Axel Ruiz-Tellez, MD
NPI 1184671034ActiveIndividual· Family Medicine· Lehigh Acres, FL
Family Medicine (MD) with Gulf Coast Healthcare Systems, Inc, practicing in Lehigh Acres, Florida. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $1,019,010 for 6,302 claims, against $65,728 paid for services in 2024. Amgen Inc. was the largest of 11 companies reporting payments in 2025, $1,145 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Cape Coral Hospital and 1 other hospital as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1184671034 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | May 27, 2006 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Oct 19, 2017 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Family Medicine Primary | 207Q00000X | ME81221 | FL |
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 - Family Practice (FL) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 173 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 1,154 across 61 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $65,728 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 6,302 · 13,690 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 516 |
| Total drug cost | $1,019,010 |
| Generic share | 89% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 1985 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Family Practice |
| Secondary specialties | Dermatology |
Medical group
- Gulf Coast Healthcare Systems, IncLehigh Acres, FL · 3 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Cape Coral HospitalCape Coral, FL
- HCA Florida Lehigh HospitalLehigh Acres, FL
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$1,145 · 33 payments from 11 companies
- 2024$1,491 · 32 payments from 9 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Amgen Inc. | $249.79 | 3 |
| Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $207.62 | 12 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc | $196.17 | 7 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $136.42 | 2 |
| Abbvie Inc. | $135.11 | 2 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$1,145 · 33 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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