Dr. Mario E. Ruiz, MD

Dr. Ruiz practices at South Texas Health System Edinburg in Edinburg, Texas, part of Universal Health Services.

Dr. Ruiz's NPI, 1174569842, was assigned on June 21, 2006. Dr. Ruiz graduated from Universidiad Francisco Marroquin Faculty of Medicine in 1984. Dr. Ruiz holds Texas license K1917.

Dr. Ruiz's primary practice is South Texas Health System Edinburg, at 1102 W Trenton Road, Edinburg, TX 78539 in Hidalgo County. The practice phone is (956) 632-4000.

Dr. Ruiz's primary practice is South Texas Health System Edinburg in Edinburg, Texas, part of Universal Health Services. Dr. Ruiz is also affiliated with Valley Baptist Medical Center - Harlingen. The medical group on file is UT Health Physicians. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ruiz to 4 more hospitals, 5 medical groups, 2 physician offices, 1 breast imaging center and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Ruiz practices, 10 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Pediatric radiology is Dr. Ruiz's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2085P0229X. Dr. Ruiz is board certified in diagnostic radiology by the American Board of Radiology. Dmand AI has Dr. Ruiz's licenses on file in 2 states: Texas and Wisconsin.

CMS data shows 1,124 Medicare services from Dr. Ruiz across 20 procedure codes in 2024, for 972 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $15,668 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 972 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ruiz in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 328 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 23% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.38, 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. Ruiz's median patient age at 45, with 57% women.

In 2018, Dr. Ruiz wrote 26 Medicare Part D claims. They cover 2 drugs, with $963 in total drug cost. In 2017, CMS named 32 claims across 1 drug.

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

Dmand AI links 11 papers to Dr. Ruiz, published from 2011 to 2022. The most frequent topics are Radionuclide Imaging, Drosophila and Lipocalins. Dr. Ruiz has published most often in Clin Nucl Med. Dr. Ruiz's most frequent co-authors are Robert G. Wells, MD and Douglas P. Hanel, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 7 general payments to Dr. Ruiz from 5 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Gilead Sciences, Inc. paid the most, $46.

Dr. Ruiz graduated from Universidiad Francisco Marroquin Faculty of Medicine in 1984.

Dr. Ruiz is in network with 21 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 13. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.