Jorge Cruz Samaniego, MD
Hospitalist Physician · Honolulu, HI
Jorge Cruz Samaniego, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Honolulu, Hawaii, and NPI 1477636215, issued on Oct 23, 2006. Check the license (Hawaii MD-9469, as entered in NPPES) on the Hawaii Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jorge Cruz Samaniego
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- MD-9469 HI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1301 Punchbowl Street, Honolulu, HI 96813
- Phone
- (808) 691-1000
- Enumerated
- Oct 23, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 13, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20071113000049); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Jorge Cruz Samaniego in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersHawaii Medical Board
Search for license MD-9469Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
18% more Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
616 Medicare Part D claims for 114 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 14 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium57 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium51 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate33 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate25 claims
- Eliquis19 claims
- Furosemide19 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): 86.2 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).
One hospital affiliation
- Straub Clinic And HospitalHonolulu, HI · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Jorge Cruz Samaniego among 159 hospitalist physician records in Hawaii
Jorge Cruz Samaniego, MD is one of 159 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Hawaii. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 70% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 81% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2008 among the 129 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Hawaii practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in Hawaii
There are 159 hospitalist physician records in Hawaii.
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The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Grant Chen, M.D.Honolulu, HI 968131962536946
- Matthew Gadbaw, MDHonolulu, HI 968131558392969
- Catherine Ho, M.D.Honolulu, HI 968131275726200
- Dorothy Iwanski, D.O.Honolulu, HI 968131184738957
- Sandhya Kanade, MDHonolulu, HI 968131689787301
- Vasudev Kanade, MDHonolulu, HI 968131407032386
- Melanie Kim, MDHonolulu, HI 968131184635831
- Kuo-Chiang Lian, M.D.Honolulu, HI 968131346437712
Common questions
What is Jorge Cruz Samaniego, MD's NPI number?
Jorge Cruz Samaniego, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477636215, issued on Oct 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jorge Cruz Samaniego, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1301 Punchbowl Street, Honolulu, HI, 96813. Phone: (808) 691-1000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jorge Cruz Samaniego, MD's license?
NPPES lists Hawaii license number MD-9469, as entered by the provider. Search the Hawaii Medical Board at https://cca.hawaii.gov/pvl/boards/medical/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Jorge Cruz Samaniego, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jorge Cruz Samaniego, MD had 616 Medicare Part D claims for 114 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Jorge Cruz Samaniego, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 86.2 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.