NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Verdinand Christian Beltran Ruelos, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Galveston, TX

Verdinand Christian Beltran Ruelos, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Galveston, Texas, and NPI 1285324848, issued on May 8, 2023. Check the license (Texas BP10084494, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; 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
1285324848
Name
Verdinand Christian Beltran Ruelos
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
BP10084494 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
301 8TH St, Galveston, TX 77555
Phone
(409) 772-1011
Enumerated
May 8, 2023
Record last updated
Jun 21, 2023
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 301 8TH St

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  3. Aaron Kao, MDAnesthesiology Physician1164214995
  4. Savreet Kaur, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1780425991
  5. Bidyut Mani, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1205453628
  6. Jacob McAnally, MDAnesthesiology Physician1124868310

Verify Verdinand Christian Beltran Ruelos in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

47 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 14 claims were for opioids.

  1. Verdinand Ruelos47
  2. Specialty average346

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: $774.26

10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Verdinand Ruelos$774
  2. Specialty average$23,023

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Verdinand Christian Beltran Ruelos among 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Texas

Verdinand Christian Beltran Ruelos, MD is one of 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2023, is newer than 97% of them.

  • NPI issued2023 · 97% of these records are older, 2% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 67% of these records are
  • Record last updated2023 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

27 orthopaedic surgery physician records list a practice address in Galveston

They are 27 of the 2,532 NPPES records with a practice address in Galveston, and 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Texas.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sami Alaraj, MDGalveston, TX 775551134797764
  2. Oluwatofe Alimi, MDGalveston, TX 775551104573492
  3. Stanley Allen, M.D.Galveston, TX 775551932288511
  4. Katherine Ferry, MDGalveston, TX 775551487390043
  5. Blake Johnson, MDGalveston, TX 775551487220968
  6. John Kosty, M.D.Galveston, TX 775551154421477
  7. Ronald Lindsey, M.D.Galveston, TX 775551427137041
  8. Grant McChesney, MDGalveston, TX 775551477082675

Common questions

What is Verdinand Christian Beltran Ruelos, MD's NPI number?

Verdinand Christian Beltran Ruelos, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285324848, issued on May 8, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Verdinand Christian Beltran Ruelos, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 301 8TH St, Galveston, TX, 77555. Phone: (409) 772-1011. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Verdinand Christian Beltran Ruelos, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number BP10084494, 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 Verdinand Christian Beltran Ruelos, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Verdinand Christian Beltran Ruelos, MD had 47 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.