NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Maria Theresa Dela Cruz Ramones, M.D.

Surgery Physician · Brawley, CA

Maria Theresa Dela Cruz Ramones, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Brawley, California, and NPI 1861718694, issued on Apr 19, 2010. Check the license (California A137645, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1861718694
Name
Maria Theresa Dela Cruz Ramones
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
A137645 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
751 W Legion RD Ste 305, Brawley, CA 92227
Phone
(760) 351-3444
Enumerated
Apr 19, 2010
Record last updated
Jan 15, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(760) 351-3450
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20160421002180); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Meharry Medical College School Of Medicine, 2010
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 751 W Legion RD Ste 305

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Verify Maria Theresa Dela Cruz Ramones in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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25% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

110 Medicare Part D claims for 74 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 67 claims were for opioids.

  1. Maria Theresa Ramones110
  2. Specialty average147

Most prescribed

  1. Tramadol Hcl34 claims
  2. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen32 claims
  3. Ibuprofen16 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: $742.82

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Maria Theresa Ramones$742.82
  2. Specialty average$3,513.80

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

Maria Theresa Dela Cruz Ramones among 3,118 surgery physician records in California

Maria Theresa Dela Cruz Ramones, M.D. is one of 3,118 surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 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 2010, is newer than 67% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 67% of these records are older, 30% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated2010 · median 2003 among the 1,901 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

4 surgery physician records list a practice address in Brawley

They are 4 of the 288 NPPES records with a practice address in Brawley, and 3,118 surgery physician records in California.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Susan Hahm, M.D.Brawley, CA 922271104922590
  2. Roukaya Hassanein, MDBrawley, CA 922271114454519
  3. Mark Whyte, MDBrawley, CA 922271144255258
  4. Frank Arko, MDBlythe, CA 922251194705962
  5. Hossain Sahlolbei, MDBlythe, CA 922251720179633
  6. Bakhtiar Ahmad, MDBanning, CA 922201992774129
  7. Wei Tsai, MDBanning, CA 922201922189232
  8. David Johnson, M.D.Coachella, CA 922361104910306

Common questions

What is Maria Theresa Dela Cruz Ramones, M.D.'s NPI number?

Maria Theresa Dela Cruz Ramones, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861718694, issued on Apr 19, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Maria Theresa Dela Cruz Ramones, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 751 W Legion RD Ste 305, Brawley, CA, 92227. Phone: (760) 351-3444. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Maria Theresa Dela Cruz Ramones, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A137645, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Maria Theresa Dela Cruz Ramones, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Maria Theresa Dela Cruz Ramones, M.D. had 110 Medicare Part D claims for 74 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.