NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Vanessa Velazquez Ruiz, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician · Pinellas Park, FL

Vanessa Velazquez Ruiz, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Pinellas Park, Florida, and NPI 1467646554, issued on Aug 31, 2007. Check the license (Florida ME117349, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; 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
1467646554
Name
Vanessa Velazquez Ruiz
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License numbers
ME117349 FL
257897 NY
11753 I PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3070 Grand Ave, Pinellas Park, FL 33782
Phone
(727) 553-7300
Enumerated
Aug 31, 2007
Record last updated
Mar 22, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20140131000411); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Puerto Rico School Of Medicine, 2007
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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Also registered at 3070 Grand Ave

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  1. Kyle GeraciRegistered Nurse1760345458

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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54% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

348 Medicare Part D claims for 192 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 50 claims were for opioids.

  1. Vanessa Velazquez Ruiz348
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Cephalexin35 claims
  2. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen34 claims
  3. Naproxen31 claims
  4. Prednisone23 claims
  5. Ondansetron Odt22 claims
  6. Azithromycin13 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $141.14

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Vanessa Velazquez Ruiz$141.14
  2. Specialty average$953.79

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

  1. Emergency Physicians OF St Petersburg PASt Petersburg, FL

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

Vanessa Velazquez Ruiz among 4,034 emergency medicine physician records in Florida

Vanessa Velazquez Ruiz, MD is one of 4,034 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Florida. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 38% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 38% of these records are older, 55% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 55% of these records are
  • Graduated2007 · median 2013 among the 2,199 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Emergency Medicine Physician providers in Florida

There are 4,034 emergency medicine physician records in Florida.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Richard Balbin, DOIndian Rocks Beach, FL 337851700633500
  2. Robert Pepper, DOLargo, FL 337771306853163
  3. Robert Cano, DOLargo, FL 337741447205653
  4. Rita Sivils, DOLargo, FL 337741912926163
  5. William Williams, MDLargo, FL 337741740283589
  6. Kimberly WolfeLargo, FL 337741982281473
  7. Nadia Abrahamsen, MDLargo, FL 337701861626327
  8. John Dodson, MDLargo, FL 337701811901911

Common questions

What is Vanessa Velazquez Ruiz, MD's NPI number?

Vanessa Velazquez Ruiz, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1467646554, issued on Aug 31, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Vanessa Velazquez Ruiz, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3070 Grand Ave, Pinellas Park, FL, 33782. Phone: (727) 553-7300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Vanessa Velazquez Ruiz, MD's license?

NPPES lists Florida license number ME117349, as entered by the provider. 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 Vanessa Velazquez Ruiz, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Vanessa Velazquez Ruiz, MD had 348 Medicare Part D claims for 192 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.