Christopher S. Cruz, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Las Vegas, NV
Christopher S. Cruz, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Las Vegas, Nevada, and NPI 1295792182, issued on Apr 26, 2006. Check the license (Nevada 10545, as entered in NPPES) on the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher S. Cruz
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 10545 NV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5450 W Sahara Ave, Las Vegas, NV 89146
- Phone
- (702) 220-9667
- Enumerated
- Apr 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 4, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (702) 220-5277
- Medicaid ID
- 2102749 NV
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher S. Cruz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNevada State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 10545Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
249 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 30 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Buprenorphine-Naloxone49 claims
- Lorazepam30 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl16 claims
- Zolpidem Tartrate13 claims
- Buprenorphine Hcl12 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen12 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: $14.74
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Orexo US, Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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.
Christopher S. Cruz among 1,229 internal medicine physician records in Nevada
Christopher S. Cruz, M.D. is one of 1,229 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Nevada. 82% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 63% of these records are
- Record last updated2013 · 43% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Nevada practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
716 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Las Vegas
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Common questions
What is Christopher S. Cruz, M.D.'s NPI number?
Christopher S. Cruz, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295792182, issued on Apr 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher S. Cruz, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5450 W Sahara Ave, Las Vegas, NV, 89146. Phone: (702) 220-9667. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher S. Cruz, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Nevada license number 10545, as entered by the provider. Search the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners at https://medboard.nv.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christopher S. Cruz, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher S. Cruz, M.D. had 249 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.