Edgard Cruz Baez, MD
Specialist · Ponce, PR
Edgard Cruz Baez, MD is a specialist with a practice address in Ponce, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1225014434, issued on Dec 20, 2005. Check the license (Puerto Rico 10957, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Edgard Cruz Baez
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- 10957 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2669 Ave Las Americas, Ponce, PR 00717
- Phone
- (787) 259-1719
- Enumerated
- Dec 20, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Edgard Cruz Baez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Puerto Rico board licenses this profession
Search for license 10957Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
70% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024
416 Medicare Part D claims for 119 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Fluconazole61 claims
- Gentamicin Sulfate50 claims
- Clotrimazole-Betamethasone41 claims
- Ketoconazole35 claims
- Levofloxacin34 claims
- Prednisone27 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.
Edgard Cruz Baez among 574 specialist records in Puerto Rico
Edgard Cruz Baez, MD is one of 574 specialist records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 54% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 83% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 54% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 26% of these records are
- Record last updated2026 · 79% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
49 specialist records list a practice address in Ponce
They are 49 of the 3,338 NPPES records with a practice address in Ponce, and 574 specialist records in Puerto Rico.
All 574 in Puerto Rico → Every provider in Ponce → Specialist nationwide →
The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Alberto Abreu, M.D.Ponce, PR 007171306821830
- Tomas De Jesus Roman, M.D.Ponce, PR 007171669441986
- Elmer Irizarry, M.D.Ponce, PR 007171205813821
- Jerry Leon - Rodriguez, M.D.Ponce, PR 007171750370284
- Manuel Martinez-Gonzalez, M.D.Ponce, PR 007171790789485
- Raphael Molina, M.D.Ponce, PR 007171366417875
- Jeamilette O'Neill, A.U.D.Ponce, PR 007171932175841
- Alvaro Reymunde Posso, MD,FACP,FACG,AGAFPonce, PR 007171083610828
Common questions
What is Edgard Cruz Baez, MD's NPI number?
Edgard Cruz Baez, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225014434, issued on Dec 20, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Edgard Cruz Baez, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2669 Ave Las Americas, Ponce, PR, 00717. Phone: (787) 259-1719. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Edgard Cruz Baez, MD's license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 10957, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Edgard Cruz Baez, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Edgard Cruz Baez, MD had 416 Medicare Part D claims for 119 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. 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.