Merari Cruz-Colon, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Richmond, VA
Merari Cruz-Colon, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Richmond, Virginia, and NPI 1972886380, issued on Sep 21, 2011. Check the license on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Merari Cruz-Colon
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 28645 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1401 Johnston Willis Dr, Richmond, VA 23235
- Phone
- (804) 483-5000
- Enumerated
- Sep 21, 2011
- Record last updated
- Sep 7, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20221018001994); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Puerto Rico School Of Medicine, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Merari Cruz-Colon in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health ProfessionsCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
314 Medicare Part D claims for 136 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 23 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium22 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium18 claims
- Spironolactone16 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass15 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa12 claims
- Lisinopril12 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
- Southeastern Intensivist Services PCNorth Chesterfield, VA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Merari Cruz-Colon among 3,599 internal medicine physician records in Virginia
Merari Cruz-Colon, M.D. is one of 3,599 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Virginia. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 65% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 65% of these records are older, 32% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2003 among the 2,234 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
547 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Richmond
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Common questions
What is Merari Cruz-Colon, M.D.'s NPI number?
Merari Cruz-Colon, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972886380, issued on Sep 21, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Merari Cruz-Colon, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1401 Johnston Willis Dr, Richmond, VA, 23235. Phone: (804) 483-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Merari Cruz-Colon, M.D.'s license?
Search the Virginia Department of Health Professions at https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/lookup/index. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Merari Cruz-Colon, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Merari Cruz-Colon, M.D. had 314 Medicare Part D claims for 136 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.