Tania Adelina Torres-Ruiz, MD
Surgery Physician · Houston, TX
Tania Adelina Torres-Ruiz, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1720570658, issued on Jun 6, 2018. Check the license (Texas V8418, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tania Adelina Torres-Ruiz
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- V8418 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6560 Fannin St Ste 1404, Houston, TX 77030
- Phone
- (713) 790-0600
- Enumerated
- Jun 6, 2018
- Record last updated
- Jun 23, 2025
- Fax
- (713) 790-0616
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250708004168); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 6560 Fannin St Ste 1404
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Verify Tania Adelina Torres-Ruiz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license V8418Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
22 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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
- Specialty Associates OF West Houston PLLCHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Tania Adelina Torres-Ruiz among 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas
Tania Adelina Torres-Ruiz, MD is one of 2,192 surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 84% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 84% of these records are older, 13% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2004 among the 1,350 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Texas
There are 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas.
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The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Richard Andrassy, M.D.Houston, TX 770301184665820
- Barbara Bass, M.D., F.A.C.SHouston, TX 770301881632636
- Richard Caplan, M.D.Houston, TX 770301831170166
- Richard Geis, M.D.Houston, TX 770301891756532
- Steven HammermanHouston, TX 770301649268236
- Samer Mattar, MDHouston, TX 770301861466708
- Hemangshu Podder, M.D.Houston, TX 770301407885163
- Patrick Reardon, MDHouston, TX 770301649270265
Common questions
What is Tania Adelina Torres-Ruiz, MD's NPI number?
Tania Adelina Torres-Ruiz, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720570658, issued on Jun 6, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tania Adelina Torres-Ruiz, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6560 Fannin St Ste 1404, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 790-0600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tania Adelina Torres-Ruiz, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number V8418, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Tania Adelina Torres-Ruiz, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tania Adelina Torres-Ruiz, MD had 22 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.