NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Lauren Cruz, DC

Chiropractor · Santa Cruz, CA

Lauren Cruz, DC is a chiropractor with a practice address in Santa Cruz, California, and NPI 1568264430, issued on Mar 24, 2025. Check the license (California 36193, as entered in NPPES) with the California 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
1568264430
Name
Lauren Cruz
Credential
DC
Primary taxonomy
Chiropractor 111N00000X
License number
36193 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
112 Oxford Way Unit 1/2, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Phone
(510) 856-7611
Enumerated
Mar 24, 2025
Record last updated
Mar 24, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20251023001280); accepts Medicare assignment
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California 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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Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Medxcare Health ProfessionalsSanta Cruz, CA

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

Lauren Cruz among 11,498 chiropractor records in California

Lauren Cruz, DC is one of 11,498 chiropractor records with a practice address in California. 7% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2025, is newer than 96% of them.

  • NPI issued2025 · 96% of these records are older, 2% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 7% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 25% of these records are
  • Graduated2021 · median 1999 among the 2,907 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 77% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 111N00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

70 chiropractor records list a practice address in Santa Cruz

They are 70 of the 5,138 NPPES records with a practice address in Santa Cruz, and 11,498 chiropractor records in California.

The 8 chiropractor records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Margaret Capers, D.C.Santa Cruz, CA 950601881704187
  2. Craig Eymann, D.C.Santa Cruz, CA 950601043463581
  3. Amy Haberman, DCSanta Cruz, CA 950601316197197
  4. Aubrey Miller, D.C.Santa Cruz, CA 950601962586347
  5. Solomon Mitchell, D.C.Santa Cruz, CA 950601811195233
  6. David Newberry, DCSanta Cruz, CA 950601902011596
  7. Roy Ramerman, D.C.Santa Cruz, CA 950601639131402
  8. Scott Sawyer, DCSanta Cruz, CA 950601043233265

Common questions

What is Lauren Cruz, DC's NPI number?

Lauren Cruz, DC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568264430, issued on Mar 24, 2025. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Lauren Cruz, DC located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 112 Oxford Way Unit 1/2, Santa Cruz, CA, 95060. Phone: (510) 856-7611. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Lauren Cruz, DC's license?

NPPES lists California license number 36193, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.