Karen Cruz, RN
Nurse Practitioner · Atlanta, GA
Karen Cruz, RN is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Atlanta, Georgia, and NPI 1457971186, issued on Apr 22, 2020. Check the license (Georgia RN255693, as entered in NPPES) with the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karen Cruz
- Credential
- RN
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License number
- RN255693 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 80 Jesse Hill JR Dr SE, Atlanta, GA 30303
- Phone
- (404) 457-8306
- Enumerated
- Apr 22, 2020
- Record last updated
- Sep 20, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20231114001311); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Karen Cruz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Georgia board licenses this profession
Search for license RN255693Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024
127 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium12 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: $123.19
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Gilead Sciences, Inc. The 38,884 providers of this specialty with any payment received $791.64 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
- Emory Medical Care Foundation IncAtlanta, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Karen Cruz among 3,109 nurse practitioner records in Georgia
Karen Cruz, RN is one of 3,109 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Georgia. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 65% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 65% of these records are older, 28% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2018 among the 1,734 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 43% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363L00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
544 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Atlanta
They are 544 of the 31,476 NPPES records with a practice address in Atlanta, and 3,109 nurse practitioner records in Georgia.
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Common questions
What is Karen Cruz, RN's NPI number?
Karen Cruz, RN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457971186, issued on Apr 22, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karen Cruz, RN located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 80 Jesse Hill JR Dr SE, Atlanta, GA, 30303. Phone: (404) 457-8306. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karen Cruz, RN's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number RN255693, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Karen Cruz, RN prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karen Cruz, RN had 127 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. 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.