NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Marlen Ortega Cruz, MD

Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Glenview, IL

Marlen Ortega Cruz, MD is a hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Glenview, Illinois, and NPI 1841652757, issued on Mar 22, 2016. Check the license (Illinois 036157360, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1841652757
Name
Marlen Ortega Cruz
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RH0002X
License number
036157360 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2050 Claire CT, Glenview, IL 60025
Phone
(844) 656-8763
Enumerated
Mar 22, 2016
Record last updated
Jun 15, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(847) 556-1715
Medicaid ID
1841652757 IL
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 2050 Claire CT

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  1. Ginette Ayeni, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1811245681
  2. Judy Barry, LCSWClinical Social Worker1851551444
  3. Denise Britton, ANPNurse Practitioner1811081094
  4. Marjorie Charles-Damte, NPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1861680027
  5. Lilia Corral, APNFamily Nurse Practitioner1639546294
  6. Miriam Correa, APNGerontology Nurse Practitioner1134525199

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
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95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024

39 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries, against an average of 741 among the 1,607 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Marlen Ortega Cruz39
  2. Specialty average741

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.

Marlen Ortega Cruz among 94 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Illinois

Marlen Ortega Cruz, MD is one of 94 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 67% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 67% of these records are older, 29% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 68% of these records are
  • Record last updated2021 · 36% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RH0002X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in Illinois

There are 94 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Illinois.

The 8 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Catherine Deamant, MDGlenview, IL 600251356370837
  2. Alan Smookler, MDGlenview, IL 600251669469276
  3. Martha Twaddle, MD, FACP, FAAHPMGlenview, IL 600251366492324
  4. Gordon Wood, MDGlenview, IL 600251730390766
  5. Sandra Garretson, MDBarrington, IL 600101851337026
  6. Shawna O'Reilly, D.O.Barrington, IL 600101841581956
  7. Patricia RitzmanBarrington, IL 600101457566614
  8. Heather Hopkins Gil, MDLake Forest, IL 600451487920450

Common questions

What is Marlen Ortega Cruz, MD's NPI number?

Marlen Ortega Cruz, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841652757, issued on Mar 22, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Marlen Ortega Cruz, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2050 Claire CT, Glenview, IL, 60025. Phone: (844) 656-8763. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Marlen Ortega Cruz, MD's license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 036157360, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Marlen Ortega Cruz, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Marlen Ortega Cruz, MD had 39 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries; the average among hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 741. 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.

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