NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Maria Lucia Aquino Cruz, D.D.S.

Dentist · North Hollywood, CA

Maria Lucia Aquino Cruz, D.D.S. is a dentist with a practice address in North Hollywood, California, and NPI 1568650505, issued on Oct 3, 2007. Check the license (California 56175, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1568650505
Name
Maria Lucia Aquino Cruz
Credential
D.D.S.
Primary taxonomy
Dentist 122300000X
License number
56175 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
11509 Burbank Blvd, North Hollywood, CA 91601
Phone
(818) 642-3977
Enumerated
Oct 3, 2007
Record last updated
Jul 29, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 11509 Burbank Blvd

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

  1. Adarsh Malhotra, D.D.S.Endodontics1477645000
  2. Michael Sedler, DDSDentist1548420466

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
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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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Industry payments in 2024: $30.51

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Zest Holdings, LLC. The 31,974 providers of this specialty with any payment received $540.36 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Maria Lucia Cruz$30.51
  2. Specialty average$540.36

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Maria Lucia Aquino Cruz among 14,729 dentist records in California

Maria Lucia Aquino Cruz, D.D.S. is one of 14,729 dentist records with a practice address in California. 56% 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 18% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 18% of these records are older, 58% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 56% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
  • Record last updated2013 · 73% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 122300000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

56 dentist records list a practice address in North Hollywood

They are 56 of the 1,857 NPPES records with a practice address in North Hollywood, and 14,729 dentist records in California.

The 8 dentist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Esther Akiode, DDSNorth Hollywood, CA 916011689709974
  2. Ashokkumar Gandhi, D,D,S,North Hollywood, CA 916011063532315
  3. Charlotte Gerry, DMDNorth Hollywood, CA 916011770789455
  4. Yury Gershfeld, D.D.SNorth Hollywood, CA 916011891980116
  5. Naira Gevorgyan, DDSNorth Hollywood, CA 916011649489279
  6. Jason Lahmani, DDSNorth Hollywood, CA 916011902095706
  7. Cristina Machain, DDSNorth Hollywood, CA 916011467642892
  8. Asmik Madoulian, DDSNorth Hollywood, CA 916011881781201

Common questions

What is Maria Lucia Aquino Cruz, D.D.S.'s NPI number?

Maria Lucia Aquino Cruz, D.D.S.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568650505, issued on Oct 3, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Maria Lucia Aquino Cruz, D.D.S. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 11509 Burbank Blvd, North Hollywood, CA, 91601. Phone: (818) 642-3977. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Maria Lucia Aquino Cruz, D.D.S.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number 56175, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.