Maria Albuja Cruz, MD
Trauma Surgery Physician · Aurora, CO
Maria Albuja Cruz, MD is a trauma surgery physician with a practice address in Aurora, Colorado, and NPI 1487700068, issued on Jan 26, 2007. Check the license (Colorado DR.0050594, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Maria Albuja Cruz
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Trauma Surgery Physician 2086S0127X
- License numbers
- DR.0050594 CO
50594 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 12605 E 16TH Ave, Aurora, CO 80045
- Phone
- (720) 777-1234
- Enumerated
- Jan 26, 2007
- Record last updated
- Nov 30, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20121101000413); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 12605 E 16TH Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Maria Albuja Cruz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license DR.0050594Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
54% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average trauma surgery physician in 2024
22 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries, against an average of 48 among the 447 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- University Physicians IncorporatedAurora, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Maria Albuja Cruz among 44 trauma surgery physician records in Colorado
Maria Albuja Cruz, MD is one of 44 trauma surgery physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 93% 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 32% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 32% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 93% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 84% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2010 among the 37 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 36% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2086S0127X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Trauma Surgery Physician providers in Colorado
There are 44 trauma surgery physician records in Colorado.
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The 8 trauma surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Akshay Chauhan, MDAurora, CO 800451730316233
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- Whitney Jenson, M.D.Aurora, CO 800451982990669
- David Livingston, M.D.Aurora, CO 800451639197874
- Robert McIntyre, MDAurora, CO 800451285728519
- Paul Montero, MDAurora, CO 800451740336353
- Christopher Raeburn, MDAurora, CO 800451700970035
- Thomas Robinson, MDAurora, CO 800451538253869
Common questions
What is Maria Albuja Cruz, MD's NPI number?
Maria Albuja Cruz, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487700068, issued on Jan 26, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Maria Albuja Cruz, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12605 E 16TH Ave, Aurora, CO, 80045. Phone: (720) 777-1234. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Maria Albuja Cruz, MD's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number DR.0050594, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Maria Albuja Cruz, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Maria Albuja Cruz, MD had 22 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries; the average among trauma surgery physician prescribers was 48. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Maria Albuja Cruz, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.6 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.