Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Jose Cruz, MD

Anesthesiology Physician · Buffalo, NY

Jose Cruz, MD is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Buffalo, New York, and NPI 1538505474, issued on May 19, 2013. Check the license on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1538505474
Name
Jose Cruz
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
Practice location
Elm And Carlton St, Buffalo, NY 14263
Phone
(716) 845-2300
Enumerated
May 19, 2013
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at Elm And Carlton St

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

  1. Steven Abel, RPHPharmacist1649578113
  2. Anuja AbhyankarInternal Medicine Physician1679181424
  3. Sara Abou Azar, M.D.Surgery Physician1689103541
  4. Tina Agostinelli, PAPhysician Assistant1528621885
  5. Eric Ahn, MDGastroenterology Physician1134528912
  6. Christine Aiduk, NPObstetrics & Gynecology Nurse Practitioner1255314555

Verify Jose Cruz in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the ProfessionsCheck the board
  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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 94.2 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score90.9
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%74.3
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%
  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).

One hospital or facility affiliation

  1. Roswell Park Cancer InstituteBuffalo, NY

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

145 anesthesiology physician records list a Buffalo practice address

They are 145 of the 13,287 NPPES records with a Buffalo practice address, and 4,656 anesthesiology physician records in New York.

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  4. Adel Abadir, MDBrooklyn, NY1376584151
  5. Nnamdi Abalihi, MDNew York, NY1659935526
  6. Chinedu Abara, MDTroy, NY1023010212
  7. Nabil Abdelmalak, MDStaten Island, NY1528097250
  8. Mark Abel, M.D.Brooklyn, NY1952383622
  9. Richard Abel, M.D.New York, NY1508148016
  10. Jason James Abella, M.DEast Meadow, NY1811420912

Common questions

What is Jose Cruz, MD's NPI number?

Jose Cruz, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538505474, issued on May 19, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Jose Cruz, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at Elm And Carlton St, Buffalo, NY, 14263. Phone: (716) 845-2300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Jose Cruz, MD's license?

Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

What is Jose Cruz, MD's Medicare quality score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.2 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), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.