Thomas James Ruggiero, NP
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner · Houston, TX
Thomas James Ruggiero, NP is an acute care nurse practitioner with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1174106165, issued on Apr 28, 2021. Check the license (Texas 1035477, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thomas James Ruggiero
- Credential
- NP
- Primary taxonomy
- Acute Care Nurse Practitioner 363LA2100X
- License numbers
- 1035477 TX
874842 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 915 Gessner RD, Houston, TX 77024
- Phone
- (713) 984-6406
- Enumerated
- Apr 28, 2021
- Record last updated
- Mar 10, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210721002258); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Thomas James Ruggiero in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license 1035477Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average acute care nurse practitioner in 2024
30 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries, against an average of 594 among the 13,133 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 77.5 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: $14.00
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 10,984 providers of this specialty with any payment received $647.94 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
- UT PhysiciansHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Thomas James Ruggiero among 3,239 acute care nurse practitioner records in Texas
Thomas James Ruggiero, NP is one of 3,239 acute care nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Texas. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 54% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 54% of these records are older, 36% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2019 among the 2,120 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 34% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LA2100X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Thomas James Ruggiero, NP's NPI number?
Thomas James Ruggiero, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174106165, issued on Apr 28, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thomas James Ruggiero, NP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 915 Gessner RD, Houston, TX, 77024. Phone: (713) 984-6406. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thomas James Ruggiero, NP's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number 1035477, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Thomas James Ruggiero, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Thomas James Ruggiero, NP had 30 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries; the average among acute care nurse practitioner prescribers was 594. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Thomas James Ruggiero, NP's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 77.5 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.