Fernando Kamalei Cruz, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Fresno, CA
Fernando Kamalei Cruz, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Fresno, California, and NPI 1326591041, issued on Jul 28, 2016. Check the license (California A163889, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Fernando Kamalei Cruz
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- A163889 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2473 E Fir Ave, Fresno, CA 93720
- Phone
- (559) 603-7525
- Enumerated
- Jul 28, 2016
- Record last updated
- Jun 22, 2026
- Fax
- (559) 603-7528
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230808002968); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, Davis School Of Medicine, 2018
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2473 E Fir Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Morgan Kelly, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1477178184
Verify Fernando Kamalei Cruz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A163889Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
35% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
466 Medicare Part D claims for 132 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 120 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ondansetron Odt87 claims
- Doxycycline Monohydrate81 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen76 claims
- Celecoxib72 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl35 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen19 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: $3,243.94
17 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Encore Medical, LP. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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
- Central California Faculty Medical Group IncClovis, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Fernando Kamalei Cruz among 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California
Fernando Kamalei Cruz, MD is one of 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 86% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 86% of these records are older, 12% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2003 among the 1,347 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California.
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The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jerome Dunklin, M.D.Fresno, CA 937201063403442
- Paramjeet Gill, M.D.Fresno, CA 937201033183140
- Eric Hanson, MDFresno, CA 937201013990811
- Sergio IlicFresno, CA 937201538279013
- Sanjay Kumar, MDFresno, CA 937201518948108
- Peter McGann, M.D.Fresno, CA 937201386757409
- Robert Mochizuki, M.D.Fresno, CA 937201023028883
- Paul Nugent, M.DFresno, CA 937201720034077
Common questions
What is Fernando Kamalei Cruz, MD's NPI number?
Fernando Kamalei Cruz, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326591041, issued on Jul 28, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Fernando Kamalei Cruz, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2473 E Fir Ave, Fresno, CA, 93720. Phone: (559) 603-7525. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Fernando Kamalei Cruz, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A163889, 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 Fernando Kamalei Cruz, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Fernando Kamalei Cruz, MD had 466 Medicare Part D claims for 132 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.