NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Katherine Foster De La Cruz, M.D.

General Practice Physician · Humacao, PR

Katherine Foster De La Cruz, M.D. is a general practice physician with a practice address in Humacao, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1679025357, issued on Oct 28, 2016. Check the license (Puerto Rico 19499, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1679025357
Name
Katherine Foster De La Cruz
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
General Practice Physician 208D00000X
License number
19499 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3 Calle Font Martelo E, Humacao, PR 00791
Phone
(787) 549-0479
Enumerated
Oct 28, 2016
Record last updated
Oct 28, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 3 Calle Font Martelo E

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

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  2. Marla Molinary-Ruiz, M.D.Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1134148760
  3. Moises Morales Sierra, MDGeneral Practice Physician1689309247
  4. Yanitzmary Rodriguez Santos, M.D.General Practice Physician1003215229
  5. Osvaldo Torres HernandezPharmacist1336950013

Verify Katherine Foster De La Cruz in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Puerto Rico board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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77% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice physician in 2024

689 Medicare Part D claims for 408 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,030 among the 8,395 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Katherine Foster De La Cruz689
  2. Specialty average3,030

Most prescribed

  1. Pantoprazole Sodium90 claims
  2. Ciprofloxacin Hcl63 claims
  3. Ondansetron Odt52 claims
  4. Azithromycin43 claims
  5. Methylprednisolone41 claims
  6. Metronidazole36 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.

Katherine Foster De La Cruz among 4,170 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico

Katherine Foster De La Cruz, M.D. is one of 4,170 general practice physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 63% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 63% of these records are older, 36% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 29% of these records are
  • Record last updated2016 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208D00000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

91 general practice physician records list a practice address in Humacao

They are 91 of the 723 NPPES records with a practice address in Humacao, and 4,170 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico.

The 8 general practice physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Alejandro Calvi, MDHumacao, PR 007911821086331
  2. Carlos Carrion, M.D.Humacao, PR 007911346277407
  3. Luis Fernandez-Brito, M.D.Humacao, PR 007911487623385
  4. David Figueroa, M.D.Humacao, PR 007911891755047
  5. Manuel Guzman, MDHumacao, PR 007911184678948
  6. Lynneth Mercado Rodriguez, M.DHumacao, PR 007911336126168
  7. Sharon Millan- Aponte, M.D.Humacao, PR 007911548295314
  8. Yamilka Navarro Figueroa, MDHumacao, PR 007911902860828

Common questions

What is Katherine Foster De La Cruz, M.D.'s NPI number?

Katherine Foster De La Cruz, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679025357, issued on Oct 28, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Katherine Foster De La Cruz, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3 Calle Font Martelo E, Humacao, PR, 00791. Phone: (787) 549-0479. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Katherine Foster De La Cruz, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 19499, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Katherine Foster De La Cruz, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Katherine Foster De La Cruz, M.D. had 689 Medicare Part D claims for 408 beneficiaries; the average among general practice physician prescribers was 3,030. 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.