NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Cecilia Y. Cruz, MD

General Practice Physician · La Jolla, CA

Cecilia Y. Cruz, MD is a general practice physician with a practice address in La Jolla, California, and NPI 1013590405, issued on May 3, 2021. Check the license (California 181742, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1013590405
Name
Cecilia Y. Cruz
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
General Practice Physician 208D00000X
License number
181742 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
8950 Villa LA Jolla Dr # MC0965, La Jolla, CA 92037
Phone
(619) 777-0726
Enumerated
May 3, 2021
Record last updated
Apr 20, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240830000689); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Verify Cecilia Y. Cruz in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. American Current Care OF California A Medical CorporationSan Marcos, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Cecilia Y. Cruz among 1,956 general practice physician records in California

Cecilia Y. Cruz, MD is one of 1,956 general practice physician records with a practice address in California. 48% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 85% of them.

  • NPI issued2021 · 85% of these records are older, 12% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 48% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 27% of these records are
  • Graduated2021 · median 1994 among the 520 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 60% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

General Practice Physician providers in California

There are 1,956 general practice physician records in California.

The 8 general practice physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Tahira Abbasi, MDLa Jolla, CA 920371619062346
  2. Manucher Atai, MDLa Jolla, CA 920371841416724
  3. Kathryn Baldwin, MDLa Jolla, CA 920371265546394
  4. Han Chiu, MDLa Jolla, CA 920371679857361
  5. John Dobak, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371184966442
  6. Robert Franks, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371124398995
  7. Gerald Joyce, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371992049407
  8. Walter Konstanzer, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371639105265

Common questions

What is Cecilia Y. Cruz, MD's NPI number?

Cecilia Y. Cruz, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1013590405, issued on May 3, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Cecilia Y. Cruz, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8950 Villa LA Jolla Dr # MC0965, La Jolla, CA, 92037. Phone: (619) 777-0726. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Cecilia Y. Cruz, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number 181742, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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.