NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Brenda M. Cruciani, MD

Hospitalist Physician · Humble, TX

Brenda M. Cruciani, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Humble, Texas, and NPI 1043770647, issued on Mar 21, 2019. Check the license (Texas V0715, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1043770647
Name
Brenda M. Cruciani
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License numbers
V0715 TX
0101275450 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
18951 N Memorial Dr # 103W, Humble, TX 77338
Phone
(281) 540-8409
Enumerated
Mar 21, 2019
Record last updated
Oct 18, 2024
Fax
(281) 540-7109
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20241002002984); accepts Medicare assignment
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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55% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

233 Medicare Part D claims for 107 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 15 claims were for opioids.

  1. Brenda Cruciani233
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Furosemide20 claims
  2. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass11 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.

The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 95.1 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score86.3
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Memorial Hermann Medical GroupHumble, TX

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

Brenda M. Cruciani among 1,587 hospitalist physician records in Texas

Brenda M. Cruciani, MD is one of 1,587 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Texas. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 73% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 73% of these records are older, 20% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • Graduated2019 · median 2013 among the 1,298 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 25% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

41 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Humble

They are 41 of the 1,933 NPPES records with a practice address in Humble, and 1,587 hospitalist physician records in Texas.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Betheal Aschenaki, M.D.Humble, TX 773381992191050
  2. Uma BhatHumble, TX 773381831519818
  3. Dereje Desta, MDHumble, TX 773381427289321
  4. Shaker Eid, MDHumble, TX 773381265614796
  5. Shinobu Gilbreth, M.D.Humble, TX 773381740417070
  6. Gary Gutierrez Campos, M.D.Humble, TX 773381518140839
  7. Adnan Mallick, MDHumble, TX 773381053751362
  8. Gavin McKinnon, MDHumble, TX 773381336587195

Common questions

What is Brenda M. Cruciani, MD's NPI number?

Brenda M. Cruciani, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043770647, issued on Mar 21, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Brenda M. Cruciani, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 18951 N Memorial Dr # 103W, Humble, TX, 77338. Phone: (281) 540-8409. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Brenda M. Cruciani, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number V0715, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Brenda M. Cruciani, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Brenda M. Cruciani, MD had 233 Medicare Part D claims for 107 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Brenda M. Cruciani, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.1 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.