Edwin A. Cruz, MD
Neurology Physician · Sacramento, CA
Edwin A. Cruz, MD is a neurology physician with a practice address in Sacramento, California, and NPI 1669556965, issued on Oct 24, 2006. Check the license (California A65646, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Edwin A. Cruz
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License number
- A65646 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3000 Q St FL 4, Sacramento, CA 95816
- Phone
- (916) 733-3372
- Enumerated
- Oct 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 13, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (916) 733-5743
- Medicaid ID
- 0151918 MT
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070502000390); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Saint Louis University School Of Medicine, 1997
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Edwin A. Cruz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A65646Check 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 neurology physician in 2024
3,846 Medicare Part D claims for 429 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Levetiracetam1,055 claims
- Lacosamide307 claims
- Phenytoin Sodium Extended257 claims
- Oxcarbazepine252 claims
- Lamotrigine244 claims
- Divalproex Sodium Er182 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): 96.5 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Dignity Health Medical FoundationFolsom, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Edwin A. Cruz among 2,339 neurology physician records in California
Edwin A. Cruz, MD is one of 2,339 neurology physician records with a practice address in California. 81% 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 4% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2006 among the 1,628 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Edwin A. Cruz, MD's NPI number?
Edwin A. Cruz, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669556965, issued on Oct 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Edwin A. Cruz, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3000 Q St FL 4, Sacramento, CA, 95816. Phone: (916) 733-3372. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Edwin A. Cruz, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A65646, 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 Edwin A. Cruz, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Edwin A. Cruz, MD had 3,846 Medicare Part D claims for 429 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Edwin A. Cruz, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.5 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.