Active NPI 1215900998 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Ricardo L. Ayala , MD

Anesthesiology • Stuart, FL

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Ricardo Ayala, MD is a certified Anesthesiology practicing in Stuart, FL. With approximately 29 years of clinical experience since graduating from Ponce School Of Medicine in 1997, Dr. Ayala delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 524 SE OSCEOLA ST.

Dr. Ayala is affiliated with Treasure Coast Anesthesia Group Pa and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin, insertion of tube in pulmonary artery for monitoring, ultrasonic guidance imaging supervision and interpretation for insertion of needle. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

524 Se Osceola St
Suite 100

Stuart, FL 349942322

Telephone 7724192379

Fax 7724192377

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Stuart Cardiovascular Associates, Pllc Facility NPI 1003851502

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Ponce School Of Medicine

Graduation Year

1997

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Anesthesiology in Stuart, FL

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

29 Yrs +10.0 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 19.0 Yrs

State Avg: 27.3 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

8 Specialists

Practicing in Stuart, FL (3533 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

0.0% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

91.7% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Ayala (29 Years) 29 Yrs

Stuart Specialty Average (19.0 Years) 19.0 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
36620 Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin	75	73	$534.00	$44.71
93503 Insertion of tube in pulmonary artery for monitoring	58	58	$1250.00	$88.47
76942 Ultrasonic guidance imaging supervision and interpretation for insertion of needle	47	47	$868.00	$29.80
00567 Anesthesia for heart artery bypass grafting on heart-lung machine	41	41	$8729.85	$777.04
93313 Insertion of probe in esophagus for heart ultrasound	37	37	$250.00	$11.31
64999 Other procedure on nervous system	36	26	$578.61	$67.07
76937 Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access	34	34	$223.00	$14.18
00562 Anesthesia for procedure on heart and large blood vessels using heart-lung machine (1 year or older)	26	26	$8694.81	$801.71
00560 Anesthesia for procedure on heart and large blood vessels	23	23	$4731.39	$313.12

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
36620 Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin	110	108	$534.00	$46.42
93503 Insertion of tube in pulmonary artery for monitoring	73	72	$1296.70	$90.95
00567 Anesthesia for heart artery bypass grafting on heart-lung machine	47	47	$10788.19	$771.55
76942 Ultrasonic guidance imaging supervision and interpretation for insertion of needle	39	39	$868.00	$31.10
00562 Anesthesia for procedure on heart and large blood vessels using heart-lung machine (1 year or older)	34	32	$9411.09	$746.28
00560 Anesthesia for procedure on heart and large blood vessels	34	34	$4918.94	$331.83
64999 Other procedure on nervous system	23	15	$558.00	$66.75
93313 Insertion of probe in esophagus for heart ultrasound	22	22	$250.00	$11.54

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
36620 Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin	136	134	$534.00	$46.87
93503 Insertion of tube in pulmonary artery for monitoring	76	75	$1698.55	$94.18
93313 Insertion of probe in esophagus for heart ultrasound	55	55	$250.00	$11.90
00562 Anesthesia for procedure on heart and large blood vessels using heart-lung machine (1 year or older)	36	36	$8488.08	$798.32
00567 Anesthesia for heart artery bypass grafting on heart-lung machine	18	18	$7925.17	$717.25
00560 Anesthesia for procedure on heart and large blood vessels	16	16	$5348.44	$423.10

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
36620 Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin	127	124	$534.00	$47.50
93503 Insertion of tube in pulmonary artery for monitoring	78	76	$1718.27	$93.39
93325 Doppler ultrasound study of color-directed heart blood flow, rate, and valve function	40	40	$56.75	$3.14
93320 Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers	40	40	$145.85	$18.45
93312 Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report	40	40	$1055.00	$111.94
00567 Anesthesia for heart artery bypass grafting on heart-lung machine	37	37	$7759.22	$794.27
00562 Anesthesia for procedure on heart and large blood vessels using heart-lung machine (1 year or older)	31	31	$8952.77	$804.29
00560 Anesthesia for procedure on heart and large blood vessels	28	28	$5271.00	$417.66
93313 Insertion of probe in esophagus for heart ultrasound	25	24	$250.00	$12.12

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
36620 Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin	110	107	$534.87	$48.73
93503 Insertion of tube in pulmonary artery for monitoring	52	51	$1568.42	$97.12
00560 Anesthesia for procedure on heart and large blood vessels	50	50	$5131.56	$387.59
36556 Insertion of non-tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older)	30	30	$970.00	$94.49
00567 Anesthesia for heart artery bypass grafting on heart-lung machine	24	24	$8127.00	$818.39
00562 Anesthesia for procedure on heart and large blood vessels using heart-lung machine (1 year or older)	23	23	$9407.09	$1000.05
93313 Insertion of probe in esophagus for heart ultrasound	12	12	$250.00	$12.45

