Karina Alysha Cruz, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Yuma, AZ
Karina Alysha Cruz, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Yuma, Arizona, and NPI 1588061782, issued on Dec 3, 2014. Check the license (Arizona 5931, as entered in NPPES) with the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karina Alysha Cruz
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 5931 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2270 S Ridgeview Dr Ste 302, Yuma, AZ 85364
- Phone
- (928) 336-3170
- Enumerated
- Dec 3, 2014
- Record last updated
- Nov 18, 2024
- Fax
- (928) 722-6113
- Medicaid ID
- 970350 AZ
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150223000570); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2270 S Ridgeview Dr Ste 302
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Verify Karina Alysha Cruz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Arizona board licenses this profession
Search for license 5931Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
87% more Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
1,552 Medicare Part D claims for 586 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Tamsulosin Hcl576 claims
- Solifenacin Succinate219 claims
- Finasteride199 claims
- Estradiol162 claims
- Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro75 claims
- Myrbetriq61 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): 82.4 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: $163.26
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Myriad Genetic Laboratories, Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 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.
One hospital affiliation
- Yuma Regional Medical CenterYuma, AZ · Acute Care Hospitals2 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Karina Alysha Cruz among 3,666 physician assistant records in Arizona
Karina Alysha Cruz, PA-C is one of 3,666 physician assistant records with a practice address in Arizona. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 34% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 34% of these records are older, 62% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2018 among the 2,207 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 35% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
46 physician assistant records list a practice address in Yuma
They are 46 of the 1,821 NPPES records with a practice address in Yuma, and 3,666 physician assistant records in Arizona.
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Common questions
What is Karina Alysha Cruz, PA-C's NPI number?
Karina Alysha Cruz, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588061782, issued on Dec 3, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karina Alysha Cruz, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2270 S Ridgeview Dr Ste 302, Yuma, AZ, 85364. Phone: (928) 336-3170. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karina Alysha Cruz, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 5931, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Karina Alysha Cruz, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karina Alysha Cruz, PA-C had 1,552 Medicare Part D claims for 586 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Karina Alysha Cruz, PA-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.4 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.