Christian Benedict Cruz Fagel, M.D.
Hospitalist Physician · Los Angeles, CA
Christian Benedict Cruz Fagel, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1043669229, issued on Jun 8, 2016. Check the license (California A180566, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christian Benedict Cruz Fagel
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License numbers
- A180566 CA
25MA10652900 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 757 Westwood Plz, Los Angeles, CA 90095
- Phone
- (102) 679-6433
- Enumerated
- Jun 8, 2016
- Record last updated
- Dec 14, 2022
- Fax
- (310) 267-3840
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20221004000747); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christian Benedict Cruz Fagel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A180566Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
73% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
139 Medicare Part D claims for 54 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 14 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 99.3 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- The Regents OF The University OF CaliforniaSanta Monica, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christian Benedict Cruz Fagel among 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California
Christian Benedict Cruz Fagel, M.D. is one of 3,099 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in California. 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 2016, is newer than 70% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 70% of these records are older, 26% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 81% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2010 among the 2,505 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Christian Benedict Cruz Fagel, M.D.'s NPI number?
Christian Benedict Cruz Fagel, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043669229, issued on Jun 8, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christian Benedict Cruz Fagel, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 757 Westwood Plz, Los Angeles, CA, 90095. Phone: (102) 679-6433. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christian Benedict Cruz Fagel, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A180566, 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 Benedict Cruz Fagel, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christian Benedict Cruz Fagel, M.D. had 139 Medicare Part D claims for 54 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christian Benedict Cruz Fagel, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 99.3 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.