Dr. Carlos A. Higuera Rueda, MD

Dr. Higuera Rueda practices at Cleveland Clinic Florida - Weston in Weston, Florida.

Dr. Higuera Rueda's NPI, 1437344991, was assigned on September 7, 2007. Dr. Higuera Rueda graduated from Pontifical Xavierian University in 1999. Dr. Higuera Rueda holds Florida license ME135802.

Dr. Higuera Rueda's primary practice is Cleveland Clinic Florida - Weston, at 2950 Cleveland Clinic Blvd, Weston, FL 33331 in Broward County. The practice phone is (954) 689-5000.

Dr. Higuera Rueda's primary practice is Cleveland Clinic Florida - Weston in Weston, Florida. Dr. Higuera Rueda is also affiliated with Cleveland Clinic Weston Hospital. The medical group on file is Cleveland Clinic Florida. Dmand AI also links Dr. Higuera Rueda to 1 more hospital and 1 home health agency, each named with a free account.

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

Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Higuera Rueda's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Higuera Rueda is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Higuera Rueda's licenses on file in 3 states: Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

Dmand AI lists amputation, arthritis, bursitis, fluid in a joint, hip replacement, joint arthropathy, joint pain and knee arthroscopy among the conditions Dr. Higuera Rueda treats.

CMS data shows 218 Medicare services from Dr. Higuera Rueda across 7 procedure codes in 2024, for 165 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $35,662 for them.

CMS counts 165 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Higuera Rueda in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 76 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 10% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.37, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Higuera Rueda's median patient age at 70, with 57% women.

In 2024, Dr. Higuera Rueda wrote 344 Medicare Part D claims for 211 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 304 of them, across 5 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $3,217 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 227 claims across 5 drugs.

Dr. Higuera Rueda accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Higuera Rueda as offering telehealth. CMS counts 29 procedures of hip replacement by Dr. Higuera Rueda, more than 75% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 9 papers to Dr. Higuera Rueda, published from 2018 to 2024. 2019 was the busiest year, with 3. The most frequent topics are Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip and Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee. Dr. Higuera Rueda has published most often in J Arthroplasty. Dr. Higuera Rueda's most frequent co-authors are Wael K. Barsoum, MD, David Peter Brigati, MD and Antonia F. Chen, MD.

Dmand AI links Dr. Higuera Rueda to 10 clinical trials, 2 of them phase 2 studies. 2 are still active or recruiting. Conditions studied include Osteoarthritis, Hip, Osteoarthritis and Osteoarthritis, Knee. The Cleveland Clinic sponsors the most, 7.

CMS Open Payments shows 271 general payments to Dr. Higuera Rueda from 31 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 50% of the total. Myoscience Inc. paid the most, $151,109. It also lists 2 research payments totaling $109,310 from 2016 to 2021.

Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Higuera Rueda, most recently Inducted Member in 2023.

Dr. Higuera Rueda graduated from Pontifical Xavierian University in 1999. Dr. Higuera Rueda is a member of AAOS, AAHKS, Hip Society, Knee Society and Musculoskeletal Infection Society.

Dr. Higuera Rueda is in network with 15 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.