Joshuam A Ruiz Vega, MD

Primary specialty

Internal Medicine PhysicianTaxonomy code 207R00000X

License

88825 Issued in GA

Practice address

1500 Oglethorpe Ave Ste 200C
Athens, GA 30606-2165

Phone

(706) 389-3875

Fax

(706) 389-3876

NPI assigned

Mar 19, 2018

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 1

Addresses

Electronic endpoints 1

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in GA

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Internal Medicine

Education

Other, 2018

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

North Atlanta Professional Services LLCGroup PAC ID 0840291944, 423 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Northside Hospital Gwinnett Hospital, Lawrenceville, GA, CCN 110087
• Northside Hospital Duluth Hospital, Duluth, GA, CCN 110252

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

98.79 of 100Reported as group

Quality

98.74

Improvement activities

40

Cost

83.11

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: jruizvega2015766@direct.trinity-health.org
• FHIR API: https://api.platform.athenahealth.com/7598/brand/1/csg/1/fhir/r4

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

• North Atlanta Professional Services LLC

  • Psychologist
  • Atlanta, GA
  • NPI 1316959869

  GA

  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• St Mary'S Medical Group, Inc

  • Cardiovascular Disease Physician
  • Athens, GA
  • NPI 1376711333

  GA

  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Northside Hospital, Inc.

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Lawrenceville, GA
  • NPI 1952340994
  NPD (past)

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Northside Hospital, Inc.

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Duluth, GA
  • NPI 1790715381

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Northside Hospital, Inc.

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Lawrenceville, GA
  • NPI 1952340994

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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            "address_1": "PO BOX 48089",
            "city": "ATHENS",
            "state": "GA",
            "postal_code": "306048089",
            "telephone_number": "706-389-3727",
            "fax_number": "706-389-3951"
        },
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            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "LOCATION",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "1500 OGLETHORPE AVE STE 200C",
            "city": "ATHENS",
            "state": "GA",
            "postal_code": "306062165",
            "telephone_number": "706-389-3875",
            "fax_number": "706-389-3876"
        }
    ],
    "practiceLocations": [],
    "basic": {
        "last_name": "RUIZ VEGA",
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        "credential": "MD",
        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "M",
        "enumeration_date": "2018-03-19",
        "last_updated": "2026-03-05",
        "certification_date": "2026-03-05",
        "status": "A"
    },
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        }
    ],
    "identifiers": [],
    "endpoints": [
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            "endpointType": "CONNECT",
            "endpointTypeDescription": "CONNECT URL",
            "endpoint": "https://cobiusconnect.cobius.com:8291/Gateway/DocumentSubmission/2_0/NhinService/XDRRequest_Service",
            "affiliation": "Y",
            "endpointDescription": "2.16.840.1.113883.3.1068.1",
            "affiliationName": "Cobius Healthcare Solutions",
            "use": "OTHER",
            "useDescription": "Other",
            "useOtherDescription": "CMS esMD eMDR",
            "address_1": "2720 Dundee Rd # 302",
            "city": "Northbrook",
            "state": "IL",
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}

• Pamela Rubio, NP
• Mary C Ruder, M.A., CCC-SLP
• Priya Rudolph, MD, PHD
• Angela Rudow, M.A., CCC-SLP
• Angela Joan Ruhlen, MFCS, RD, LD
• Teresa C Ruiz, LPC
• Sudeep Ruparelia, MD
• Rural Urgent Care LLC
• Russell D Springer PC
• Russell D Springer, P.C.

• Internal Medicine Physician in Athens, GA
• Providers in Athens, GA by specialty
• Internal Medicine Physician in Georgia

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Mar 5, 2026; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

Verify at the official NPI Registry.