Antone B. Cruz, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Chicopee, MA
Antone B. Cruz, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Chicopee, Massachusetts, and NPI 1851354716, issued on Apr 10, 2006. Check the license (Massachusetts 224403, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Antone B. Cruz
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 224403 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 444 Montgomery St, Chicopee, MA 01020
- Phone
- (413) 594-3111
- Enumerated
- Apr 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Fax
- (413) 789-8048
- Medicaid ID
- 2107694 MA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050712001048); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Meharry Medical College School Of Medicine, 2002
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Antone B. Cruz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 224403Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
17,306 Medicare Part D claims for 1,212 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 1,190 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium1,289 claims
- Lisinopril896 claims
- Omeprazole847 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate685 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium500 claims
- Gabapentin496 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Riverbend Medical Group IncChicopee, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Antone B. Cruz among 6,825 internal medicine physician records in Massachusetts
Antone B. Cruz, M.D. is one of 6,825 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 75% 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 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2004 among the 4,103 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 64% 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 Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
23 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Chicopee
They are 23 of the 730 NPPES records with a practice address in Chicopee, and 6,825 internal medicine physician records in Massachusetts.
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Common questions
What is Antone B. Cruz, M.D.'s NPI number?
Antone B. Cruz, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851354716, issued on Apr 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Antone B. Cruz, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 444 Montgomery St, Chicopee, MA, 01020. Phone: (413) 594-3111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Antone B. Cruz, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 224403, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine at https://findmydoctor.mass.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Antone B. Cruz, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Antone B. Cruz, M.D. had 17,306 Medicare Part D claims for 1,212 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.