Manuel A. Cruz, M.D.
Nephrology Physician · Manati, PR
Manuel A. Cruz, M.D. is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Manati, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1720132988, issued on Jan 23, 2007. Check the license (Puerto Rico 5004, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Manuel A. Cruz
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- 5004 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Urb Atenas Hernandez Carrion, Manati, PR 00674
- Phone
- (787) 854-4120
- Enumerated
- Jan 23, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 20, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (787) 884-5489
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20071228000093); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at Urb Atenas Hernandez Carrion
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Lourdes Pena-De La Vega, M.D.Nephrology Physician1134273394
Verify Manuel A. Cruz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Puerto Rico board licenses this profession
Search for license 5004Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average nephrology physician in 2024
4,890 Medicare Part D claims for 650 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Sevelamer Carbonate367 claims
- Allopurinol277 claims
- Lokelma252 claims
- Farxiga251 claims
- Gabapentin207 claims
- Calcium Acetate203 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: $122.45
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. 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.
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
- Nefrologia CspManati, PR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Manuel A. Cruz among 152 nephrology physician records in Puerto Rico
Manuel A. 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 2007, is newer than 38% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 38% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
- Graduated1974 · median 2004 among the 124 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 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).
8 nephrology physician records list a practice address in Manati
They are 8 of the 729 NPPES records with a practice address in Manati, and 152 nephrology physician records in Puerto Rico.
All 152 in Puerto Rico → Every provider in Manati → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Alexander Borrero-Arvelo, MDManati, PR 006741225482185
- Keyla Davila MarcanoManati, PR 006741699177014
- Edgar Hernandez Montalvo, M.D.Manati, PR 006741033469390
- Manuel Hernandez Puig, MDManati, PR 006741821528035
- Lillian Padilla Costoso, M.D.Manati, PR 006741396890133
- Lourdes Pena-De La Vega, M.D.Manati, PR 006741134273394
- Enrique Rios Alameda, M.D.Manati, PR 006741467508622
- Ian Da Silva LugoMoca, PR 006761184102253
Common questions
What is Manuel A. Cruz, M.D.'s NPI number?
Manuel A. Cruz, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720132988, issued on Jan 23, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Manuel A. Cruz, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Urb Atenas Hernandez Carrion, Manati, PR, 00674. Phone: (787) 854-4120. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Manuel A. Cruz, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 5004, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Manuel A. Cruz, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Manuel A. Cruz, M.D. had 4,890 Medicare Part D claims for 650 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.