Francisco Carlos Cruz, M.D.
Nephrology Physician · New Orleans, LA
Francisco Carlos Cruz, M.D. is a nephrology physician with a practice address in New Orleans, Louisiana, and NPI 1497714133, issued on Mar 21, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana 025034, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Francisco Carlos Cruz
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- 025034 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3434 Prytania St, New Orleans, LA 70115
- Phone
- (504) 897-4425
- Enumerated
- Mar 21, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 11, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (504) 896-5249
- Medicaid ID
- 1425141 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050602000270); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tulane University School Of Medicine, 2003
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Francisco Carlos Cruz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 025034Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
60% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
2,347 Medicare Part D claims for 260 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Losartan Potassium197 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate135 claims
- Nifedipine Er116 claims
- Carvedilol102 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium100 claims
- Jardiance99 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: $1,186.68
60 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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
- Uptown NephrologyNew Orleans, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Francisco Carlos Cruz among 219 nephrology physician records in Louisiana
Francisco Carlos Cruz, M.D. is one of 219 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 90% 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 24% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 24% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2001 among the 172 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 219 nephrology physician records in Louisiana.
All 219 in Louisiana → Every provider in New Orleans → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Francisco Cruz, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701151538167879
- April Fox, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701151679571921
- Joshua Lowentritt, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701151235180266
- Juan Medaura, MDNew Orleans, LA 701151114217189
- Annalisa Perez, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701151518084862
- Angela Reginelli, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701151972501229
- Efrain Reisin, MDNew Orleans, LA 701151750302774
- Qais Albataineh, MDNew Orleans, LA 701121245150424
Common questions
What is Francisco Carlos Cruz, M.D.'s NPI number?
Francisco Carlos Cruz, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497714133, issued on Mar 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Francisco Carlos Cruz, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3434 Prytania St, New Orleans, LA, 70115. Phone: (504) 897-4425. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Francisco Carlos Cruz, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 025034, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Francisco Carlos Cruz, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Francisco Carlos Cruz, M.D. had 2,347 Medicare Part D claims for 260 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.