Christian Cosca Cruz, MD
Nephrology Physician · Daly City, CA
Christian Cosca Cruz, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Daly City, California, and NPI 1023182227, issued on Nov 20, 2006. Check the license (California A96754, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christian Cosca Cruz
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- A96754 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1498 Southgate Ave, Daly City, CA 94015
- Phone
- (650) 755-4490
- Enumerated
- Nov 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 26, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (650) 755-2920
- Medicaid ID
- 1023182227 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070127000053); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai, 2001
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1498 Southgate Ave
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Verify Christian Cosca Cruz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A96754Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
47% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
773 Medicare Part D claims for 140 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate97 claims
- Farxiga84 claims
- Furosemide66 claims
- Losartan Potassium62 claims
- Hydralazine Hcl42 claims
- Prosol40 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: $15,806.20
33 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AngioDynamics, Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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 2 group practices
- San Mateo Dialysis AssociatesBurlingame, CA
- West Coast KidneyDaly City, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christian Cosca Cruz among 1,468 nephrology physician records in California
Christian Cosca Cruz, MD is one of 1,468 nephrology physician records with a practice address in California. 88% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2001 among the 1,128 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in California
There are 1,468 nephrology physician records in California.
All 1,468 in California → Every provider in Daly City → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Daniel Angeli, MDDaly City, CA 940151326417916
- Warren Chang, MDDaly City, CA 940151083674550
- Philip Hertz, MDDaly City, CA 940151760443725
- Albert Kao, MDDaly City, CA 940151225099286
- Aung Kyaw Maung, M.DDaly City, CA 940151518288877
- Josephus-Ian Sanjorjo, MDDaly City, CA 940151073808168
- Hector Santiesteban, MEDICAL DOCTORDaly City, CA 940151245235738
- Robert Tseng, MDDaly City, CA 940151053371559
Common questions
What is Christian Cosca Cruz, MD's NPI number?
Christian Cosca Cruz, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023182227, issued on Nov 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christian Cosca Cruz, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1498 Southgate Ave, Daly City, CA, 94015. Phone: (650) 755-4490. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christian Cosca Cruz, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A96754, 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.
How much does Christian Cosca Cruz, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christian Cosca Cruz, MD had 773 Medicare Part D claims for 140 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.