Leonardo R. Rodriguez-Cruz, M.D.
Neurological Surgery Physician · Knoxville, TN
Leonardo R. Rodriguez-Cruz, M.D. is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Knoxville, Tennessee, and NPI 1598744484, issued on Jan 10, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 34193, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Leonardo R. Rodriguez-Cruz
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
- License number
- 34193 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9314 Park West Blvd Ste 200, Knoxville, TN 37923
- Phone
- (865) 524-1869
- Enumerated
- Jan 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 5, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (865) 544-6533
- Medicaid ID
- Q013110 TN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110303000266); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Js Weill Medical College, Cornell University, 1984
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 9314 Park West Blvd Ste 200
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Stephanie Coffman, M.D.Neurological Surgery Physician1154852671
Verify Leonardo R. Rodriguez-Cruz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 34193Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
41% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurological surgery physician in 2024
102 Medicare Part D claims for 52 beneficiaries, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 34 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen20 claims
- Gabapentin19 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): 56.4 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: $164.05
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 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
- Neurosurgical Associates PCKnoxville, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Leonardo R. Rodriguez-Cruz among 191 neurological surgery physician records in Tennessee
Leonardo R. Rodriguez-Cruz, M.D. is one of 191 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 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 2006, is newer than 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated1984 · median 2005 among the 140 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurological Surgery Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 191 neurological surgery physician records in Tennessee.
All 191 in Tennessee → Every provider in Knoxville → Neurological Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jeffrey Albea, MDKnoxville, TN 379231548259906
- Stephanie Coffman, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379231154852671
- David Hauge, MDKnoxville, TN 379231417946559
- Joel Ragland, MDKnoxville, TN 379231386633402
- Steven Sanders, MDKnoxville, TN 379231568452506
- Todd Abel, MDKnoxville, TN 379201518946615
- Megan Breckenkamp, PA-CKnoxville, TN 379201184380784
- Nathaniel Ellens, MDKnoxville, TN 379201265939524
Common questions
What is Leonardo R. Rodriguez-Cruz, M.D.'s NPI number?
Leonardo R. Rodriguez-Cruz, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598744484, issued on Jan 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Leonardo R. Rodriguez-Cruz, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9314 Park West Blvd Ste 200, Knoxville, TN, 37923. Phone: (865) 524-1869. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Leonardo R. Rodriguez-Cruz, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 34193, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Leonardo R. Rodriguez-Cruz, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Leonardo R. Rodriguez-Cruz, M.D. had 102 Medicare Part D claims for 52 beneficiaries; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Leonardo R. Rodriguez-Cruz, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 56.4 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.