NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Alberto Ramos-Cruz, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Miami, FL

Alberto Ramos-Cruz, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Miami, Florida, and NPI 1639163017, issued on Aug 31, 2005. Check the license (Florida ME131650, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1639163017
Name
Alberto Ramos-Cruz
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
ME131650 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
8501 SW 124TH Ave Ste 110, Miami, FL 33183
Phone
(786) 808-8555
Enumerated
Aug 31, 2005
Record last updated
Dec 18, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(780) 360-1100
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20200205001586); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 8501 SW 124TH Ave Ste 110

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Leandro Brizuela Arias, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1194300111
  2. Rafael Camejo, ARNP-BCAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1316230006
  3. Javier Capote Marrero, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1255818175
  4. Gabriel Coro, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1073984860
  5. Jose Fernandez, MDPain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician1679077499
  6. Rolando Fleites Llanio, ARNPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1205416955

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16.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

5,522 Medicare Part D claims for 1,470 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were under 1% of claims. 1,877 claims were for opioids.

  1. Alberto Ramos-Cruz5,522
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Gabapentin1,517 claims
  2. Tramadol Hcl701 claims
  3. Celecoxib476 claims
  4. Tramadol Hcl-Acetaminophen351 claims
  5. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen347 claims
  6. Diclofenac Sodium324 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $18.47

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Alberto Ramos-Cruz$18
  2. Specialty average$23,023

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Matmed LLCMiami, FL

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Alberto Ramos-Cruz among 1,470 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Florida

Alberto Ramos-Cruz, MD is one of 1,470 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Florida. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 81% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated1979 · median 2002 among the 974 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Florida

There are 1,470 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Florida.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ramiro Nieves, MDMiami, FL 331831992760037
  2. Lucas Bader, MDNorth Miami, FL 331811518168806
  3. Clinton Bush, M.D.North Miami, FL 331811356347025
  4. Allan Dunn, MDNorth Miami, FL 331811467507830
  5. Lasun Oladeji, MD, PHDNorth Miami, FL 331811699335000
  6. Ronnie Arad, M.D.Aventura, FL 331801255396784
  7. Arturo Corces, MDMiami, FL 331861750331914
  8. Melvyn Drucker, M.D.Aventura, FL 331801891776001

Common questions

What is Alberto Ramos-Cruz, MD's NPI number?

Alberto Ramos-Cruz, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639163017, issued on Aug 31, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Alberto Ramos-Cruz, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8501 SW 124TH Ave Ste 110, Miami, FL, 33183. Phone: (786) 808-8555. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Alberto Ramos-Cruz, MD's license?

NPPES lists Florida license number ME131650, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Alberto Ramos-Cruz, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Alberto Ramos-Cruz, MD had 5,522 Medicare Part D claims for 1,470 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.