NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Aurora Seaton Cruz, MD

Neurological Surgery Physician · Louisville, KY

Aurora Seaton Cruz, MD is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Louisville, Kentucky, and NPI 1063874170, issued on Mar 28, 2016. Check the license on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; 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
1063874170
Name
Aurora Seaton Cruz
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
License number
1063874170 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4003 Kresge Way Ste 400, Louisville, KY 40207
Phone
(502) 259-5955
Enumerated
Mar 28, 2016
Record last updated
Jun 24, 2024
Fax
(502) 259-5953
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240726001357); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Irvine California College Of Medicine, 2016
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 4003 Kresge Way Ste 400

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

  1. Sean Beattie, DONeurology Physician1053940015
  2. Shelby Crawhorn, PHARMDAmbulatory Care Pharmacist1396449161
  3. Louis Curtis, MDNeurology Physician1568085959
  4. Karen Eastridge, NP-C, CDEAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1578588687
  5. Jonathan Handshoe, MDNeurology Physician1043839905
  6. Manikya Kuriti, M.DEndocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician1124315858

Verify Aurora Seaton Cruz in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical LicensureCheck the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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77% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurological surgery physician in 2024

40 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Aurora Cruz40
  2. Specialty average172

Most prescribed

  1. Meloxicam19 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: $2,217.33

25 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Aurora Cruz$2,217
  2. Specialty average$14,926

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. Baptist Health Medical Group IncNew Albany, IN

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

Aurora Seaton Cruz among 111 neurological surgery physician records in Kentucky

Aurora Seaton Cruz, MD is one of 111 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 80% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 80% of these records are older, 16% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2004 among the 80 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Neurological Surgery Physician providers in Kentucky

There are 111 neurological surgery physician records in Kentucky.

The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Thomas Becherer, MDLouisville, KY 402071700987260
  2. Eric Chen, M.D.Louisville, KY 402071841672276
  3. Michael Doyle, MDLouisville, KY 402071497856959
  4. Steven Reiss, MDLouisville, KY 402071487647616
  5. Nathaniel Todnem, MDLouisville, KY 402071144584004
  6. Wayne Villanueva, M.D.Louisville, KY 402071861483265
  7. Shawn Adams, M.D.Louisville, KY 402021265827471
  8. Thomas Altstadt, M.D.Louisville, KY 402021831366392

Common questions

What is Aurora Seaton Cruz, MD's NPI number?

Aurora Seaton Cruz, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1063874170, issued on Mar 28, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Aurora Seaton Cruz, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4003 Kresge Way Ste 400, Louisville, KY, 40207. Phone: (502) 259-5955. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Aurora Seaton Cruz, MD's license?

Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Aurora Seaton Cruz, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Aurora Seaton Cruz, MD had 40 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. 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.