NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Eliesel Gerardo Lacerda De La Cruz, MD

Infectious Disease Physician · New Bedford, MA

Eliesel Gerardo Lacerda De La Cruz, MD is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in New Bedford, Massachusetts, and NPI 1831363779, issued on Apr 22, 2008. Check the license (Massachusetts 237691, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1831363779
Name
Eliesel Gerardo Lacerda De La Cruz
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
License number
237691 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
101 Page St, New Bedford, MA 02740
Phone
(508) 973-5919
Enumerated
Apr 22, 2008
Record last updated
Oct 1, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(508) 973-5916
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20081114000396); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 101 Page St

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  3. Mohamed El-Amin Ahmed, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1477703676
  4. Reziwanguli Aji, MDInternal Medicine Physician1164612297
  5. Kyle Albano, NPCritical Care Medicine Nurse Practitioner1215608542
  6. Housam Eddine Alhariri, MDHospitalist Physician1306419536

Verify Eliesel Gerardo Lacerda De La Cruz in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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26.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average infectious disease physician in 2024

17,882 Medicare Part D claims for 446 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 130 claims were for opioids.

  1. Eliesel Lacerda De La Cruz17,882
  2. Specialty average689

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium962 claims
  2. Eliquis813 claims
  3. Trazodone Hcl773 claims
  4. Levothyroxine Sodium716 claims
  5. Gabapentin666 claims
  6. Amlodipine Besylate650 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: $226.06

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,362.19 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Eliesel Lacerda De La Cruz$226.06
  2. Specialty average$4,362.19

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

  1. Jose R. Gutierrez MD PCActon, MA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Eliesel Gerardo Lacerda De La Cruz among 487 infectious disease physician records in Massachusetts

Eliesel Gerardo Lacerda De La Cruz, MD is one of 487 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 69% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 63% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 63% of these records are older, 32% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated2009 · median 2003 among the 296 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Infectious Disease Physician providers in Massachusetts

There are 487 infectious disease physician records in Massachusetts.

The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Mark Appleman, MDNew Bedford, MA 027401962491910
  2. Tandra Mitra, M.D.New Bedford, MA 027401861428500
  3. Ming Da Qu, M.D.New Bedford, MA 027401598128456
  4. Najam Zaidi, MDNew Bedford, MA 027401679558266
  5. Hanumara Chowdri, MDDartmouth, MA 027471194794420
  6. Anthony Karabanow, MDDartmouth, MA 027471336183623
  7. Tamim Hinedi, M.D.Fall River, MA 027211447255880
  8. Linsey Philip, M.D.Fall River, MA 027211053304469

Common questions

What is Eliesel Gerardo Lacerda De La Cruz, MD's NPI number?

Eliesel Gerardo Lacerda De La Cruz, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831363779, issued on Apr 22, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Eliesel Gerardo Lacerda De La Cruz, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 101 Page St, New Bedford, MA, 02740. Phone: (508) 973-5919. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Eliesel Gerardo Lacerda De La Cruz, MD's license?

NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 237691, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine at https://findmydoctor.mass.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Eliesel Gerardo Lacerda De La Cruz, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Eliesel Gerardo Lacerda De La Cruz, MD had 17,882 Medicare Part D claims for 446 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. 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.