Marco L. Cruz, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Tacoma, WA
Marco L. Cruz, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Tacoma, Washington, and NPI 1619170511, issued on Jun 7, 2007. Check the license (Washington MD00047877, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Marco L. Cruz
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- MD00047877 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1717 S J St, Tacoma, WA 98405
- Phone
- (253) 426-6341
- Enumerated
- Jun 7, 2007
- Record last updated
- Nov 8, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (253) 426-6344
- Medicaid ID
- 8486185 WA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070716000635); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Marco L. Cruz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
Search for license MD00047877Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
369 Medicare Part D claims for 162 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 30 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone26 claims
- Furosemide23 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass21 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate18 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium16 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl15 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Franciscan Medical GroupTacoma, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Marco L. Cruz among 3,079 internal medicine physician records in Washington
Marco L. Cruz, MD is one of 3,079 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Washington. 75% 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 45% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 45% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2006 among the 1,852 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 63% 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 Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
262 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Tacoma
They are 262 of the 13,715 NPPES records with a practice address in Tacoma, and 3,079 internal medicine physician records in Washington.
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Common questions
What is Marco L. Cruz, MD's NPI number?
Marco L. Cruz, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619170511, issued on Jun 7, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Marco L. Cruz, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1717 S J St, Tacoma, WA, 98405. Phone: (253) 426-6341. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Marco L. Cruz, MD's license?
NPPES lists Washington license number MD00047877, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington Medical Commission at https://wahelms.my.site.com/s/license-search. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Marco L. Cruz, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Marco L. Cruz, MD had 369 Medicare Part D claims for 162 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.