NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Luis Angel Diaz Cruz, M. D.

Nephrology Physician · Toa Baja, PR

Luis Angel Diaz Cruz, M. D. is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1790133718, issued on May 31, 2016. Check the license (Puerto Rico 022351, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico 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
1790133718
Name
Luis Angel Diaz Cruz
Credential
M. D.
Primary taxonomy
Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
License number
022351 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
A LA Orden Shopping Center 2ND FL 600, Toa Baja, PR 00950
Phone
(787) 710-2532
Enumerated
May 31, 2016
Record last updated
Aug 29, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220606000727); 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 Puerto Rico board licenses this profession
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70% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024

2,495 Medicare Part D claims for 490 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 46% of claims.

  1. Luis Diaz Cruz2,495
  2. Specialty average1,465

Most prescribed

  1. Farxiga646 claims
  2. Losartan Potassium196 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate163 claims
  4. Lokelma118 claims
  5. Jardiance101 claims
  6. Tradjenta88 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $872.19

30 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Luis Diaz Cruz$872.19
  2. Specialty average$3,091.37

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

Luis Angel Diaz Cruz among 152 nephrology physician records in Puerto Rico

Luis Angel Diaz Cruz, M. D. is one of 152 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 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 2016, is newer than 83% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 83% of these records are older, 13% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • Graduated2010 · median 2004 among the 124 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

4 nephrology physician records list a practice address in Toa Baja

They are 4 of the 446 NPPES records with a practice address in Toa Baja, and 152 nephrology physician records in Puerto Rico.

The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Angel Delgado Garrastegui, M.D.Toa Baja, PR 009491245644061
  2. Jeaneishka Rivera Rios, MDToa Baja, PR 009491760922728
  3. Agustin Velazquez PerezToa Baja, PR 009491942614599
  4. Rafael Burgos Calderon, M.DBayamon, PR 009591376653162
  5. Jose Campos, M.D.Bayamon, PR 009591124197108
  6. Stephanie Colon-Lopez, MDBayamon, PR 009591487065199
  7. Alcides Gil Escudero, MDBayamon, PR 009591164567954
  8. Mario Robles Franceschini, M.D.Bayamon, PR 009591588816318

Common questions

What is Luis Angel Diaz Cruz, M. D.'s NPI number?

Luis Angel Diaz Cruz, M. D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790133718, issued on May 31, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Luis Angel Diaz Cruz, M. D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at A LA Orden Shopping Center 2ND FL 600, Toa Baja, PR, 00950. Phone: (787) 710-2532. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Luis Angel Diaz Cruz, M. D.'s license?

NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 022351, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Luis Angel Diaz Cruz, M. D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Luis Angel Diaz Cruz, M. D. had 2,495 Medicare Part D claims for 490 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.