Vincent Ruiz
NPI 1144474552ActiveIndividual· Physician Assistant, Medical· Albuquerque, NM
Physician Assistant, Medical with Ut East Texas Urgent Care Centers, PLLC and 1 other group, practicing in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $86,182 for 1,027 claims, against $8,558 paid for services in 2024. Novo Nordisk Inc reported $27.82 in payments in 2025, mostly food and beverage.
Overview
| NPI | 1144474552 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Nov 12, 2008 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Mar 22, 2017 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician Assistant, Medical Primary | 363AM0700X | PA2008-0060 | NM |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Physician Assistant (NM); Practitioner - Physician Assistant (TX) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 68 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 244 across 35 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $8,558 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 1,027 · 2,076 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 185 |
| Total drug cost | $86,182 |
| Generic share | 90% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2008 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Physician Assistant |
Medical groups
- Ut East Texas Urgent Care Centers, PLLCCanton, TX · 33 clinicians
- South Central Colfax County Special Hospital DistrictAngel Fire, NM · 4 clinicians
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$27.82 · 1 payment from 1 company
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Novo Nordisk Inc | $27.82 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$27.82 · 1 payment
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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