Betty Chinea Cruz, MD
Gastroenterology Physician · Manati, PR
Betty Chinea Cruz, MD is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Manati, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1073566402, issued on May 18, 2006. Check the license (Puerto Rico 12868, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Betty Chinea Cruz
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- 12868 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- J23 Calle Elliot Velez, Manati, PR 00674
- Phone
- (787) 854-0404
- Enumerated
- May 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 20, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (787) 854-0403
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041117000026); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Central Del Caribe Escuela De Medicina, 1994
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest gastroenterology physician records → All 203 in Puerto Rico → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at J23 Calle Elliot Velez
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Aileen Guzman Morales, MDGastroenterology Physician1083660807
- Samuel Padilla RosaInternal Medicine Physician1043310550
Verify Betty Chinea Cruz 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 12868Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
7.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
6,043 Medicare Part D claims for 755 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Famotidine2,151 claims
- Omeprazole798 claims
- Lansoprazole695 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium431 claims
- Sucralfate359 claims
- Midazolam Hcl233 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: $50.00
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 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.
Betty Chinea Cruz among 203 gastroenterology physician records in Puerto Rico
Betty Chinea Cruz, MD is one of 203 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 92% 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 20% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 20% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2000 among the 165 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 69% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
15 gastroenterology physician records list a practice address in Manati
They are 15 of the 729 NPPES records with a practice address in Manati, and 203 gastroenterology physician records in Puerto Rico.
All 203 in Puerto Rico → Every provider in Manati → Gastroenterology Physician nationwide →
The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mamie Annexy Lopez, MDManati, PR 006741497894505
- Nestor Aponte-Reyes, MDManati, PR 006741003816802
- Aileen Guzman Morales, MDManati, PR 006741083660807
- Juan Marques-Lespier, MDManati, PR 006741407142227
- Adriana Marzan Loyola, MDManati, PR 006741235591579
- Jorge Melendez Hernandez, M.D.Manati, PR 006741841491321
- Wilson Ortiz Cotti, M.D.Manati, PR 006741295952984
- Wanda Ortiz Muniz, MDManati, PR 006741245379304
Common questions
What is Betty Chinea Cruz, MD's NPI number?
Betty Chinea Cruz, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073566402, issued on May 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Betty Chinea Cruz, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at J23 Calle Elliot Velez, Manati, PR, 00674. Phone: (787) 854-0404. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Betty Chinea Cruz, MD's license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 12868, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Betty Chinea Cruz, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Betty Chinea Cruz, MD had 6,043 Medicare Part D claims for 755 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. 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.