Joanne Rafael Cruz
Family Nurse Practitioner · Skokie, IL
Joanne Rafael Cruz is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Skokie, Illinois, and NPI 1154995728, issued on May 18, 2021. Check the license (Illinois 209022906, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joanne Rafael Cruz
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- 209022906 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9735 Skokie Blvd, Skokie, IL 60077
- Phone
- (847) 380-8969
- Enumerated
- May 18, 2021
- Record last updated
- May 18, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (847) 972-1117
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210608003082); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 9735 Skokie Blvd
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Verify Joanne Rafael Cruz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this profession
Search for license 209022906Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
58% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
548 Medicare Part D claims for 99 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 119 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tramadol Hcl57 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen33 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim26 claims
- Potassium Chloride21 claims
- Pregabalin15 claims
- Basaglar Kwikpen U-10014 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: $53.08
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. 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 3 group practices
- Altea Medical Illinois PLLCHillside, IL
- Comprehensive Renal Care PLLCWestmont, IL
- Post Acute Medical PLLCChicago Heights, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joanne Rafael Cruz among 7,639 family nurse practitioner records in Illinois
Joanne Rafael Cruz is one of 7,639 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Illinois. 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 2021, is newer than 65% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 65% of these records are older, 28% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2018 among the 4,778 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 39% 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 Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
65 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Skokie
They are 65 of the 2,210 NPPES records with a practice address in Skokie, and 7,639 family nurse practitioner records in Illinois.
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Common questions
What is Joanne Rafael Cruz's NPI number?
Joanne Rafael Cruz's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154995728, issued on May 18, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joanne Rafael Cruz located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9735 Skokie Blvd, Skokie, IL, 60077. Phone: (847) 380-8969. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joanne Rafael Cruz's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 209022906, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Joanne Rafael Cruz prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joanne Rafael Cruz had 548 Medicare Part D claims for 99 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.