Ruth Lachar Wintz, M.D.

Primary specialty

Nephrology PhysicianTaxonomy code 207RN0300X

License

M5587 Issued in TX

Practice address

6560 Fannin St Ste 1730
Houston, TX 77030-2735

Phone

(713) 795-5511

Fax

(713) 795-4627

NPI assigned

Jul 9, 2006

Last updated

Jul 21, 2022By the provider in NPPES

Sex

Female

Sole proprietor

No

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

Specialties & licenses 2

Addresses

Other identifiers 1

Electronic endpoints 1

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in TX

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

NephrologyAlso: Internal Medicine

Education

Baylor College of Medicine, 1997

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Telehealth

Offers telehealth services

Group practices

Kidney Associates, PLLCGroup PAC ID 1355331539, 8 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• DaVita Omni Dialysis Center Dialysis facility, Houston, TX, CCN 452667
• DaVita Cloverleaf Dialysis Dialysis facility, Houston, TX, CCN 672773
• Medical Center Kidney Clinic Dialysis facility, Houston, TX, CCN 452750
• Houston Methodist Hospital Hospital, Houston, TX, CCN 450358
• Baylor St Lukes Medical Center Hospital, Houston, TX, CCN 450193

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: rwintz21356@directhoustonmethodist.org
• Direct secure messaging: rwintz46893@direct.davitaphysiciansolutions.com

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

• Kidney Associates, PLLC

  • Nephrology Physician
  • Houston, TX
  • NPI 1023146560
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD

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

• Bio-Medical Applications of Texas, Inc.

  dba Medical Center Kidney Clinic

  • End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Treatment Clinic/Center
  • Houston, TX
  • NPI 1487766374

  Dialysis facility

  Care Compare affiliation Name & address match
• Renal Treatment Centers-Southeast, LP.

  dba Omni Dialysis Center

  • End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Treatment Clinic/Center
  • Houston, TX
  • NPI 1205890951

  Dialysis facility

  Care Compare affiliation Name & address match
• CHI St. Luke's Health Baylor College of Medicine Medical Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Houston, TX
  • NPI 1184622847
  Care Compare affiliation
• The Methodist Hospital

  dba Houston Methodist Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Houston, TX
  • NPI 1548387418
  Care Compare affiliation

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

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• Katrina Maria Winters, RSA
• Michael Ralph Winters, PHD
• Patrick Winters, MS, LPC, LCDC, MAC
• Xavier Maurice Winters
• Jessi Nicole Winton
• Shellie Winzer, DC
• Nancy Wipf, N.P.
• Brittany Marie Wippel, MD
• Timothea Wiratman, APRN, PMHNP
• Brenda Wirba

• Nephrology Physician in Houston, TX
• Providers in Houston, TX by specialty
• Nephrology Physician in Texas

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Jul 21, 2022; 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.