the license on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Stephanie Nicole Aruca
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OEG003658 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 10000 Bay Pines Blvd, Bay Pines, FL 33744
- Phone
- (727) 398-6661
- Enumerated
- Jun 4, 2020
- Record last updated
- Jun 4, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (727) 398-6661
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210920001970); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 10000 Bay Pines Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Jessica Agalliu, PHARMDPharmacist1306526108
- Olabisi Ajani, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1497376925
- Catherine Alexander-Ponder, MSWClinical Social Worker1962511188
Verify Stephanie Nicole Aruca in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license searchCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
1,003 Medicare Part D claims for 267 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 22% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost456 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth97 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol87 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate76 claims
- Timolol Maleate70 claims
- Restasis59 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 81.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $58.59
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 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
- Mobile Vision Doctors LLCHollywood, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Stephanie Nicole Aruca among 3,594 optometrist records in Florida
Stephanie Nicole Aruca, OD is one of 3,594 optometrist records with a practice address in Florida. 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 2020, is newer than 80% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 80% of these records are older, 17% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 51% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2006 among the 1,833 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
16 optometrist records list a practice address in Bay Pines
They are 16 of the 814 NPPES records with a practice address in Bay Pines, and 3,594 optometrist records in Florida.
All 3,594 in Florida → Every provider in Bay Pines → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Linda Bass, O.D.Bay Pines, FL 337441366545626
- Stephanie Cali, O.D.Bay Pines, FL 337441568743797
- Jenette Cantrell, ODBay Pines, FL 337441811000516
- Vimarilyn Cardenas, ODBay Pines, FL 337441649902263
- Katherine Dunatov, O.D.Bay Pines, FL 337441902111040
- Candace Greenough, ODBay Pines, FL 337441902212525
- Paul Gruosso, ODBay Pines, FL 337441508954058
- Varun Khedekar, ODBay Pines, FL 337441164943312
Common questions
What is Stephanie Nicole Aruca, OD's NPI number?
Stephanie Nicole Aruca, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1124642269, issued on Jun 4, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Stephanie Nicole Aruca, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10000 Bay Pines Blvd, Bay Pines, FL, 33744. Phone: (727) 398-6661. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Stephanie Nicole Aruca, OD's license?
Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Stephanie Nicole Aruca, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Stephanie Nicole Aruca, OD had 1,003 Medicare Part D claims for 267 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Stephanie Nicole Aruca, OD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.3 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.