Jose Cruzzavala, M.D.
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Parkersburg, WV
Jose Cruzzavala, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Parkersburg, West Virginia, and NPI 1629162342, issued on Oct 3, 2006. Check the license (West Virginia 15479, as entered in NPPES) on the West Virginia Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jose Cruzzavala
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- 15479 WV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 600 18TH Street, Parkersburg, WV 26101
- Phone
- (304) 424-4760
- Enumerated
- Oct 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 13, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (304) 424-4761
- Medicaid ID
- 0129506000 WV
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210903000198); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records → All 36 in West Virginia → Look up another NPI →
Verify Jose Cruzzavala in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWest Virginia Board of Medicine
Search for license 15479Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 85.6 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: $353.20
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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
- J Mark Morales MD PACorpus Christi, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Jose Cruzzavala among 36 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in West Virginia
Jose Cruzzavala, M.D. is one of 36 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in West Virginia. 72% 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 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 36% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1977 · median 1998 among the 23 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a West Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in West Virginia
There are 36 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in West Virginia.
All 36 in West Virginia → Every provider in Parkersburg → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Rosemarie Hardin, M.D.Wheeling, WV 260031982880522
- David Haybron, MDWheeling, WV 260031710963491
- Rajai Khoury, MDWheeling, WV 260031699825158
- Adam Hansen, M.D.Bridgeport, WV 263301134193840
- Saad Mossallati, M.D.Bridgeport, WV 263301003900283
- Nepal Chowdhury, M.D.Huntington, WV 257021114006574
- Geoffrey Cousins, MDHuntington, WV 257021750379376
- Nestor Dans, MDHuntington, WV 257021588652192
Common questions
What is Jose Cruzzavala, M.D.'s NPI number?
Jose Cruzzavala, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629162342, issued on Oct 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jose Cruzzavala, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 600 18TH Street, Parkersburg, WV, 26101. Phone: (304) 424-4760. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jose Cruzzavala, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists West Virginia license number 15479, as entered by the provider. Search the West Virginia Board of Medicine at https://wvbom.wv.gov/public/search/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
What is Jose Cruzzavala, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.6 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.