Dr. Ricardo L. Ayala, MD

Dr. Ayala practices at Cleveland Clinic Martin North Hospital in Stuart, Florida, part of The Cleveland Clinic Foundation.

Dr. Ayala's NPI, 1215900998, was assigned on February 11, 2006. Dr. Ayala graduated from Ponce Health Sciences University School of Medicine in 1997. Dr. Ayala holds Florida license ME84426.

Dr. Ayala's primary practice is Cleveland Clinic Martin North Hospital, at 200 SE Hospital Ave, Stuart, FL 34994 in Martin County. The practice phone is (772) 287-5200.

Dr. Ayala's primary practice is Cleveland Clinic Martin North Hospital in Stuart, Florida, part of The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. The medical group on file is Anesthesia Physician Solutions of South Florida. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ayala to 7 more medical groups and 2 group practices and clinics, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Ayala practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Anesthesiology is Dr. Ayala's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207L00000X. Dr. Ayala is board certified in anesthesiology by the American Board of Anesthesiology. Dmand AI has Dr. Ayala's licenses on file in 3 states: Florida, Texas and Louisiana.

CMS data shows 377 Medicare services from Dr. Ayala across 9 procedure codes in 2024, for 114 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $58,247 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 114 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ayala in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 51 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.52, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Ayala's median patient age at 68, with 39% women.

In 2024, Dr. Ayala wrote 106 Medicare Part D claims. 90% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 65 of them, across 4 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,946 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 96 claims across 7 drugs.

Dr. Ayala accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

CMS Open Payments shows 65 general payments to Dr. Ayala from 19 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 99% of the total. Lundbeck LLC paid the most, $345.

Dr. Ayala graduated from Ponce Health Sciences University School of Medicine in 1997.

Dr. Ayala is in network with 4 carriers, including United Healthcare, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City and CMS Medicare. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 2. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.