Aristides Ignacio Cruz, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · East Providence, RI
Aristides Ignacio Cruz, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in East Providence, Rhode Island, and NPI 1568646800, issued on Dec 21, 2007. Check the license (Rhode Island 14940, as entered in NPPES) on the Rhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Aristides Ignacio Cruz
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License numbers
- 14940 RI
1017631 MA
25MA09385400 NJ
MD450545 PA
MT205521 PA
and 1 more
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1 Kettle Point Ave, East Providence, RI 02914
- Phone
- (401) 330-1430
- Enumerated
- Dec 21, 2007
- Record last updated
- Dec 12, 2023
- Fax
- (401) 277-0799
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220323002109); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tufts University School Of Medicine, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest orthopaedic surgery physician records → All 138 in Rhode Island → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 1 Kettle Point Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Roy Aaron, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1336189661
- Krista Acciaioli, PA-CPhysician Assistant1760811525
- Valentin Antoci, MD, PHDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1093942823
- Eva Asirifi, PA-CPhysician Assistant1831058809
- Aaron Atlas, DOOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1568048049
- Virajkuvarba Baptiste, PTPhysical Therapist1700499647
Verify Aristides Ignacio Cruz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersRhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline
Search for license 14940Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $141.92
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Suvon Surgical Llc. 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Children's Sports Medicine Foundation IncBoston, MA
- University Orthopedics IncMansfield, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Aristides Ignacio Cruz among 138 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Rhode Island
Aristides Ignacio Cruz, MD is one of 138 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Rhode Island. 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 2007, is newer than 37% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 37% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2013 among the 84 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 46% 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 Rhode Island practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
28 orthopaedic surgery physician records list a practice address in East Providence
They are 28 of the 779 NPPES records with a practice address in East Providence, and 138 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Rhode Island.
All 138 in Rhode Island → Every provider in East Providence → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Roy Aaron, M.D.East Providence, RI 029141336189661
- Valentin Antoci, MD, PHDEast Providence, RI 029141093942823
- Brad Blankenhorn, M.D.East Providence, RI 029141003033119
- Vamsy Bobba, MDEast Providence, RI 029141861887440
- Alan Daniels, MDEast Providence, RI 029141760642698
- Bassel Diebo, M.D.East Providence, RI 029141760914576
- John Froehlich, M.D.East Providence, RI 029141811939705
- Jack Goldstein, M.D.1208E Providence, RI 029141245233261
Common questions
What is Aristides Ignacio Cruz, MD's NPI number?
Aristides Ignacio Cruz, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568646800, issued on Dec 21, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Aristides Ignacio Cruz, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Kettle Point Ave, East Providence, RI, 02914. Phone: (401) 330-1430. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Aristides Ignacio Cruz, MD's license?
NPPES lists Rhode Island license number 14940, as entered by the provider. Search the Rhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline at https://healthri.mylicense.com/Verification/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
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.