Melissa V. Almeida Cruz, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Vega Alta, PR
Melissa V. Almeida Cruz, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Vega Alta, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1881708816, issued on Aug 18, 2006. Check the license (Puerto Rico 16390, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa V. Almeida Cruz
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 16390 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Edificio Brisas Del Mar Local #1, Vega Alta, PR 00692
- Phone
- (787) 270-1420
- Enumerated
- Aug 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 21, 2026
- Fax
- (787) 915-3636
- Medicaid ID
- 038482901 PR
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20061212000365); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Ponce School Of Medicine, 1996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melissa V. Almeida Cruz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Puerto Rico board licenses this profession
Search for license 16390Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
14.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024
14,890 Medicare Part D claims for 498 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were under 1% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Clonazepam2,986 claims
- Temazepam1,294 claims
- Mirtazapine962 claims
- Sertraline Hcl937 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate797 claims
- Fluoxetine Hcl795 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Clinica Psiquiatrica Y Psicologica Felicita Ramos IncVega Alta, PR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melissa V. Almeida Cruz among 403 psychiatry physician records in Puerto Rico
Melissa V. Almeida Cruz, M.D. is one of 403 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 76% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 30% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 1995 among the 121 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatry Physician providers in Puerto Rico
There are 403 psychiatry physician records in Puerto Rico.
All 403 in Puerto Rico → Every provider in Vega Alta → Psychiatry Physician nationwide →
The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Katherine Mercado-Nazario, M.D.Vega Alta, PR 006921700022282
- Maria Pujols, MDSan Sebastian, PR 006851417917550
- Carlos Aviles Gonzalez, MDSan German, PR 006831659419810
- Ronaldo Irizarry, M.D.San German, PR 006831932377793
- Rafael Rodriguez-Pagan, MDSan German, PR 006831184685091
- Nelly Catala, M.D.Mayaguez, PR 006821346535531
- Jorge De Jesus, M.D.Mayaguez, PR 006821194721431
- Ronald MalaveMayaguez, PR 006821841395019
Common questions
What is Melissa V. Almeida Cruz, M.D.'s NPI number?
Melissa V. Almeida Cruz, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881708816, issued on Aug 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa V. Almeida Cruz, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Edificio Brisas Del Mar Local #1, Vega Alta, PR, 00692. Phone: (787) 270-1420. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa V. Almeida Cruz, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 16390, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melissa V. Almeida Cruz, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa V. Almeida Cruz, M.D. had 14,890 Medicare Part D claims for 498 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.