Joanna Paula Sta. Cruz, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Mechanicsburg, PA
Joanna Paula Sta. Cruz, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1548492622, issued on Aug 21, 2009. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD447405, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joanna Paula Sta. Cruz
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- MD447405 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2005 Technology Pkwy Ste 300, Mechanicsburg, PA 17050
- Phone
- (717) 988-5864
- Enumerated
- Aug 21, 2009
- Record last updated
- Dec 5, 2025
- Fax
- (717) 221-5615
- Medicaid ID
- 102808695 PA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130517000333); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joanna Paula Sta. Cruz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD447405Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
81% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
616 Medicare Part D claims for 126 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 59% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Trelegy Ellipta145 claims
- Montelukast Sodium62 claims
- Azithromycin50 claims
- Breo Ellipta27 claims
- Budesonide-Formoterol Fumarate27 claims
- Breztri Aerosphere24 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 82.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $191.35
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Inari Medical, Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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 2 group practices
- Pinnacle Health Hospitalist Services LLCCarlisle, PA
- Pinnacle Health Medical ServicesMechanicsburg, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joanna Paula Sta. Cruz among 7,300 internal medicine physician records in Pennsylvania
Joanna Paula Sta. Cruz, M.D. is one of 7,300 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 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 2009, is newer than 47% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 47% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2008 among the 4,208 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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 207R00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
24 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Mechanicsburg
They are 24 of the 1,659 NPPES records with a practice address in Mechanicsburg, and 7,300 internal medicine physician records in Pennsylvania.
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Common questions
What is Joanna Paula Sta. Cruz, M.D.'s NPI number?
Joanna Paula Sta. Cruz, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548492622, issued on Aug 21, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joanna Paula Sta. Cruz, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2005 Technology Pkwy Ste 300, Mechanicsburg, PA, 17050. Phone: (717) 988-5864. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joanna Paula Sta. Cruz, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD447405, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joanna Paula Sta. Cruz, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joanna Paula Sta. Cruz, M.D. had 616 Medicare Part D claims for 126 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joanna Paula Sta. Cruz, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.