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 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
- Practice location
- 17 Ginger Creek Mdws, Glen Carbon, IL 62034
- Phone
- (800) 968-6866
- Enumerated
- Sep 13, 2005
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 17 Ginger Creek Mdws
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Toni Ostmann, NP-CRegistered Nurse1790224970
- Abiodun Sangoseni, MDInternal Medicine Physician1194710483
Verify Christopher Cruz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional RegulationCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
44% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
510 Medicare Part D claims for 265 beneficiaries, against an average of 355 among the 49,029 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 or facility affiliation
- Jersey Community HospitalJerseyville, IL · Acute Care Hospitals3 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
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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?
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 355. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.