Karla Jeannette Cruz Morel, M.D.
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Columbia, SC
Karla Jeannette Cruz Morel, M.D. is a critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1528346830, issued on Aug 3, 2011. Check the license (South Carolina 52032, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karla Jeannette Cruz Morel
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RC0200X
- License number
- 52032 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1 Richland Medical Park Dr Ste 300, Columbia, SC 29203
- Phone
- (803) 545-5500
- Enumerated
- Aug 3, 2011
- Record last updated
- Mar 5, 2026
- Medicaid ID
- 520323 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20181206003213); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1 Richland Medical Park Dr Ste 300
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Nakita Barnes, ACNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1528295029
- Ann Bates, ACNP-BCAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1104166438
- Katherine Davis, APRN, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1629537055
- Jack Depriest, MDCritical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1881699957
- Suzanne Freeman, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1982707873
- Catherine Frier, DOPulmonary Disease Physician1669992103
Verify Karla Jeannette Cruz Morel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 52032Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024
2,081 Medicare Part D claims for 240 beneficiaries, against an average of 696 among the 2,873 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 57% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Trelegy Ellipta159 claims
- Furosemide137 claims
- Opsumit133 claims
- Sildenafil Citrate126 claims
- Tyvaso Dpi121 claims
- Tadalafil108 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 99.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $17,123.54
31 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was United Therapeutics Corporation. The 2,708 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,958.68 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
- Prisma Health Medical Group-MidlandsColumbia, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in South Carolina
There are 78 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in South Carolina.
Other critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in South Carolina
- William Alleyne, M.D.Rock Hill, SC1932192093
- Rahul Argula, MBBSCharleston, SC1386841583
- Rohan Arya, M.D.West Columbia, SC1093950602
- Nasir Awan, M.D.Greenville, SC1831141894
- Tatsiana Beiko, M.D.Charleston, SC1295037836
- Sagar Bhula, MDGreenville, SC1386271906
- Ahmad Boota, MDGreenville, SC1083715940
- Alice Boylan, MDCharleston, SC1336246123
- Catherine Carlson, M.D.West Columbia, SC1558517565
- James CarswellCharleston, SC1720038805
Common questions
What is Karla Jeannette Cruz Morel, M.D.'s NPI number?
Karla Jeannette Cruz Morel, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528346830, issued on Aug 3, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karla Jeannette Cruz Morel, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Richland Medical Park Dr Ste 300, Columbia, SC, 29203. Phone: (803) 545-5500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karla Jeannette Cruz Morel, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 52032, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Karla Jeannette Cruz Morel, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karla Jeannette Cruz Morel, M.D. had 2,081 Medicare Part D claims for 240 beneficiaries; the average among critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 696. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Karla Jeannette Cruz Morel, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 99.3 of 100. 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.