Kristopher Gabas Dela Cruz, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Nederland, TX
Kristopher Gabas Dela Cruz, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Nederland, Texas, and NPI 1821403809, issued on Jun 27, 2014. Check the license (Texas R1944, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kristopher Gabas Dela Cruz
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- R1944 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2400 Highway 365 Ste 108, Nederland, TX 77627
- Phone
- (409) 727-2808
- Enumerated
- Jun 27, 2014
- Record last updated
- Jan 8, 2026
- Medicaid ID
- 379143601 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170627000171); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2400 Highway 365 Ste 108
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Kristopher Gabas Dela Cruz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license R1944Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
14,477 Medicare Part D claims for 1,235 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 734 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium421 claims
- Alprazolam374 claims
- Gabapentin360 claims
- Furosemide351 claims
- Acetaminophen-Codeine340 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium331 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): 30.8 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: $680.98
32 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Dexcom, Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- Standard Medical Clinic, PAPort Arthur, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kristopher Gabas Dela Cruz among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas
Kristopher Gabas Dela Cruz, M.D. is one of 9,175 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% 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 69% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 69% of these records are older, 29% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2004 among the 6,088 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
9 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Nederland
They are 9 of the 178 NPPES records with a practice address in Nederland, and 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas.
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The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John Badlissi, MDNederland, TX 776271578753265
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- William George, M.D.Nederland, TX 776271144229659
- Kahtan Kaissi, M.D.Nederland, TX 776271518999226
- Michael McMahon, M.D.Nederland, TX 776271548240641
- William Novelli, MD, MPHNederland, TX 776271679571319
- Sreedhar Polavarapu, M.D.Nederland, TX 776271427040815
- Michael Thomas, MDNederland, TX 776271801955349
Common questions
What is Kristopher Gabas Dela Cruz, M.D.'s NPI number?
Kristopher Gabas Dela Cruz, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821403809, issued on Jun 27, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kristopher Gabas Dela Cruz, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2400 Highway 365 Ste 108, Nederland, TX, 77627. Phone: (409) 727-2808. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kristopher Gabas Dela Cruz, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number R1944, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kristopher Gabas Dela Cruz, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kristopher Gabas Dela Cruz, M.D. had 14,477 Medicare Part D claims for 1,235 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kristopher Gabas Dela Cruz, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 30.8 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.