Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Howard Cruz

Optician · Wauchula, FL

Howard Cruz is an optician with a practice address in Wauchula, Florida, and NPI 1255108932, issued on Dec 4, 2023. Check the license (Florida DO05812, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the federal record below is the public data PlainDoctor holds for this provider.

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NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1255108932
Name
Howard Cruz
Primary taxonomy
Optician 156FX1800X
License number
DO05812 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1480 US Highway 17 N, Wauchula, FL 33873
Phone
(863) 773-6111
Enumerated
Dec 4, 2023
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1480 US Highway 17 N

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

  1. Richard LeandroPharmacist1609477108
  2. Rakesh PatelPharmacist1154921104
  3. John Pettit, O.D.Optometrist1487713335

Verify Howard Cruz in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
    Search for license DO05812    Check the board
  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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Optician providers in Florida

There are 650 optician records in Florida. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.

All 650 in Florida → Every provider in Wauchula →

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  3. Adressant AdrasPembroke Park, FL1871009720
  4. Stephanie AguilarTampa, FL1154013225
  5. Pamela Albritton, OPTICIANLakeland, FL1881466720
  6. Tammy AldrichSanford, FL1457044844
  7. Solymar AlfonzoKissimmee, FL1497448005
  8. Khadra Ali-Mohamed, DOTampa, FL1992476857
  9. Jared AllenOrange Park, FL1528871795
  10. Rolande Allen, LDOPlantation, FL1235992215

Common questions

What is Howard Cruz's NPI number?

Howard Cruz's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255108932, issued on Dec 4, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Howard Cruz located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1480 US Highway 17 N, Wauchula, FL, 33873. Phone: (863) 773-6111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Howard Cruz's license?

NPPES lists Florida license number DO05812, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

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