Damarys Cruz, FNP-BC, MSN
Family Nurse Practitioner · Newark, NJ
Damarys Cruz, FNP-BC, MSN is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Newark, New Jersey, and NPI 1043876253, issued on May 13, 2019. Check the license (New Jersey 26NJ00911800, as entered in NPPES) with the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Damarys Cruz
- Credential
- FNP-BC, MSN
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- 26NJ00911800 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 297 16TH Ave, Newark, NJ 07103
- Phone
- (973) 374-3020
- Enumerated
- May 13, 2019
- Record last updated
- May 13, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200207000884); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 297 16TH Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Monica Chomsky, APRN-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1043358583
- Doreen Gagnon, APRN, BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1164562658
Verify Damarys Cruz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New Jersey board licenses this profession
Search for license 26NJ00911800Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
60% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
2,082 Medicare Part D claims for 298 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 40 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium152 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate145 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide108 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate90 claims
- Metformin Hcl68 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium62 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 98.7 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $198.14
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was ViiV Healthcare Company. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Rwjbh Primary Care ServicesNewark, NJ
- Valley Physician Services PCHoboken, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Damarys Cruz among 3,881 family nurse practitioner records in New Jersey
Damarys Cruz, FNP-BC, MSN is one of 3,881 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in New Jersey. 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 2019, is newer than 44% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 44% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2019 among the 2,262 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 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 363LF0000X and a New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
135 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Newark
They are 135 of the 4,875 NPPES records with a practice address in Newark, and 3,881 family nurse practitioner records in New Jersey.
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The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
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Common questions
What is Damarys Cruz, FNP-BC, MSN's NPI number?
Damarys Cruz, FNP-BC, MSN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043876253, issued on May 13, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Damarys Cruz, FNP-BC, MSN located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 297 16TH Ave, Newark, NJ, 07103. Phone: (973) 374-3020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Damarys Cruz, FNP-BC, MSN's license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number 26NJ00911800, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Damarys Cruz, FNP-BC, MSN prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Damarys Cruz, FNP-BC, MSN had 2,082 Medicare Part D claims for 298 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Damarys Cruz, FNP-BC, MSN's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 98.7 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.