NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Cruz Martin Cardenas

Physician Assistant · Edinburg, TX

Cruz Martin Cardenas is a physician assistant with a practice address in Edinburg, Texas, and NPI 1659004109, issued on Jul 1, 2022. Check the license (Texas PA17067, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1659004109
Name
Cruz Martin Cardenas
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
PA17067 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2821 Michaelangelo Dr Ste 204, Edinburg, TX 78539
Phone
(956) 362-8290
Enumerated
Jul 1, 2022
Record last updated
Oct 13, 2023
Fax
(956) 362-8295
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20231012002049); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 2821 Michaelangelo Dr Ste 204

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Adrian Agapito, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1790123495
  2. Andrea CasasProfessional Counselor1245066117
  3. Ivan CortesProfessional Counselor1972310316
  4. Jessica Garza, LCSWClinical Social Worker1780189829
  5. Samiha Garza, LPCProfessional Counselor1932741725
  6. Delisa Guadarrama, MDChild & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician1356637227

Verify Cruz Martin Cardenas in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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2% more Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

848 Medicare Part D claims for 88 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims.

  1. Cruz Cardenas848
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Bupropion Xl78 claims
  2. Gabapentin71 claims
  3. Quetiapine Fumarate66 claims
  4. Trazodone Hcl55 claims
  5. Donepezil Hcl50 claims
  6. Hydroxyzine Hcl47 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: $1,942.30

84 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Cruz Cardenas$1,942.30
  2. Specialty average$841.65

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Renaissance Medical FoundationEdinburg, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Cruz Martin Cardenas among 10,999 physician assistant records in Texas

Cruz Martin Cardenas is one of 10,999 physician assistant records with a practice address in Texas. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 74% of them.

  • NPI issued2022 · 74% of these records are older, 18% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 55% of these records are
  • Graduated2022 · median 2017 among the 6,096 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

140 physician assistant records list a practice address in Edinburg

They are 140 of the 2,724 NPPES records with a practice address in Edinburg, and 10,999 physician assistant records in Texas.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Mohammed Ahmed, PA-CEdinburg, TX 785391235153396
  2. Hilda Baesa, PA-CEdinburg, TX 785391003936386
  3. Vicente Bautista, PAEdinburg, TX 785391124038336
  4. David Cantu, PA-CEdinburg, TX 785391205999448
  5. Dina Dennis, PAEdinburg, TX 785391710930656
  6. Scott Foxworth, PA-CEdinburg, TX 785391255350708
  7. Cynthia Garcia, PAEdinburg, TX 785391366639379
  8. Kimberly Gonzalez, PA-CEdinburg, TX 785391871774117

Common questions

What is Cruz Martin Cardenas's NPI number?

Cruz Martin Cardenas's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659004109, issued on Jul 1, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Cruz Martin Cardenas located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2821 Michaelangelo Dr Ste 204, Edinburg, TX, 78539. Phone: (956) 362-8290. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Cruz Martin Cardenas's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number PA17067, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Cruz Martin Cardenas prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Cruz Martin Cardenas had 848 Medicare Part D claims for 88 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.