
Jose W Ruiz, III, MD
Otolaryngology
Highlights
Age Groups Seen
- Adolescents (ages 12-18)
- Young Adults (ages 19-26)
- Adults
- Geriatrics (ages 70+)
Languages
- English
- Spanish
About Jose W Ruiz, III
Areas of Expertise
Locations
- 5555 Ponce De Leon Boulevard, Floor 4, Coral Gables, FL 33146
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- phone: 305-243-3564
Expertise
Education
- Residency: JMH Dept of Otolaryngology, Otolaryngology, 2006
- Internship: University of Miami - Jackson Memorial Hospital, General Surgery, 2002
- Medical School: University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, 2001
Board Certifications
- Clinical Informatics: American Board of Preventive Medicine
Insurance
- Aetna - WC
- Aetna Affiliates/Signature Adm. (ASA)
- Aetna Behavioral Health
- Aetna Elect Choice (EPO)
- Aetna-FL Healthy Kids
- Aetna-HMO
- Aetna-Medicaid HMO
- Aetna-Medicare HMO
- Aetna-Medicare PPO
- Aetna-POS
- Aetna-PPO
- Aetna-UM Employee-HMO 1
- Aetna-UM Employee-HMO 2
- Aetna-UM Employee-POS HRA
- Aetna/Coventry - Institutes of Excellence (IOE)
- Amerigroup-FL Healthy Kids
- Amerigroup-Medicaid HMO
- Argus Vision
- AvMed Choice
- AvMed-HMO/POS
- AvMed-MDC and JHS Groups
- AvMed-Medicare HMO
- AXIS
- BCBS Blue Options-Network Blue-PPO
- BCBS BlueCare-HealthOptions HMO
- BCBS BlueChoice PPC-PPO
- BCBS Miami Dade Blue-PPO
- BCBS of FL - except "SELECT" Plans
- BCBS of FL (Commercial plans exclude HIX Select)
- BCBS Traditional-PHS-PPO
- Beacon Health (FKA ValueOption)
- Beech Street-PPO
- Broward Health Medical Center
- CarePlus-Medicare HMO
- Catholic Hospice
- CCP-CMS Title XIX (Medicaid Enrolled in South Florida)
- CCP-CMS Title XXI (Non-Medicaid Enrolled in South Florida)
- CCP-MMA (Broward County residents)
- Charlotte County Sheriff's Office-PPO
- Cigna Affiliates
- Cigna Behavioral Health
- Cigna Dental-HMO and PPO
- Cigna Life Source (Intracorp is part of Cigna Lifesource)
- Cigna Shared Administration
- Cigna-EPO
- Cigna-HMO
- Cigna-MDCPS Jackson Sr. High
- Cigna-POS
- Cigna-PPO
- Clear Health Alliance-SNP Medicaid HMO
- CompCare (Comprehensive Behavioral Care)
- Concordia Behavioral Health
- CorVel - WC
- Coventry First Health - WC
- Coventry Health Care of FL (HIP)-HMO/POS
- Coventry Health Care of FL (HIP)-PPO
- Coventry Health Plan of FL (Foundation)-HMO
- Coventry Health Plan of FL (Foundation)-POS
- Coventry National-PPO
- Coventry Summit-Medicare HMO
- Coventry Vista-Medicare HMO
- Coventry-First Health-PPO
- Delta Dental-PPO
- DentaQuest (ADI)
- DIKLA
- Dimension - WC
- Dimension Plus-PPO
- EHN - PPO
- EQUIAN (fka Health Systems International)
- Europe Assistance/Global Corporate Solutions
- eyeQuest
- FCCI - WC
- Florida Healthcare Plan (Affiliate of BCBSFL)
- Florida PACE (FPC)
- Freedom Health-Medicaid HMO
- Freedom Health-Medicare HMO
- Gallagher Bassett - WC (MDCPS & FCSRMC)
- Global Excel Mgt PPO
- Global Health Claims Services
- Great West (Cigna)-HMO/POS
- Guardian Life PPO
- HAA Preferred Partners
- Health First Health-HMO/POS
- Health First Health-Medicare HMO
- Health First Health-PPO
- Health Net Veterans Choice HMO
- Heritage Summit Healthcare - WC
- Humana - HUMx
- Humana Behavioral Health (fka LifeSynch)
- Humana Dental/CompBenefits/OHS
- Humana National Transplant
- Humana-EPO
- Humana-HMO
- Humana-Medicaid HMO
- Humana-Medicare HMO
- Humana-PPO
- Humana-Premier
- iCare Health Solutions
- Interlink Health Services
- International Kids Fund (IKF)
- League Medical Concepts-Federal Inmates
- Life Trac
- Magellan Behavioral Health
- Magellan Complete Care-SNP Medicaid HMO
- MDAbroad
- Medica-Medicare HMO
- Medical Development In't (MDI)-Federal Inmates
- Medicus
- Metlife Dental-PPO
- MHNet Behavioral Network
- Molina
- Molina - Market Place
- Molina-Medicaid HMO
- Molina-Medicare HMO
- Morgan White International
- MultiPlan-PPO
- Naphcare (Federal Prisoners)
- National Healthcare Solutions Inc.
