Brian Cruz, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Florence, SC
Brian Cruz, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Florence, South Carolina, and NPI 1306873716, issued on Jun 28, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina MD94699, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brian Cruz
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License numbers
- MD94699 SC
220753 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3015 W Palmetto St, Florence, SC 29501
- Phone
- (843) 777-6870
- Enumerated
- Jun 28, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 19, 2025
- Fax
- (781) 756-7274
- Medicaid ID
- 2078325 MA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240823002522); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Brian Cruz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD94699Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
33 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $4,511.41
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 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 5 group practices
- Mcleod Physician Associates IIFlorence, SC
- Midwest Express Care 2, IncWillowbrook, IL
- Midwest Express Care 4 LLCHammond, IN
- Midwest Express Care, IncSchererville, IN
- Nwi Urgent Care, LLCMunster, IN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Brian Cruz among 1,244 emergency medicine physician records in South Carolina
Brian Cruz, M.D. is one of 1,244 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 84% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 65% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2012 among the 752 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
32 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Florence
They are 32 of the 2,634 NPPES records with a practice address in Florence, and 1,244 emergency medicine physician records in South Carolina.
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- Edwin Gandy, MDFlorence, SC 295051871577478
- Richard Garri, MDFlorence, SC 295051770551293
- Pamela Gizzo, M.D.Florence, SC 295051124130356
- Jamila Goldsmith, M.D.Florence, SC 295051750646550
Common questions
What is Brian Cruz, M.D.'s NPI number?
Brian Cruz, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1306873716, issued on Jun 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brian Cruz, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3015 W Palmetto St, Florence, SC, 29501. Phone: (843) 777-6870. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brian Cruz, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number MD94699, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Brian Cruz, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brian Cruz, M.D. had 33 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.