NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Elizabeth Cruz, MD

Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology Physician · Germantown, TN

Elizabeth Cruz, MD is a neurology with special qualifications in child neurology physician with a practice address in Germantown, Tennessee, and NPI 1437419017, issued on May 17, 2012. Check the license (Tennessee 56405, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1437419017
Name
Elizabeth Cruz
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology Physician 2084N0402X
License number
56405 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
7645 Wolf River Cir Ste 100, Germantown, TN 38138
Phone
(901) 405-0275
Enumerated
May 17, 2012
Record last updated
Mar 17, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(901) 405-0287
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20160614001873); 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 7645 Wolf River Cir Ste 100

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

  1. Karima Benameur, MDNeurology Physician1295912350
  2. Walid Hafez, MDNeurology Physician1902814957
  3. Ayanna Miller, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1215665005
  4. Monika Natarajan, MDInternal Medicine Physician1942253992

Verify Elizabeth Cruz in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology with special qualifications in child neurology physician in 2024

15 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 278 among the 900 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Elizabeth Cruz15
  2. Specialty average278

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): 98.5 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score82.9
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $75.83

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Harmony Biosciences LLC. The 1,195 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,568.05 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Elizabeth Cruz$75.83
  2. Specialty average$5,568.05

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. Neurology Associates OF Stony Brook, University Faculty Practice CorpoStony Brook, NY

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

Elizabeth Cruz among 55 neurology with special qualifications in child neurology physician records in Tennessee

Elizabeth Cruz, MD is one of 55 neurology with special qualifications in child neurology physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 64% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 64% of these records are older, 33% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 40% of these records are
  • Graduated2006 · median 2006 among the 22 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2018 · 24% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0402X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology Physician providers in Tennessee

There are 55 neurology with special qualifications in child neurology physician records in Tennessee.

The 8 neurology with special qualifications in child neurology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Arun Solanki, M.D.Germantown, TN 381381821331000
  2. Masanori Igarashi, MDMemphis, TN 381321609832849
  3. Richard Finkel, MDMemphis, TN 381051073547741
  4. Emily Hanzlik, MDMemphis, TN 381051477949089
  5. Manal Moustafa, M.D.Memphis, TN 381051467780684
  6. James Wheless, MDMemphis, TN 381051659337855
  7. Kathleen Nicole Jalandoni, MDMemphis, TN 381041386811891
  8. Connor Gatewood, MDMemphis, TN 381031497215594

Common questions

What is Elizabeth Cruz, MD's NPI number?

Elizabeth Cruz, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437419017, issued on May 17, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Elizabeth Cruz, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7645 Wolf River Cir Ste 100, Germantown, TN, 38138. Phone: (901) 405-0275. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Elizabeth Cruz, MD's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 56405, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Elizabeth Cruz, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Elizabeth Cruz, MD had 15 Medicare Part D claims; the average among neurology with special qualifications in child neurology physician prescribers was 278. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Elizabeth Cruz, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 98.5 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.