“As system chief of structural heart disease, Dr. Agarwal will work closely with regional chiefs of cardiology and the chair of the Department of Cardiology, George Ruiz, M.D., to coordinate care...”—"Geisinger promotes interventional cardiologist to chief of structural heart disease", The Express, January 2023

“"Embracing innovative technology helps us put our patients first," said George Ruiz, M.D., chair of Geisinger's Department of Cardiology.”—"Geisinger Medical Center Muncy adopts novel technology to improve cardiac imaging", The Express, May 2022

“WILKES-BARRE -- George Ruiz, M.D., a seasoned clinical cardiologist and proven leader, has joined Geisinger as chair of Cardiology and vice chair of the Geisinger Heart Institute.”—"Geisinger welcomes new chair of Cardiology", The Express, December 2021

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George Ruiz, MD treated as a cardiologist in SCRANTON, PA during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Ruiz, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	354
hospital care	1137
inpatient care	1137
pulmonary testing	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George Ruiz, MD treated as a cardiologist in SCRANTON, PA during 2013 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Ruiz, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	316
hospital care	1083
inpatient care	1083

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Ruiz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	171
Female	134

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	100
Black	183
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	113
From 75 to 84	60
85 and over	19
Less than 65	113

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Ruiz, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	70
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	36
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	58
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George Ruiz, MD treated as a cardiologist in SCRANTON, PA during 2014 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Ruiz, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	194
hospital care	862
inpatient care	862

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Ruiz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	133
Female	116

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	72
Black	159
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	88
From 75 to 84	56
85 and over	12
Less than 65	93

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Ruiz, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	74
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	35
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	59
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George Ruiz, MD treated as a cardiologist in SCRANTON, PA during 2015 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Ruiz, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	151
hospital care	922
inpatient care	922

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Ruiz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	258
Female	190

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	128
Black	298
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	172
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	190

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Ruiz, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	57
Dementia	14
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George Ruiz, MD treated as a cardiologist in SCRANTON, PA during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, nursing home care and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Ruiz, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	31
doctor visit	29
hospital care	891
inpatient care	891
nursing home care	52
ultrasound (sonogram)	31

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Ruiz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	158
Female	164

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	174
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	120
From 75 to 84	89
85 and over	53
Less than 65	60

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Ruiz, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	55
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	40
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	53
Diabetes	66
Dementia	30
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George Ruiz, MD treated as a cardiologist in SCRANTON, PA during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, nursing home care and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Ruiz, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	41
doctor visit	94
hospital care	960
inpatient care	960
nursing home care	59
stress testing	24
ultrasound (sonogram)	17

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Ruiz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	191
Female	203

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	229
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	128
From 75 to 84	125
85 and over	73
Less than 65	68

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Ruiz, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	43
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	44
Diabetes	59
Dementia	30
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George Ruiz, MD treated as a cardiologist in SCRANTON, PA during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Ruiz, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	144
doctor visit	110
hospital care	711
inpatient care	711
stress testing	18
ultrasound (sonogram)	126

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Ruiz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	215
Female	244

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	176
Black	269
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	163
From 75 to 84	135
85 and over	56
Less than 65	105

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Ruiz, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	38
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	41
Diabetes	59
Dementia	26
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George Ruiz, MD treated as a cardiologist in SCRANTON, PA during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, ultrasound (sonogram) and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Ruiz, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	21
doctor visit	60
hospital care	1197
inpatient care	1197
ultrasound (sonogram)	21

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Ruiz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	207
Female	257

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	162
Black	284
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	162
From 75 to 84	145
85 and over	76
Less than 65	81

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Ruiz, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	43
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	50
Diabetes	62
Dementia	31
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George Ruiz, MD treated as a cardiologist in SCRANTON, PA during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, ultrasound (sonogram) and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Ruiz, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	27
doctor visit	84
hospital care	818
inpatient care	818
ultrasound (sonogram)	27

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Ruiz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	183
Female	207

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	176
Black	201
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	147
From 75 to 84	122
85 and over	58
Less than 65	63

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Ruiz, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	41
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	42
Diabetes	60
Dementia	28
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George Ruiz, MD treated as a cardiologist in SCRANTON, PA during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Ruiz, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	73
hospital care	309
inpatient care	309

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Ruiz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	137
Female	116

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	192
Black	42
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	89
From 75 to 84	77
85 and over	40
Less than 65	47

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Ruiz, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	43
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	53
Dementia	30
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George Ruiz, MD treated as a cardiologist in SCRANTON, PA during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Ruiz, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	122
hospital care	194
inpatient care	194

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Ruiz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	98
Female	51

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	132
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	52
From 75 to 84	48
85 and over	19
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Ruiz, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	62
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	52
Heart Failure	68
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	50
Dementia	10
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Ruiz, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. George Ruiz, MD treated as a cardiologist in SCRANTON, PA were hospital care, inpatient care, nursing home care and cardiac procedures.

cardiac procedures	52
doctor visit	144
hospital care	825
inpatient care	825
nursing home care	55
pulmonary testing	17
stress testing	21
ultrasound (sonogram)	44

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Ruiz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	159
Female	152

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	167
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	103
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	77
85 and over	36
Less than 65	77
65 to 74	112

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Ruiz, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. George Ruiz, MD treated were hypertension, ischemic heart disease, heart failure and high cholesterol.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	66
Asthma	17
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	67
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	53
Atrial Fibrillation	36
Dementia	19
Cancer	13

Education & Training

He completed residency at Brigham and Women's Hospital. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and has a state license in District of Columbia.

Residency: Brigham and Women's Hospital (2001)

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine

Licensed In: District of Columbia

Ratings & Reviews

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Overall Rating: 5.0 2026-03-11

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. George Ruiz, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
United Therapeutics Corporation	$204,072 ORENITRAM $128,510	None $39,986	REMODULIN $10,344	TYVASO $9,006	ADCIRCA $8,222	Other $8,004
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.	$55,987 OPSUMIT MACITENTAN $14,124	UPTRAVI $12,887	VENTAVIS ILOPROST $6,667	TRACLEER BOSENTAN $2,900	VELETRI EPOPROSTENOL $184	Other $19,225
Lung Biotechnology Corp	$28,324 ADCIRCA $21,260	ORENITRAM $7,061	TYVASO $3
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation	$7,003 KEYTRUDA $6,650	$353
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$2,127 HeartWare HVAD $263	CardioSight $72	Compia MRI $3	$1,790
Other	$7,179 HeartWare Ventricular Assist System $1,762	OTHER- BSC PRODUCT NOT LISTED $851	Adempas $610	HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Dev $309	PRECLUDE Pericardial Membrane $309	Other $3,338

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$214,900
Consulting Fee	$39,645
Travel and Lodging	$26,696
Education	$12,811
Food and Beverage	$10,640

Research Payments

Dr. George Ruiz, MD has received 15 research payments totaling $29,246.

Biography

Dr. George Ruiz's specialties are adult cardiology and advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology. Dr. Ruiz welcomes new patients at his office inScranton, PA as reported by Doctor.com. After attending Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University for medical school, he completed his residency training at Brigham and Women's Hospital. In addition to English, he speaks Spanish.

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