Imelda Gina Laforteza Cruz, APN
Family Nurse Practitioner · Newark, NJ
Imelda Gina Laforteza Cruz, APN is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Newark, New Jersey, and NPI 1417151994, issued on Jun 11, 2007. Check the license (New Jersey 26NJ00045500, as entered in NPPES) with the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Imelda Gina Laforteza Cruz
- Credential
- APN
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- 26NJ00045500 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 90 Bergen St, Newark, NJ 07101
- Phone
- (973) 972-9371
- Enumerated
- Jun 11, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (973) 972-0092
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20121221000342); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 90 Bergen St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Imelda Gina Laforteza Cruz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New Jersey board licenses this profession
Search for license 26NJ00045500Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
72 Medicare Part D claims for 25 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 31% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Clopidogrel21 claims
- Cilostazol13 claims
- Eliquis13 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: $22.93
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was CashFlow Solutions, LLC. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 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
- University HospitalNewark, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Imelda Gina Laforteza Cruz among 3,881 family nurse practitioner records in New Jersey
Imelda Gina Laforteza Cruz, APN is one of 3,881 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in New Jersey. 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 2007, is newer than 5% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 5% of these records are older, 91% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2019 among the 2,262 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
135 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Newark
They are 135 of the 4,875 NPPES records with a practice address in Newark, and 3,881 family nurse practitioner records in New Jersey.
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Common questions
What is Imelda Gina Laforteza Cruz, APN's NPI number?
Imelda Gina Laforteza Cruz, APN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417151994, issued on Jun 11, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Imelda Gina Laforteza Cruz, APN located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 90 Bergen St, Newark, NJ, 07101. Phone: (973) 972-9371. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Imelda Gina Laforteza Cruz, APN's license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number 26NJ00045500, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Imelda Gina Laforteza Cruz, APN prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Imelda Gina Laforteza Cruz, APN had 72 Medicare Part D claims for 25 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.