NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Yelitza Ruiz, M.D.

Hematology & Oncology Physician · Bayamon, PR

Yelitza Ruiz, M.D. is a hematology & oncology physician with a practice address in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1952412918, issued on Aug 31, 2006. Check the license (Puerto Rico 15917, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; 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
1952412918
Name
Yelitza Ruiz
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Hematology & Oncology Physician 207RH0003X
License number
15917 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
100 Paseo San Pablo, Bayamon, PR 00961
Phone
(787) 780-2830
Enumerated
Aug 31, 2006
Record last updated
Apr 15, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(787) 786-8281
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20080818000443); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Central Del Caribe Escuela De Medicina, 2001
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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Verify Yelitza Ruiz in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Puerto Rico board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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83% more Medicare Part D claims than the average hematology & oncology physician in 2024

1,603 Medicare Part D claims for 226 beneficiaries, against an average of 877 among the 10,784 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 25% of claims. 24 claims were for opioids.

  1. Yelitza Ruiz1,603
  2. Specialty average877

Most prescribed

  1. Anastrozole313 claims
  2. Letrozole103 claims
  3. Prednisone99 claims
  4. Ibrance89 claims
  5. Exemestane62 claims
  6. Hydroxyurea51 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: $4,589.68

220 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pbg Puerto Rico LLC. The 8,560 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,481.41 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Yelitza Ruiz$4,589.68
  2. Specialty average$7,481.41

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

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. PR Cancer Specialists LLCSan Juan, PR
  2. PR Hematology Oncology Group IncBayamon, PR

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

Yelitza Ruiz among 134 hematology & oncology physician records in Puerto Rico

Yelitza Ruiz, M.D. is one of 134 hematology & oncology physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 91% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 16% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 51% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 91% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • Graduated2001 · median 2001 among the 98 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2015 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RH0003X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hematology & Oncology Physician providers in Puerto Rico

There are 134 hematology & oncology physician records in Puerto Rico.

The 8 hematology & oncology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kenel Fernandes Barbosa, MDBayamon, PR 009611104919166
  2. Madeleine Garcia Soberal, MDBayamon, PR 009611851384697
  3. Robert Hunter, MDBayamon, PR 009611588657522
  4. Elias Sobrino, MDBayamon, PR 009611598182719
  5. Juan Vazquez, MDBayamon, PR 009611508859380
  6. Carlos Chiesa, M.D.Bayamon, PR 009601487659462
  7. Myrna Andino-Camacho, MDBayamon, PR 009591164723508
  8. Jose Ortega Sanchez, M.D.Bayamon, PR 009591689823452

Common questions

What is Yelitza Ruiz, M.D.'s NPI number?

Yelitza Ruiz, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952412918, issued on Aug 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Yelitza Ruiz, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 100 Paseo San Pablo, Bayamon, PR, 00961. Phone: (787) 780-2830. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Yelitza Ruiz, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 15917, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Yelitza Ruiz, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Yelitza Ruiz, M.D. had 1,603 Medicare Part D claims for 226 beneficiaries; the average among hematology & oncology physician prescribers was 877. 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.