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.
- 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
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Verify Elizabeth Cruz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 56405Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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.
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.
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.
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
- 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.
All 55 in Tennessee → Every provider in Germantown → Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurology with special qualifications in child neurology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Arun Solanki, M.D.Germantown, TN 381381821331000
- Masanori Igarashi, MDMemphis, TN 381321609832849
- Richard Finkel, MDMemphis, TN 381051073547741
- Emily Hanzlik, MDMemphis, TN 381051477949089
- Manal Moustafa, M.D.Memphis, TN 381051467780684
- James Wheless, MDMemphis, TN 381051659337855
- Kathleen Nicole Jalandoni, MDMemphis, TN 381041386811891
- 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.