NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Jorge Gonzalez-Cruz, MD

Neurological Surgery Physician · Prescott, AZ

Jorge Gonzalez-Cruz, MD is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Prescott, Arizona, and NPI 1386850006, issued on May 16, 2007. Check the license (Arizona 41118, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1386850006
Name
Jorge Gonzalez-Cruz
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
License numbers
41118 AZ
DR.0059830 CO
M-2305 GU
MD2021-1076 NM
P2001 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1001 Willow Creek RD Ste 3300, Prescott, AZ 86301
Phone
(928) 458-2996
Enumerated
May 16, 2007
Record last updated
Feb 3, 2025
Fax
(928) 458-2135
Medicaid ID
379886 AZ
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220112002289); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1001 Willow Creek RD Ste 3300

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

  1. Esther Byram, PA-CPhysician Assistant1932694239
  2. John Mackenzie, DONeurology Physician1518078807
  3. Paul Malczak, DONeurology Physician1003274655
  4. Douglas Masson, M.D.Urology Physician1114901238
  5. Robert McCabe, DONeurological Surgery Physician1720508203
  6. Paul Nguyen, MDUrology Physician1699859769

Verify Jorge Gonzalez-Cruz in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
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  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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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 83.8 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score84.6
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%58.6
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $50.80

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Jorge Gonzalez-Cruz$51
  2. Specialty average$14,926

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

  1. Christus Trinity ClinicTyler, TX
  2. Southwest Medical Associates, LLCAlbuquerque, NM

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Jorge Gonzalez-Cruz among 198 neurological surgery physician records in Arizona

Jorge Gonzalez-Cruz, MD is one of 198 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 77% 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 36% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 36% of these records are older, 53% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2000 · median 2004 among the 124 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 41% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Neurological Surgery Physician providers in Arizona

There are 198 neurological surgery physician records in Arizona.

The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Whitney James, M.D.Prescott, AZ 863011144582248
  2. Robert McCabe, DOPrescott, AZ 863011720508203
  3. Sam Safavi-Abbasi, MDPrescott, AZ 863011689870990
  4. John Spitalieri, DOPrescott, AZ 863011881705796
  5. Michael Sughrue, M.D.Prescott, AZ 863011497977359
  6. Harvey Thomas, MDPrescott, AZ 863011427096288
  7. Marc Christensen, MD, PHD, PALake Havasu City, AZ 864031396747218
  8. Chad Hartley, MDLake Havasu City, AZ 864031457513749

Common questions

What is Jorge Gonzalez-Cruz, MD's NPI number?

Jorge Gonzalez-Cruz, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1386850006, issued on May 16, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Jorge Gonzalez-Cruz, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1001 Willow Creek RD Ste 3300, Prescott, AZ, 86301. Phone: (928) 458-2996. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Jorge Gonzalez-Cruz, MD's license?

NPPES lists Arizona license number 41118, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

What is Jorge Gonzalez-Cruz, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.8 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.