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
36620 Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin	92	90	$533.86	$48.43
93503 Insertion of tube in pulmonary artery for monitoring	64	64	$1678.19	$96.83
93313 Insertion of probe in esophagus for heart ultrasound	59	58	$250.00	$12.48
36556 Insertion of non-tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older)	32	31	$961.06	$94.00
00560 Anesthesia for procedure on heart and large blood vessels	25	24	$5386.92	$445.30
00562 Anesthesia for procedure on heart and large blood vessels using heart-lung machine (1 year or older)	20	20	$9756.60	$794.30
00567 Anesthesia for heart artery bypass grafting on heart-lung machine	19	19	$8035.26	$630.45

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
36620 Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin	131	123	$273.52	$47.29
99291 Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	100	72	$670.00	$234.32
93503 Insertion of tube in pulmonary artery for monitoring	83	81	$894.75	$111.01
36556 Insertion of non-tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older)	58	58	$633.31	$105.74
93312 Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report	57	54	$332.89	$112.96
93325 Doppler ultrasound study of color-directed heart blood flow, rate, and valve function	56	53	$12.00	$3.20
93320 Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers	56	53	$56.00	$18.74
00567 Anesthesia for heart artery bypass grafting on heart-lung machine	56	55	$4706.50	$847.09
00560 Anesthesia for procedure on heart and large blood vessels	43	42	$2843.44	$544.71
00562 Anesthesia for procedure on heart and large blood vessels using heart-lung machine (1 year or older)	29	28	$5084.93	$893.04
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	18	18	$212.00	$76.03

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
36620 Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin	137	130	$159.00	$53.43
99291 Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	115	85	$670.00	$226.53
93312 Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report	85	81	$320.00	$107.06
93320 Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers	82	79	$56.00	$17.75
93325 Doppler ultrasound study of color-directed heart blood flow, rate, and valve function	80	78	$12.00	$3.03
93503 Insertion of tube in pulmonary artery for monitoring	73	71	$418.00	$129.28
36556 Insertion of non-tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older)	55	55	$386.00	$131.15
00560 Anesthesia for procedure on heart and large blood vessels	54	52	$1919.85	$545.28
00567 Anesthesia for heart artery bypass grafting on heart-lung machine	52	52	$2937.23	$784.63
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	37	34	$212.00	$73.63
00562 Anesthesia for procedure on heart and large blood vessels using heart-lung machine (1 year or older)	20	20	$3259.60	$917.68

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Anesthesiology Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207L00000X

State License FL ME84426

An anesthesiologist is trained to provide pain relief and maintenance, or restoration, of a stable condition during and immediately following an operation or an obstetric or diagnostic procedure. The anesthesiologist assesses the risk of the patient undergoing surgery and optimizes the patient's condition prior to, during and after surgery. In addition to these management responsibilities, the anesthesiologist provides medical management and consultation in pain management and critical care medicine. Anesthesiologists diagnose and treat acute, long-standing and cancer pain problems; diagnose and treat patients with critical illnesses or severe injuries; direct resuscitation in the care of patients with cardiac or respiratory emergencies, including the need for artificial ventilation; and supervise post-anesthesia recovery.

Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Medicaid State Provider ID

265387700 (FL)

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Treasure Coast Anesthesia Group Pa

200 Se Hospital Ave, Stuart, FL 349942346

Phone: 7722875200

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

Healthcare professionals and specialists practicing at this location or sharing practice phone/fax

2 Associated Practitioners

Dr. Fred Crouch , MD

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)

NPI 1558397497

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Rebeka Rivera , ARNP

Nurse Practitioner - Family

NPI 1912418377

Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner

Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

6 Historical Events

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NPI Profile Active April 29, 2015

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location April 29, 2015

Registered at 524 SE OSCEOLA ST, SUITE 100, STUART, FL 349942322 (Tel: 7724192379)

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Updated Business Mailing Address April 29, 2015

Registered at PO BOX 3130, OCALA, FL 344783130 (Tel: 3528678311)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated April 29, 2015

Recorded as RICARDO AYALA, MD

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) April 29, 2015

Anesthesiology (License #ME84426 in FL)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration February 11, 2006

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1215900998

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: February 11, 2006

Last Update: April 29, 2015

Sole Proprietor: Yes

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

Po Box 3130

Ocala, FL 344783130

Phone: 3528678311

Public Domain Record This profile contains public domain information published by CMS and NPPES under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

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