Carolyn Colby Cruz, PA-C
Surgical Physician Assistant · Meriden, CT
Carolyn Colby Cruz, PA-C is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Meriden, Connecticut, and NPI 1760408249, issued on Jul 15, 2006. Check the license (Connecticut 001713, as entered in NPPES) with the Connecticut board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Carolyn Colby Cruz
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
- License number
- 001713 CT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 435 Lewis Ave, Meriden, CT 06451
- Phone
- (203) 694-8200
- Enumerated
- Jul 15, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 26, 2024
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest surgical physician assistant records → All 808 in Connecticut → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 435 Lewis Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Ashley Allatin, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1407043557
- Melissa Alvarez, RN, BSN, IBCLCRegistered Nurse1285111443
- Jason Andrus, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1104808369
- Tracy Barber, D.O.Emergency Medicine Physician1275615957
- Ebisa Bekele, MDInternal Medicine Physician1649698887
Verify Carolyn Colby Cruz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Connecticut board licenses this profession
Search for license 001713Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024
43 Medicare Part D claims for 32 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 15 claims were for opioids.
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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 92.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $24.92
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 7,578 providers of this specialty with any payment received $703.95 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.
Carolyn Colby Cruz among 808 surgical physician assistant records in Connecticut
Carolyn Colby Cruz, PA-C is one of 808 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in Connecticut. 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 2006, is newer than 4% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 82% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 80% of these records are
- Record last updated2024 · 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 363AS0400X and a Connecticut practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
16 surgical physician assistant records list a practice address in Meriden
They are 16 of the 897 NPPES records with a practice address in Meriden, and 808 surgical physician assistant records in Connecticut.
All 808 in Connecticut → Every provider in Meriden → Surgical Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ashley Allatin, PA-CMeriden, CT 064511407043557
- Lisa Ambrogio-Decola, PAMeriden, CT 064511295741825
- Jason Andrus, PA-CMeriden, CT 064511104808369
- Timothy Cook, PAMeriden, CT 064511720347800
- Matthew Decaprio, PA-CMeriden, CT 064511538715883
- Andrew Hatch, PA-CMeriden, CT 064511730527995
- Scott Hinman, PA-CMeriden, CT 064511245690106
- Jerome Houle, PA-CMeriden, CT 064511336347087
Common questions
What is Carolyn Colby Cruz, PA-C's NPI number?
Carolyn Colby Cruz, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1760408249, issued on Jul 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Carolyn Colby Cruz, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 435 Lewis Ave, Meriden, CT, 06451. Phone: (203) 694-8200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Carolyn Colby Cruz, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Connecticut license number 001713, as entered by the provider. Search the Connecticut board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Carolyn Colby Cruz, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Carolyn Colby Cruz, PA-C had 43 Medicare Part D claims for 32 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Carolyn Colby Cruz, PA-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 92.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.