Carl Nelson Cruz
General Practice Physician · Hormigueros, PR
Carl Nelson Cruz is a general practice physician with a practice address in Hormigueros, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1619068665, issued on Sep 27, 2006. Check the license (Puerto Rico 6961, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Carl Nelson Cruz
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Physician 208D00000X
- License number
- 6961 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Mateo Fajardo 8, Hormigueros, PR 00660
- Phone
- (787) 840-6055
- Enumerated
- Sep 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 9, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (787) 849-6055
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Carl Nelson 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 6961Check 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% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice physician in 2024
2,810 Medicare Part D claims for 76 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,030 among the 8,395 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims. 25 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium238 claims
- Losartan Potassium168 claims
- Furosemide124 claims
- Lisinopril124 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium120 claims
- Alendronate Sodium119 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.
Carl Nelson Cruz among 4,170 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico
Carl Nelson Cruz 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 2006, is newer than 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 65% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 29% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 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).
27 general practice physician records list a practice address in Hormigueros
They are 27 of the 127 NPPES records with a practice address in Hormigueros, and 4,170 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico.
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The 8 general practice physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Alexis Acosta, M.D.Hormigueros, PR 006601619925690
- Luis Alvarez-Arroyo, MDHormigueros, PR 006601962588830
- Luz Baez Mendez, M.D.Hormigueros, PR 006601083687800
- Simon Carlo, M.D.Hormigueros, PR 006601548350564
- Ananska Carlo, MDHormigueros, PR 006601821147448
- Luz Jimenez Morales, MDHormigueros, PR 006601710950183
- Cindy Martinez Torres, M.D.Hormigueros, PR 006601700947009
- Rafael Mendoza-Irizarry, M.D.Hormigueros, PR 006601629185830
Common questions
What is Carl Nelson Cruz's NPI number?
Carl Nelson Cruz's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619068665, issued on Sep 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Carl Nelson Cruz located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Mateo Fajardo 8, Hormigueros, PR, 00660. Phone: (787) 840-6055. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Carl Nelson Cruz's license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 6961, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Carl Nelson Cruz prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Carl Nelson Cruz had 2,810 Medicare Part D claims for 76 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.