Physician

Ruth E Gonzalez, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Ruth Gonzalez, MD (NPI: 1659399087) practices rheumatology in the Wichita Falls, TX market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Wichita, TX. Gonzalez uses personal NPI as billing NPI and primary practice location at 76308-4609. Gonzalez is affiliated with the Main Street Rural Health Magnolia ACO LLC (ACO ID: A5400) and CoreHealth Alliance LLC (ACO ID: A5645), participating under the MSSP model.

Gonzalez's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 197 traditional Medicare patients, billed 41,828 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $764,924 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 99214 (Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more). Part D data shows 2,975 prescription claims across 226 beneficiaries totaling $1,351,748 in drug costs, led by Enbrel Sureclick (Etanercept). Open Payments data shows 49 records totaling $987. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider's Medicare Part B carrier billing has changed little. Similarly, Part D prescription costs have changed little. In contrast, DME billing represents a smaller volume and started with an early spike, then settled into a lower baseline, moving from $3,730 to $911.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners by Provider.0$408K$816K2015 Medicare payment: $642,050 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $670,046 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $711,670 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $746,331 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $779,598 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $740,786 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $816,404 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $800,669 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $804,429 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $764,924 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
201539462,453$642,050
201636756,884$670,046
201733461,056$711,670
201829251,950$746,331
201927346,209$779,598
202026240,248$740,786
202124039,960$816,404
202222034,265$800,669
202320847,400$804,429
202419741,828$764,924

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Part D Events Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Drug cost, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Drug_Cst. Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider.0$899K$1.8M2015 Drug cost: $1,437,742 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $1,496,472 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $1,798,968 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $1,428,993 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $1,400,643 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $1,519,221 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $1,434,708 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $1,121,468 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $1,268,401 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $1,351,748 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
20153134,722$1,437,742
20162914,542$1,496,472
20172954,471$1,798,968
20182814,205$1,428,993
20192634,123$1,400,643
20202623,951$1,519,221
20212433,399$1,434,708
20222332,953$1,121,468
20232182,819$1,268,401
20242262,975$1,351,748

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

No connected DME records

No connected DME records

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

CodeDescriptionPatientsClm LinesTotal Payment
99214Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more184513$85
90661Influenza vaccine, trivalent derived from cell cultures3636$36
G0008Administration of influenza virus vaccine3636$31
96372Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle45105$11
36415Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample110204$9

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
Enbrel SureclickEtanercept24980$271,769
Enbrel MiniEtanercept23700$180,779
Orencia ClickjectAbatacept21588$129,475
XeljanzTofacitinib Citrate17510$106,351
Xeljanz XrTofacitinib Citrate12540$99,833

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary in 2024

CategoryDefinitionRecordsTotal Reported AmountTop Related Entity
General PaymentsReported payment or transfer-of-value amount.49$987ABBVIE INC.
Research PaymentsReported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.0$0N/R
Ownership / Investment InterestsReported value of ownership or investment interests.0$0N/R

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Ruth E. Gonzalez, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Ruth E. Gonzalez, MD (NPI 1659399087), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does Ruth E. Gonzalez, MD have ACO affiliation data?

Ruth E. Gonzalez, MD is shown with ACO affiliation data for Main Street Rural Health Magnolia ACO LLC (MSSP, ACO ID A5400) and CoreHealth Alliance LLC (MSSP, ACO ID A5645).

What billing organization is linked to Ruth E. Gonzalez, MD?

A separate primary affiliated billing organization is not shown for this profile in the available data.

Does Ruth E. Gonzalez, MD have Open Payments data?

Ruth E. Gonzalez, MD has 49 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

Yes. Tedicare provides sample physician export data and paid custom physician data exports for research, planning, outreach, and market analysis. Exports can include physician profile fields, market and specialty context, billing organization details, ACO affiliation signals where available, and Medicare utilization data.