- Neighborhood HealthPlan-HMO/POS
- Neighborhood HealthPlan-PPO
- North Broward Hospital District-PPO
- Olympus Managed Healthcare
- Optum
- Positive Healthcare-SNP Medicaid HMO
- Positive Healthcare-SNP Medicare HMO
- Prestige Health Choice-Medicaid HMO
- Prime Health Services - WC
- Quality Health Management
- Religious Order of Jehovah's Witnesses-PPO
- Rockport Healthcare Group - WC
- Royal Caribbean Cruises-PPO
- Sanus Health Corporation
- Simply Healthcare-Medicaid HMO
- Solstice Dental-HMO and PPO
- Start Healthcare Network
- Sunshine
- Sunshine - AMBETTER
- Sunshine-Healthy Kids HMO
- Sunshine-Medicaid HMO
- Sunshine-Medicare HMO
- Tricare South Prime-HMO
- Tricare South Standard-PPO
- United Behavioral Health (UBH)
- UnitedHealthcare Affiliates
- UnitedHealthcare-Healthy Kids HMO
- UnitedHealthcare-HMO/POS
- UnitedHealthcare-Medicaid HMO
- UnitedHealthcare-Medicare Nursing Home Plan
- UnitedHealthcare-PPO
- University of Miami Athletic Dept-PPO
- VUMI
- Wellcare/Staywell-Healthy Kids HMO
- Wellcare/Staywell-Medicaid HMO
- Wexford Health-State Inmates
- Worldwide Managed Care
Ratings & Reviews
4.8 out of 5
316 ratings, 56 reviewsUHealth is committed to being transparent with our patients and community. To achieve this, we include positive and negative comments from the care provider section of the medical practice survey. All ratings and comments are submitted by patients who have experienced outpatient care with our providers. Comments are carefully reviewed to ensure that each one accurately reflects the patient's perception of the care they received.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 3/20/2026
UM Health is my healthcare of choice and the LM Center my favored.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 2/18/2026
Excellent doctor
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 2/6/2026
GENIAL
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 1/7/2026
Excellent overall
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 11/26/2025
Great expertise, genuine concern for me, plus honest and clear communication.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 10/27/2025
It was excellent
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 10/17/2025
Really liked Dr Ruiz communication style
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 10/16/2025
Great care!
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 10/15/2025
Excellent service
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 9/25/2025
Doctor Ruiz and his staff are excellent - very happy with him as my doctor
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 9/19/2025
exelente servicio
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 8/29/2025
Thank you so much !!!!
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 8/22/2025
Dr. Ruiz was absolutely superb, one of the very best doctors I've seen in my 71 years.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 8/8/2025
Dr. Ruiz is an outstanding physician, he cares and provides excellent service. He took time to listen and understand my concerns.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 7/30/2025
Thank you for a great experience.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 6/12/2025
Dr. Ruiz was excellent. He took his time to understand my issue and took a conservative treatment approach. He is very detailed, explained things very well, and the treatment he prescribed is already working.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 6/6/2025
super profesional
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 6/5/2025
Dr. Ruiz is my doctor since 2000. He is always very thorough in his exam. He cares to listen and provides useful adv.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 5/23/2025
From Nurse Jennifer to Dr. Ruiz, I trust them totally with my Ears, Nose and Throat.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 5/15/2025
Excellent!
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 5/15/2025
He was very helpful answering my questions about my needle biopsy, because of my thyroid lesion.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 5/9/2025
Only complaint. When I called to make an appointment it was made with a PA. When I looked up “Dr” I discovered not a Dr. wish they had told me. I would have NO. So I called back and got Dr Ruiz
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 3/31/2025
Great Experience
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 3/26/2025
I Excellent service offered by Dr. Ruiz
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 3/12/2025
I like how Dr Ruiz goes the extra step and makes changes to lifestyle or diet. Not only residing to medications. Many options given
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 3/10/2025
Dr Ruiz is highly knowledgeable, thorough as well as warm and caring. I would recommend him highly without reservation.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 1/29/2025
Very confident and clear
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 12/19/2024
I would absolutely recommend dr ruiz and his staff. Smart, kind, great communicators
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 12/17/2024
Excellent. I am sure that I recommend to everyone the people with whom I interact.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 12/16/2024
Answered my questions and discussed options for treatment
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 12/9/2024
Excellent
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 11/22/2024
I will recommend U Health at Doral to every one and highly recommend Dr. Jose Ruiz and his team.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 11/12/2024
Everything is fine
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 11/10/2024
I was very happy with Dr Ruiz and his staff.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 10/28/2024
Excellent doctor very friendly
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 10/14/2024
Good
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 10/9/2024
Excellent doctor
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 10/8/2024
Dr Ruiz is excellent
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 10/7/2024
Good
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 9/24/2024
Dr. Ruiz is very professional. He cared about my health issues and gave me options to solve them.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 9/23/2024
Dr Ruiz is just terrific. First ENT I have seen who demonstrated genuine interest in my issue and spent considerable time trying to resolve it. He's very accessible and does promptly respond to my emails.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 9/16/2024
Dr. Ruiz and his nurse were WONDErFUL!
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 9/4/2024
Buena.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 9/2/2024
All of my questions were answered.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 8/31/2024
Dr Ruiz explained very well the reports of ct scan that I bought
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 8/21/2024
Dr Ruiz is one of a kind. He took his time and listened and saw me as a human being and not just a potential surgical candidate. He was open and honest with his expert advice. Very caring and compassionate. Thank you Dr. Ruiz
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 7/28/2024
Good
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 7/24/2024
Dr. Jose Ruiz provided outstanding care. I wholeheartedly recommend him and am grateful for his attention to our medical needs.
- 2 out of 5 starsReviewed on 7/22/2024
Very disappointed with Dr. Ruiz approach to my condition. Conclusions made very quick without any proper investigation of the root issue. Very lack of empathy, concern or even curiosity to find out what is causing my issue and how to solve the problem.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 7/20/2024
Dr. Ruiz was excellent!
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 7/10/2024
Doctor Jose W. Ruiz was very friendly and open to all of my questions.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 6/19/2024
Excellent
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 5/28/2024
Good
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 5/21/2024
I will always recommend him
- 4 out of 5 starsReviewed on 5/13/2024
Everything is fine
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 4/29/2024
Not bad