Albano Cruz, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Gastonia, NC
Albano Cruz, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Gastonia, North Carolina, and NPI 1720782071, issued on Mar 29, 2023. Check the license (North Carolina 2026-02904, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Albano Cruz
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 2026-02904 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 660 Summit Crossing PL Ste 301, Gastonia, NC 28054
- Phone
- (704) 854-8799
- Enumerated
- Mar 29, 2023
- Record last updated
- Jun 30, 2026
- Fax
- (704) 854-8803
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Albano Cruz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2026-02904Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
95 Medicare Part D claims for 34 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims.
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Albano Cruz among 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina
Albano Cruz, MD is one of 4,056 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2023, is newer than 98% of them.
- NPI issued2023 · 98% of these records are older, under 1% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 67% of these records are
- Record last updated2026 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
70 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Gastonia
They are 70 of the 2,833 NPPES records with a practice address in Gastonia, and 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Albano Cruz, MD's NPI number?
Albano Cruz, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720782071, issued on Mar 29, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Albano Cruz, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 660 Summit Crossing PL Ste 301, Gastonia, NC, 28054. Phone: (704) 854-8799. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Albano Cruz, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2026-02904, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Albano Cruz, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Albano Cruz, MD had 95 Medicare Part D claims for 34 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.