NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Manuel Alejandro Cruz, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Montebello, CA

Manuel Alejandro Cruz, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Montebello, California, and NPI 1699302455, issued on Mar 23, 2020. Check the license (California A181120, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1699302455
Name
Manuel Alejandro Cruz
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
A181120 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
815 Washington Blvd, Montebello, CA 90640
Phone
(323) 728-3955
Enumerated
Mar 23, 2020
Record last updated
Apr 29, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230526002082); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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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Also registered at 815 Washington Blvd

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Hector Flores, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1124070578
  2. Hector Gonzalez, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1407813322
  3. Jorge Martinez, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1164475588
  4. Sofia Palacios, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1336190982
  5. Cristina Rosales, PA-CPhysician Assistant1215119821
  6. Greta Vines-Douglas, PA-CPhysician Assistant1740312826

Verify Manuel Alejandro Cruz in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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68% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

1,130 Medicare Part D claims for 292 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.

  1. Manuel Cruz1,130
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium84 claims
  2. Lisinopril76 claims
  3. Metformin Hcl61 claims
  4. Gabapentin45 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate42 claims
  6. Levothyroxine Sodium33 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: $207.00

10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Manuel Cruz$207.00
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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

  1. Family Care Specialists Medical CorporationMontebello, CA

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

Manuel Alejandro Cruz among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California

Manuel Alejandro Cruz, MD is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 88% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 88% of these records are older, 9% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

25 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Montebello

They are 25 of the 728 NPPES records with a practice address in Montebello, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Rodolfo Arevalo, M.D.Montebello, CA 906401487692372
  2. Violkys Bustamante, PA-CMontebello, CA 906401386755759
  3. Po Chen, M.D.Montebello, CA 906401629113691
  4. Maribeth Ching, M.D.Montebello, CA 906401982651477
  5. Hector Flores, M.D.Montebello, CA 906401124070578
  6. Hector Gonzalez, M.D.Montebello, CA 906401407813322
  7. Bertha Gonzalez, D.O.Montebello, CA 906401932295680
  8. Sudha Govindarajan, MDMontebello, CA 906401184612061

Common questions

What is Manuel Alejandro Cruz, MD's NPI number?

Manuel Alejandro Cruz, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699302455, issued on Mar 23, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Manuel Alejandro Cruz, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 815 Washington Blvd, Montebello, CA, 90640. Phone: (323) 728-3955. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Manuel Alejandro Cruz, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A181120, 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 Manuel Alejandro Cruz, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Manuel Alejandro Cruz, MD had 1,130 Medicare Part D claims for 292 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.