Jose Carlos Cruz, MD
Hematology & Oncology Physician · San Antonio, TX
Jose Carlos Cruz, MD is a hematology & oncology physician with a practice address in San Antonio, Texas, and NPI 1720043524, issued on Apr 18, 2006. Check the license (Texas J8978, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jose Carlos Cruz
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hematology & Oncology Physician 207RH0003X
- License number
- J8978 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7700 Floyd Curl Dr, San Antonio, TX 78229
- Phone
- (210) 575-3817
- Enumerated
- Apr 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 3, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (210) 575-4113
- Medicaid ID
- 118709807 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110909002438); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Jose Carlos Cruz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license J8978Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
61% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hematology & oncology physician in 2024
343 Medicare Part D claims for 52 beneficiaries, against an average of 877 among the 10,784 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 35% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Jakafi68 claims
- Acyclovir26 claims
- Valacyclovir21 claims
- Famotidine17 claims
- Dexamethasone15 claims
- Penicillin V Potassium14 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): 100 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: $14,373.34
48 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. The 8,560 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,481.41 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
- Methodist Physician Practices PLLCSan Antonio, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Jose Carlos Cruz among 922 hematology & oncology physician records in Texas
Jose Carlos Cruz, MD is one of 922 hematology & oncology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 87% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2004 among the 691 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RH0003X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Jose Carlos Cruz, MD's NPI number?
Jose Carlos Cruz, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720043524, issued on Apr 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jose Carlos Cruz, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7700 Floyd Curl Dr, San Antonio, TX, 78229. Phone: (210) 575-3817. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jose Carlos Cruz, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number J8978, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Jose Carlos Cruz, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jose Carlos Cruz, MD had 343 Medicare Part D claims for 52 beneficiaries; the average among hematology & oncology physician prescribers was 877. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Jose Carlos Cruz, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.