NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Brendaliz Santaella Cruz, M.D.

General Practice Physician · Barranquitas, PR

Brendaliz Santaella Cruz, M.D. is a general practice physician with a practice address in Barranquitas, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1407081854, issued on May 28, 2009. Check the license (Puerto Rico 17568, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; 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
1407081854
Name
Brendaliz Santaella Cruz
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
General Practice Physician 208D00000X
License number
17568 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
Carretera 719 KM 2.6 BO. Helechal, Barranquitas, PR 00794
Phone
(787) 400-4325
Enumerated
May 28, 2009
Record last updated
May 1, 2025
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). 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 ordersWhich Puerto Rico board licenses this profession
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65% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice physician in 2024

1,062 Medicare Part D claims for 67 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,030 among the 8,395 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 55% of claims.

  1. Brendaliz Santaella Cruz1,062
  2. Specialty average3,030

Most prescribed

  1. Tivicay116 claims
  2. Descovy90 claims
  3. Dovato80 claims
  4. Rosuvastatin Calcium63 claims
  5. Omega-3 Acid Ethyl Esters61 claims
  6. Biktarvy56 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: $394.99

10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was ViiV Healthcare Company. The 4,259 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,273.40 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Brendaliz Santaella Cruz$394.99
  2. Specialty average$1,273.40

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Brendaliz Santaella Cruz among 4,170 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico

Brendaliz Santaella Cruz, M.D. is one of 4,170 general practice physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 53% of them.

  • NPI issued2009 · 53% of these records are older, 44% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 29% of these records are
  • Record last updated2025 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208D00000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

14 general practice physician records list a practice address in Barranquitas

They are 14 of the 122 NPPES records with a practice address in Barranquitas, and 4,170 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico.

The 8 general practice physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Hector Alicea Colon, MDBarranquitas, PR 007941114770492
  2. Juan Alvarado Rivera, MDBarranquitas, PR 007941447337217
  3. Edgardo Aponte, M.D.Barranquitas, PR 007941578530929
  4. Carlos Bonet VazquezBarranquitas, PR 007941154075695
  5. Rafael Del Campo, M.D.Barranquitas, PR 007941578509709
  6. Karla Diaz Zayas, MDBarranquitas, PR 007941265114789
  7. Roberto Encarnacion, MDBarranquitas, PR 007941154480473
  8. Fe Fernandez Cabrera, MDBarranquitas, PR 007941407965304

Common questions

What is Brendaliz Santaella Cruz, M.D.'s NPI number?

Brendaliz Santaella Cruz, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407081854, issued on May 28, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Brendaliz Santaella Cruz, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at Carretera 719 KM 2.6 BO. Helechal, Barranquitas, PR, 00794. Phone: (787) 400-4325. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Brendaliz Santaella Cruz, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 17568, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Brendaliz Santaella Cruz, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Brendaliz Santaella Cruz, M.D. had 1,062 Medicare Part D claims for 67 beneficiaries; the average among general practice physician prescribers was 3,030. 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.