Christopher Cruz, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Glen Carbon, IL
Christopher Cruz, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Glen Carbon, Illinois, and NPI 1427043769, issued on Sep 13, 2005. Check the license (Illinois 036070136, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Cruz
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 036070136 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 17 Ginger Creek Mdws, Glen Carbon, IL 62034
- Phone
- (800) 968-6866
- Enumerated
- Sep 13, 2005
- Record last updated
- Feb 2, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid IDs
- 036070138 IL
1427043769 MO - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040610000667); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher Cruz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 036070136Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
510 Medicare Part D claims for 265 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims. 96 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone66 claims
- Tramadol Hcl54 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen38 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl38 claims
- Cefuroxime25 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim25 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.
One hospital affiliation
- Jersey Community HospitalJerseyville, IL · Acute Care Hospitals3 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Christopher Cruz among 3,291 emergency medicine physician records in Illinois
Christopher Cruz, MD is one of 3,291 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 80% 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, 94% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated1983 · median 2012 among the 1,867 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 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 207P00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Emergency Medicine Physician providers in Illinois
There are 3,291 emergency medicine physician records in Illinois.
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The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- David Bogolub, DOGranite City, IL 620401245279181
- Debabrata Ray, MDGranite City, IL 620401699861583
- Edward Moy, MDEdwardsville, IL 620251851367023
- Andrew Russell, MDEdwardsville, IL 620251902120819
- Edward Goetten, D.OJerseyville, IL 620521093828675
- Raymond Hughes, D.O.Jerseyville, IL 620521528007879
Common questions
What is Christopher Cruz, MD's NPI number?
Christopher Cruz, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427043769, issued on Sep 13, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Cruz, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 17 Ginger Creek Mdws, Glen Carbon, IL, 62034. Phone: (800) 968-6866. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Cruz, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036070136, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christopher Cruz, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Cruz, MD had 510 Medicare Part D claims for 265 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.