Daniel Cruz, MD
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician · Los Angeles, CA
Daniel Cruz, MD is an advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1427090091, issued on Jun 11, 2006. Check the license (California A75153, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Daniel Cruz
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician 207RA0001X
- License number
- A75153 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 100 Ucla Medical Plz Ste 630, Los Angeles, CA 90024
- Phone
- (310) 825-9011
- Enumerated
- Jun 11, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 5, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 00A751530 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20031111000704); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, Geffen School Of Medicine, 1999
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Daniel Cruz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A75153Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician in 2024
5,537 Medicare Part D claims for 665 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,965 among the 1,124 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Rosuvastatin Calcium425 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate422 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate352 claims
- Eliquis345 claims
- Entresto330 claims
- Spironolactone287 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): 87.1 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: $350.85
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 1,027 providers of this specialty with any payment received $10,265.85 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 one group practice
- The Regents OF The University OF CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Daniel Cruz among 115 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records in California
Daniel Cruz, MD is one of 115 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records with a practice address in California. 98% 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 3% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 71% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 98% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 95% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2007 among the 109 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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 207RA0001X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician providers in California
There are 115 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records in California.
All 115 in California → Every provider in Los Angeles → Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician nationwide →
The 8 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kruti Pandya, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900241619138872
- Joseph Rahman, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900171316988116
- Michael Fong, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900331407863756
- Jonathan Nattiv, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900331134516453
- Ajay VaidyaLos Angeles, CA 900331538459276
- Aaron Wolfson, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900331144584913
- Lawrence Czer, M.D.West Hollywood, CA 900481972564201
- Jon Kobashigawa, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900481467548073
Common questions
What is Daniel Cruz, MD's NPI number?
Daniel Cruz, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427090091, issued on Jun 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Daniel Cruz, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 100 Ucla Medical Plz Ste 630, Los Angeles, CA, 90024. Phone: (310) 825-9011. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Daniel Cruz, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A75153, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Daniel Cruz, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Daniel Cruz, MD had 5,537 Medicare Part D claims for 665 beneficiaries; the average among advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician prescribers was 1,965. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Daniel Cruz, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.1 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.