NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Mark Tolentino Dela Cruz, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Palm Desert, CA

Mark Tolentino Dela Cruz, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Palm Desert, California, and NPI 1932266103, issued on Jan 3, 2007. Check the license (California A93803, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1932266103
Name
Mark Tolentino Dela Cruz
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
A93803 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
78120 Wildcat Dr, Palm Desert, CA 92211
Phone
(760) 340-2682
Enumerated
Jan 3, 2007
Record last updated
Sep 22, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(760) 773-9695
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20080225000493); accepts Medicare assignment
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 78120 Wildcat Dr

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

  1. Chai Arnold, MDFamily Medicine Physician1427752120
  2. Reham Attia, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1639453905
  3. Clement Au, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1487674701
  4. Tiffany Bell Davlantes, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1215339676
  5. Aurora Benson, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1053435032
  6. Mark Benson, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1760506745

Verify Mark Tolentino Dela Cruz 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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61% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

5,701 Medicare Part D claims for 471 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 91 claims were for opioids.

  1. Mark Dela Cruz5,701
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Amlodipine Besylate297 claims
  2. Losartan Potassium274 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium247 claims
  4. Levothyroxine Sodium239 claims
  5. Rosuvastatin Calcium226 claims
  6. Famotidine177 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 84.3 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score89.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%58.7
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

One hospital affiliation

  1. Eisenhower Medical CenterPalm Desert, CA · Acute Care Hospitals4 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.

Mark Tolentino Dela Cruz among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California

Mark Tolentino Dela Cruz, MD is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% 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 41% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 41% of these records are older, 47% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated1993 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

30 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Palm Desert

They are 30 of the 1,495 NPPES records with a practice address in Palm Desert, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Reham Attia, M.D.Palm Desert, CA 922111639453905
  2. Clement Au, M.D.Palm Desert, CA 922111487674701
  3. Aurora Benson, D.O.Palm Desert, CA 922111053435032
  4. Mark Benson, D.O.Palm Desert, CA 922111760506745
  5. Janet Kerrigan, DOPalm Desert, CA 922111952377954
  6. Frank Kerrigan, DOPalm Desert, CA 922111730155730
  7. Mira May Magsino, MDPalm Desert, CA 922111831487883
  8. Mark Minot, MD, PH.D, MBA, MSEEPalm Desert, CA 922111750713145

Common questions

What is Mark Tolentino Dela Cruz, MD's NPI number?

Mark Tolentino Dela Cruz, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1932266103, issued on Jan 3, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Mark Tolentino Dela Cruz, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 78120 Wildcat Dr, Palm Desert, CA, 92211. Phone: (760) 340-2682. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Mark Tolentino Dela Cruz, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A93803, 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 Mark Tolentino Dela Cruz, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Mark Tolentino Dela Cruz, MD had 5,701 Medicare Part D claims for 471 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Mark Tolentino Dela Cruz, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.3 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.