Maria Cruz, APRN
Adult Health Nurse Practitioner · Nashville, TN
Maria Cruz, APRN is an adult health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1720527443, issued on Feb 14, 2017. Check the license (Tennessee APN0000022050, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Maria Cruz
- Credential
- APRN
- Primary taxonomy
- Adult Health Nurse Practitioner 363LA2200X
- License number
- APN0000022050 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3601 The Vanderbilt Clinic, Nashville, TN 37232
- Phone
- (615) 936-2000
- Enumerated
- Feb 14, 2017
- Record last updated
- Mar 29, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170419002438); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 3601 The Vanderbilt Clinic
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Maria Cruz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
Search for license APN0000022050Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
80% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average adult health nurse practitioner in 2024
250 Medicare Part D claims for 92 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,280 among the 16,937 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium102 claims
- Omeprazole63 claims
- Famotidine16 claims
- Linzess16 claims
- Dexlansoprazole Dr11 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): 97.1 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $13.76
1 payment: education; the largest payer was Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. The 12,291 providers of this specialty with any payment received $946.40 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.
One hospital affiliation
- Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, TN · Acute Care Hospitals5 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
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Common questions
What is Maria Cruz, APRN's NPI number?
Maria Cruz, APRN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720527443, issued on Feb 14, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Maria Cruz, APRN located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3601 The Vanderbilt Clinic, Nashville, TN, 37232. Phone: (615) 936-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Maria Cruz, APRN's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number APN0000022050, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Maria Cruz, APRN prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Maria Cruz, APRN had 250 Medicare Part D claims for 92 beneficiaries; the average among adult health nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,280. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Maria Cruz, APRN's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.1 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.