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- 2401 S 31St St, Temple, TX 76508
About Dr. Ruiz Duque
Ernesto A. Ruiz Duque, MD is a healthcare provider in Temple, TX specializing in advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology. Ernesto is also listed as specializing in internal medicine and cardiovascular disease. According to Medicare claims data, Ernesto cared for 276 Medicare patients across 396 services. The services billed most often include subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes, established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more, and use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes. This provider record is associated with NPI 1215439708.
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Medicare information
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Contact Information
- (254) 724-2111
- Email not available
Practice Locations
2401 S 31ST ST
Temple, TX 76508
Procedures Most Often Billed to Medicare
396 services · 276 patients · 8 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services | Compared with peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | Treatment | 99152 |
59 | More often than most peers in Advanced Heart Failure and… |
| Insertion of tube in right heart chambers for measurement | Treatment | 93451 |
36 | More often than most peers in Advanced Heart Failure and… |
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | Treatment | 93010 |
19 | Less often than most peers in Advanced Heart Failure and… |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | Office visit | 99233 |
107 | As often as other peers in Advanced Heart Failure and… |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more | Office visit | 99215 |
91 | More often than most peers in Advanced Heart Failure and… |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | Office visit | 99214 |
40 | Less often than most peers in Advanced Heart Failure and… |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more | Office visit | 99205 |
23 | As often as other peers in Advanced Heart Failure and… |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Office visit | 99232 |
21 | Less often than most peers in Advanced Heart Failure and… |
Source: CMS Medicare public data. Shows how often procedures were billed — not quality of care or patient satisfaction.
Related providers
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Also at this address 4
Providers at the same street address. Each files their own registry entry, so a shared practice often appears under several different names.
Other advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology specialists in Temple 2
Same specialty, same city.
Trained at Other 8
Other providers in the same specialty who trained at the same institution.
More connections — 16 related providers in 2 groups
Class of 2005 at Other 8
Providers who graduated from the same medical school in the same year.
Also performs Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes 8
Providers in TX who bill this service to Medicare most often.
Common questions
What does Dr. Ruiz Duque specialize in?
Dr. Ruiz Duque is an advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology in Temple, TX. That is the designation recorded for this NPI in the federal registry.
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Where is Dr. Ruiz Duque located?
Dr. Ruiz Duque is listed at 2401 S 31St St, Temple, TX 76508. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
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What is Dr. Ruiz Duque's phone number?
The number on file is (254) 724-2111. Contact the office directly to confirm availability and scheduling.
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What is Dr. Ruiz Duque's NPI number?
Dr. Ruiz Duque's National Provider Identifier is 1215439708. It is issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and is unique and permanent — it does not change if they move practice.
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Where did Dr. Ruiz Duque go to medical school?
Dr. Ruiz Duque attended Other, graduating in 2005. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
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How long has Dr. Ruiz Duque been practicing?
Dr. Ruiz Duque has 21 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 2005, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
What does Dr. Ruiz Duque do most often?
According to Medicare billing data, Dr. Ruiz Duque provides treatments such as use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure , initial 15 minutes and insertion of tube in right heart chambers for measurement, alongside routine visits and testing. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
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