Lucita Menchavez Cruz, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Norwalk, CA
Lucita Menchavez Cruz, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Norwalk, California, and NPI 1770526477, issued on Jun 13, 2006. Check the license (California A37419, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lucita Menchavez Cruz
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- A37419 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 12507 E Alondra Blvd, Norwalk, CA 90650
- Phone
- (562) 802-2203
- Enumerated
- Jun 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 13, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (562) 262-2706
- Medicaid ID
- 00A374190 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110103001054); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Lucita Menchavez Cruz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A37419Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
31% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
2,193 Medicare Part D claims for 216 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 50 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium145 claims
- Losartan Potassium135 claims
- Metformin Hcl117 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate96 claims
- Simvastatin81 claims
- Omeprazole71 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.
Lucita Menchavez Cruz among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Lucita Menchavez Cruz, MD is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% 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 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1966 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 61% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Internal Medicine Physician providers in California
There are 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.
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The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Alast AhmadiNorwalk, CA 906501962088799
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- Kenneth Lee, M.D.Norwalk, CA 906501831149475
- Surekha Mishal, M.D.Norwalk, CA 906501699817221
- Hung Phan, MDNorwalk, CA 906501447505284
- Rosa Reynaga, M.D.Norwalk, CA 906501689611311
- Aida Salatinjants, M.D.Norwalk, CA 906501962423467
- Suzy Sedrak, MDNorwalk, CA 906501649318973
Common questions
What is Lucita Menchavez Cruz, MD's NPI number?
Lucita Menchavez Cruz, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770526477, issued on Jun 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lucita Menchavez Cruz, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12507 E Alondra Blvd, Norwalk, CA, 90650. Phone: (562) 802-2203. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lucita Menchavez Cruz, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A37419, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Lucita Menchavez Cruz, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lucita Menchavez Cruz, MD had 2,193 Medicare Part D claims for 216 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.