Alma M. Cruz Santana, MD
Dermatology Physician · Carolina, PR
Alma M. Cruz Santana, MD is a dermatology physician with a practice address in Carolina, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1447364716, issued on Aug 17, 2006. Check the license (Puerto Rico 9279, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alma M. Cruz Santana
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
- License number
- 9279 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Ave 65 DE Infanteria Esq Roberto Clemente, Carolina, PR 00985
- Phone
- (787) 769-1954
- Enumerated
- Aug 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 3, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (787) 752-4304
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120508000400); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Alma M. Cruz Santana in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Puerto Rico board licenses this profession
Search for license 9279Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% more Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatology physician in 2024
1,560 Medicare Part D claims for 588 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Ketoconazole184 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide181 claims
- Betamethasone Diprop Augmented100 claims
- Humira(Cf) Pen93 claims
- Betamethasone Dipropionate78 claims
- Terbinafine Hcl70 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: $3,010.96
57 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 10,250 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,544.61 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Alma M. Cruz Santana among 110 dermatology physician records in Puerto Rico
Alma M. Cruz Santana, MD is one of 110 dermatology physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 89% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 15% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1984 · median 2003 among the 73 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207N00000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Dermatology Physician providers in Puerto Rico
There are 110 dermatology physician records in Puerto Rico.
All 110 in Puerto Rico → Every provider in Carolina → Dermatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 dermatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Carla Cruz-DiazCarolina, PR 009831467710277
- Elena Nogales Perez, MDCarolina, PR 009831003079757
- Luis Ortiz-Espinosa, M.D., FAADCarolina, PR 009831053390732
- Rocio Cardona Munoz, M.D.Carolina, PR 009821003261280
- Carmen Cruz, MDCarolina, PR 009881366420960
- Dianne Carrasquillo Bonila, MDRio Piedras, PR 009761619324746
- Hector Maldonado, M.D.Guaynabo, PR 009691417951955
- Fabiola PabonGuaynabo, PR 009691649910274
Common questions
What is Alma M. Cruz Santana, MD's NPI number?
Alma M. Cruz Santana, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447364716, issued on Aug 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alma M. Cruz Santana, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Ave 65 DE Infanteria Esq Roberto Clemente, Carolina, PR, 00985. Phone: (787) 769-1954. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alma M. Cruz Santana, MD's license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 9279, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Alma M. Cruz Santana, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alma M. Cruz Santana, MD had 1,560 Medicare Part D claims for 588 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. 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.