Karen Y. Cruz-Brenneman, MD
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician · Santa Clara, CA
Karen Y. Cruz-Brenneman, MD is a child & adolescent psychiatry physician with a practice address in Santa Clara, California, and NPI 1558433383, issued on Nov 15, 2006. Check the license (California A67948, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karen Y. Cruz-Brenneman
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician 2084P0804X
- License number
- A67948 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 900 Kiely Blvd, Santa Clara, CA 95051
- Phone
- (408) 236-6400
- Enumerated
- Nov 15, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 12, 2022
- Medicaid ID
- 00A679480 CA
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Karen Y. Cruz-Brenneman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A67948Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average child & adolescent psychiatry physician in 2024
16 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 504 among the 3,545 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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.
Karen Y. Cruz-Brenneman among 1,009 child & adolescent psychiatry physician records in California
Karen Y. Cruz-Brenneman, MD is one of 1,009 child & adolescent psychiatry physician records with a practice address in California. 55% 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 3% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 65% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 55% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 21% of these records are
- Record last updated2022 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0804X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician providers in California
There are 1,009 child & adolescent psychiatry physician records in California.
All 1,009 in California → Every provider in Santa Clara → Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician nationwide →
The 8 child & adolescent psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Toral DesaiSanta Clara, CA 950541073861761
- Cheri Wu, M.D.Santa Clara, CA 950541356703045
- Robert Brown, M.D.Santa Cruz, CA 950601346275575
- Shermeil Dass, M.D.Santa Cruz, CA 950621588693204
- Caroline Miner, M.D.Santa Cruz, CA 950621124132790
- Erik Youngdale, M.D.Santa Cruz, CA 950621255591475
- Metty Albert, MDMilpitas, CA 950351013089838
- William Klindt, M.D.Los Gatos, CA 950321093904005
Common questions
What is Karen Y. Cruz-Brenneman, MD's NPI number?
Karen Y. Cruz-Brenneman, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558433383, issued on Nov 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karen Y. Cruz-Brenneman, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 900 Kiely Blvd, Santa Clara, CA, 95051. Phone: (408) 236-6400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karen Y. Cruz-Brenneman, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A67948, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Karen Y. Cruz-Brenneman, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karen Y. Cruz-Brenneman, MD had 16 Medicare Part D claims; the average among child & adolescent psychiatry physician prescribers was 504. 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.