NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kenneth Q. Cruz, MD

Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Arlington Heights, IL

Kenneth Q. Cruz, MD is a critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Arlington Heights, Illinois, and NPI 1598705196, issued on Jun 8, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 036.100876, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1598705196
Name
Kenneth Q. Cruz
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RC0200X
License numbers
036.100876 IL
A90441 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
800 W Central RD, Arlington Heights, IL 60005
Phone
(800) 655-2656
Enumerated
Jun 8, 2006
Record last updated
Apr 14, 2025
Fax
(412) 822-7411
Medicaid ID
00A904410 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20070829000744); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 800 W Central RD

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Verify Kenneth Q. Cruz in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
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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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Industry payments in 2024: $84.76

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Ceribell, Inc. 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.

  1. Kenneth Cruz$84.76
  2. Specialty average$2,958.68

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 4 group practices

  1. Cogent Healthcare OF Texas PATexarkana, TX
  2. Critical Care Physicians OF Illinois LLCMount Vernon, IL
  3. Inpatient Specialists OF California PCUkiah, CA
  4. Sound Physicians Intensivists OF Georgia PCNewnan, GA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Kenneth Q. Cruz among 281 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Illinois

Kenneth Q. Cruz, MD is one of 281 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 92% 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 9% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 71% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • Graduated1996 · median 2008 among the 226 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 22% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0200X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in Illinois

There are 281 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Illinois.

The 8 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Christina Burke, DOArlington Heights, IL 600051104320191
  2. Rajeshwari Chavda, MDArlington Heights, IL 600051083679963
  3. Megan Fisher, MDArlington Heights, IL 600051285291872
  4. Elizabeth Hanson, MDArlington Heights, IL 600051497216766
  5. Peter Psihos, DOArlington Heights, IL 600051225392368
  6. John Shanley, M.D.Arlington Heights, IL 600051003955618
  7. Jeffrey Zilberstein, MDArlington Heights, IL 600051821124033
  8. Guy Dugan, MDElk Grove Village, IL 600071821041559

Common questions

What is Kenneth Q. Cruz, MD's NPI number?

Kenneth Q. Cruz, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598705196, issued on Jun 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kenneth Q. Cruz, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 800 W Central RD, Arlington Heights, IL, 60005. Phone: (800) 655-2656. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kenneth Q. Cruz, MD's license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 036.100876, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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.