Jose A. Cruz, M.D.
General Practice Physician · Toa Alta, PR
Jose A. Cruz, M.D. is a general practice physician with a practice address in Toa Alta, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1194712026, issued on Oct 5, 2005. Check the license (Puerto Rico 8556, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jose A. Cruz
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Physician 208D00000X
- License number
- 8556 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 16 Calle Barcelo, Toa Alta, PR 00953
- Phone
- (787) 870-2270
- Enumerated
- Oct 5, 2005
- Record last updated
- Nov 1, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (787) 870-1508
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20061201000395); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 16 Calle Barcelo
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Jose A. Cruz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Puerto Rico board licenses this profession
Search for license 8556Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
82% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice physician in 2024
536 Medicare Part D claims for 80 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,030 among the 8,395 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Rosuvastatin Calcium52 claims
- Losartan Potassium37 claims
- Famotidine32 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium29 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate27 claims
- Metformin Hcl24 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: $762.08
13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 4,259 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,273.40 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
- Clinica Las Americas Guaynabo, IncCarolina, PR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
29 general practice physician records list a practice address in Toa Alta
They are 29 of the 325 NPPES records with a practice address in Toa Alta, and 4,170 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico.
All 29 in Toa Alta → All 4,170 in Puerto Rico → Every provider in Toa Alta →
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Common questions
What is Jose A. Cruz, M.D.'s NPI number?
Jose A. Cruz, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194712026, issued on Oct 5, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jose A. Cruz, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 16 Calle Barcelo, Toa Alta, PR, 00953. Phone: (787) 870-2270. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jose A. Cruz, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 8556, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Jose A. Cruz, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jose A. Cruz, M.D. had 536 Medicare Part D claims for 80 beneficiaries; the average among general practice physician prescribers was 3,030. 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.