Marilou Gegare Cruz, M.D.
Pediatric Adolescent Medicine Physician · Downey, CA
Marilou Gegare Cruz, M.D. is a pediatric adolescent medicine physician with a practice address in Downey, California, and NPI 1629160155, issued on Sep 29, 2006. Check the license (California A44484, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Marilou Gegare Cruz
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pediatric Adolescent Medicine Physician 2080A0000X
- License number
- A44484 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9317 Firestone Blvd, Downey, CA 90241
- Phone
- (562) 861-1245
- Enumerated
- Sep 29, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 15, 2023
- Fax
- (562) 904-1299
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest pediatric adolescent medicine physician records → All 280 in California → Look up another NPI →
Verify Marilou Gegare Cruz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A44484Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
68% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pediatric adolescent medicine physician in 2024
47 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 148 among the 384 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $98.89
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. The 859 providers of this specialty with any payment received $389.79 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.
Marilou Gegare Cruz among 280 pediatric adolescent medicine physician records in California
Marilou Gegare Cruz, M.D. is one of 280 pediatric adolescent medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 42% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 37% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 42% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 5% of these records are
- Record last updated2023 · 72% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2080A0000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pediatric Adolescent Medicine Physician providers in California
There are 280 pediatric adolescent medicine physician records in California.
All 280 in California → Every provider in Downey → Pediatric Adolescent Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 pediatric adolescent medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Frangis Karamedin, M.D.Lynwood, CA 902621275600249
- Christine Curtis, M.D.Manhattan Beach, CA 902661841261633
- Ruth Demonteverde, M.D.Manhattan Beach, CA 902661891875001
- Vivian Liu, M.D.Manhattan Beach, CA 902661548340763
- Tao Nguyen, M.DMaywood, CA 902701689693749
- Lauren Crosby, M.D.Beverly Hills, CA 902111346321551
- Kimberly Diamond, M.D.Beverly Hills, CA 902111972684413
- Frederick Friedman, M.D.Beverly Hills, CA 902111457432999
Common questions
What is Marilou Gegare Cruz, M.D.'s NPI number?
Marilou Gegare Cruz, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629160155, issued on Sep 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Marilou Gegare Cruz, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9317 Firestone Blvd, Downey, CA, 90241. Phone: (562) 861-1245. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Marilou Gegare Cruz, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A44484, 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 Marilou Gegare Cruz, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Marilou Gegare Cruz, M.D. had 47 Medicare Part D claims; the average among pediatric adolescent medicine physician prescribers was 148. 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.