NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Dessialis Cruz, RPA-C, MPA

Medical Physician Assistant · Buffalo, NY

Dessialis Cruz, RPA-C, MPA is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Buffalo, New York, and NPI 1982920898, issued on Apr 16, 2010. Check the license (New York 013943-1, as entered in NPPES) with the New York board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1982920898
Name
Dessialis Cruz
Credential
RPA-C, MPA
Primary taxonomy
Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
License number
013943-1 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
184 Barton St, Buffalo, NY 14213
Phone
(716) 881-6191
Enumerated
Apr 16, 2010
Record last updated
Apr 23, 2025
Fax
(716) 881-6247
Medicaid ID
03418926 NY
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 184 Barton St

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

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  6. Samantha ArcaraClinical Social Worker1669082269

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27% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average medical physician assistant in 2024

833 Medicare Part D claims for 163 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 27% of claims.

  1. Dessialis Cruz833
  2. Specialty average1,148

Most prescribed

  1. Montelukast Sodium148 claims
  2. Azelastine Hcl84 claims
  3. Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride83 claims
  4. Famotidine82 claims
  5. Fluticasone Propionate71 claims
  6. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa65 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: $1,500.70

61 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 16,165 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,055.00 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Dessialis Cruz$1,500.70
  2. Specialty average$1,055.00

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

Dessialis Cruz among 3,670 medical physician assistant records in New York

Dessialis Cruz, RPA-C, MPA is one of 3,670 medical physician assistant records with a practice address in New York. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 39% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 39% of these records are older, 57% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 49% of these records are
  • Record last updated2025 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AM0700X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Medical Physician Assistant providers in New York

There are 3,670 medical physician assistant records in New York.

The 8 medical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Shajuana Day, PABuffalo, NY 142131285947002
  2. Matthew Graziano, PABuffalo, NY 142141316992985
  3. Nicholas Green, PA-CBuffalo, NY 142141811580517
  4. Jamie Interlichia, PA-CBuffalo, NY 142141124278841
  5. Meighan Murphy, PA-CBuffalo, NY 142141275469512
  6. Erin Potter, PA-CBuffalo, NY 142141982254173
  7. Jessica Silverman, RPA-CBuffalo, NY 142141659696300
  8. Deborah Szetela, PABuffalo, NY 142121336296532

Common questions

What is Dessialis Cruz, RPA-C, MPA's NPI number?

Dessialis Cruz, RPA-C, MPA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982920898, issued on Apr 16, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Dessialis Cruz, RPA-C, MPA located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 184 Barton St, Buffalo, NY, 14213. Phone: (716) 881-6191. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Dessialis Cruz, RPA-C, MPA's license?

NPPES lists New York license number 013943-1, as entered by the provider. Search the New York board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Dessialis Cruz, RPA-C, MPA prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Dessialis Cruz, RPA-C, MPA had 833 Medicare Part D claims for 163 beneficiaries; the average among medical physician assistant prescribers was 1,148. 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.