Victor Ruiz-Garcia, MD
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician · Mayaguez, PR
Victor Ruiz-Garcia, MD is a hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician with a practice address in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1265805295, issued on Nov 13, 2015. Check the license (Puerto Rico 19189, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Victor Ruiz-Garcia
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician 207QH0002X
- License numbers
- 19189 PR
19189 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Carr 3356 KM 1, Mayaguez, PR 00680
- Phone
- (787) 718-2747
- Enumerated
- Nov 13, 2015
- Record last updated
- Jul 27, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210913000342); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
4 nearest hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician records → All 5 in Puerto Rico → Look up another NPI →
Verify Victor Ruiz-Garcia in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Puerto Rico board licenses this profession
Search for license 19189Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
75% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician in 2024
285 Medicare Part D claims for 156 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,129 among the 731 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass32 claims
- Omeprazole18 claims
- Furosemide12 claims
- Levofloxacin11 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium11 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: $239.69
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. The 177 providers of this specialty with any payment received $225.53 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
- Hope Med PscSan Juan, PR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician providers in Puerto Rico
There are 5 hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician records in Puerto Rico.
All 5 in Puerto Rico → Every provider in Mayaguez → Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician nationwide →
The 4 hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Betsy Vazquez Gomez, MDSan Juan, PR 009091962904631
- Ana Arroyo, M.D.San Juan, PR 009171528287158
- Neyla Roldan, M.D.San Juan, PR 009271891905592
- Alexandra Lozano San Miguel, MDRio Piedras, PR 009351881169738
Common questions
What is Victor Ruiz-Garcia, MD's NPI number?
Victor Ruiz-Garcia, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265805295, issued on Nov 13, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Victor Ruiz-Garcia, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Carr 3356 KM 1, Mayaguez, PR, 00680. Phone: (787) 718-2747. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Victor Ruiz-Garcia, MD's license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 19189, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Victor Ruiz-Garcia, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Victor Ruiz-Garcia, MD had 285 Medicare Part D claims for 156 beneficiaries; the average among hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician prescribers was 1,129. 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.