Carlos P. Cruz, M D
Vascular Surgery Physician · Denton, TX
Carlos P. Cruz, M D is a vascular surgery physician with a practice address in Denton, Texas, and NPI 1700809480, issued on Jul 25, 2006. Check the license (Texas L8024, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Carlos P. Cruz
- Credential
- M D
- Primary taxonomy
- Vascular Surgery Physician 2086S0129X
- License number
- L8024 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3322 Colorado Blvd, Denton, TX 76210
- Phone
- (940) 387-7588
- Enumerated
- Jul 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 25, 2022
- Fax
- (940) 566-0881
- Medicaid ID
- 164196101 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040419001173); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston, 1994
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3322 Colorado Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Sally ConnaughtonSurgical Technologist1710192224
Verify Carlos P. Cruz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license L8024Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average vascular surgery physician in 2024
417 Medicare Part D claims for 172 beneficiaries, against an average of 201 among the 3,936 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims. 72 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Clopidogrel114 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen57 claims
- Xarelto50 claims
- Cilostazol44 claims
- Warfarin Sodium21 claims
- Gabapentin18 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): 100 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $863.14
17 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. The 4,059 providers of this specialty with any payment received $6,178.00 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 one group practice
- Surgery Associates OF Ntx PLLCDenton, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Carlos P. Cruz among 368 vascular surgery physician records in Texas
Carlos P. Cruz, M D is one of 368 vascular surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 91% 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 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 91% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2004 among the 290 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2086S0129X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Vascular Surgery Physician providers in Texas
There are 368 vascular surgery physician records in Texas.
All 368 in Texas → Every provider in Denton → Vascular Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 vascular surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jennifer Scarsella, M.D.Denton, TX 762101316472962
- Yasir Suliman, M.D.Denton, TX 762101811969348
- Raul Ortega, M.D.Denton, TX 762011295902385
- Anthony Rios, M.D.Denton, TX 762011194952911
- Daniel Morris, DODecatur, TX 762341073562583
- Travis Foster, M.D.North Richland Hills, TX 761801013962349
- Michelle Moe-Aiken, M.D.Keller, TX 762621043672074
- Clark Brazil, MDWichita Falls, TX 763011073595708
Common questions
What is Carlos P. Cruz, M D's NPI number?
Carlos P. Cruz, M D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700809480, issued on Jul 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Carlos P. Cruz, M D located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3322 Colorado Blvd, Denton, TX, 76210. Phone: (940) 387-7588. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Carlos P. Cruz, M D's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number L8024, 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 Carlos P. Cruz, M D prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Carlos P. Cruz, M D had 417 Medicare Part D claims for 172 beneficiaries; the average among vascular surgery physician prescribers was 201. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Carlos P. Cruz, M D's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.