Cesar P. Cruz-Garcia, M.D.
Interventional Cardiology Physician · Ponce, PR
Cesar P. Cruz-Garcia, M.D. is an interventional cardiology physician with a practice address in Ponce, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1427057033, issued on Jul 15, 2005. Check the license (Puerto Rico 8504, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cesar P. Cruz-Garcia
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Cardiology Physician 207RI0011X
- License number
- 8504 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 909 Ave Tito Castro, Ponce, PR 00716
- Phone
- (787) 259-3373
- Enumerated
- Jul 15, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 21, 2022
- Fax
- (787) 259-3373
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120523000491); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Cesar P. Cruz-Garcia 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 8504Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average interventional cardiology physician in 2024
10,500 Medicare Part D claims for 1,623 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,179 among the 6,605 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate1,124 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium974 claims
- Losartan Potassium631 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate536 claims
- Clopidogrel399 claims
- Lisinopril383 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $2,556.16
71 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 6,394 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,062.29 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
- Ponce Cardiovascular Services, PscPonce, PR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Cesar P. Cruz-Garcia among 38 interventional cardiology physician records in Puerto Rico
Cesar P. Cruz-Garcia, M.D. is one of 38 interventional cardiology physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 97% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 84% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 97% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 87% of these records are
- Graduated1984 · median 2006 among the 33 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0011X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Interventional Cardiology Physician providers in Puerto Rico
There are 38 interventional cardiology physician records in Puerto Rico.
All 38 in Puerto Rico → Every provider in Ponce → Interventional Cardiology Physician nationwide →
The 8 interventional cardiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Sharlene Medina Aviles, M.D.Ponce, PR 007161598152571
- Rafael RiveraPonce, PR 007161003911264
- Jorge Jovane Jaramillo, MDPonce, PR 007171265405625
- Alejandro Lopez-Mas, M.D.Ponce, PR 007171043487960
- Enrique Rodriguez-Paz, MDPonce, PR 007171235770074
- Pedro Colon - Hernandez, M.D.Caguas, PR 007251659452415
- Bayoan Ramos-Parra, M.D.Caguas, PR 007251831539469
- David Heredia Sierra, MDCayey, PR 007361700293990
Common questions
What is Cesar P. Cruz-Garcia, M.D.'s NPI number?
Cesar P. Cruz-Garcia, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427057033, issued on Jul 15, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cesar P. Cruz-Garcia, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 909 Ave Tito Castro, Ponce, PR, 00716. Phone: (787) 259-3373. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cesar P. Cruz-Garcia, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 8504, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Cesar P. Cruz-Garcia, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Cesar P. Cruz-Garcia, M.D. had 10,500 Medicare Part D claims for 1,623 beneficiaries; the average among interventional cardiology physician prescribers was 3,179. 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.