NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Miguel A. Pirela-Cruz, M.D.

Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician · El Paso, TX

Miguel A. Pirela-Cruz, M.D. is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician with a practice address in El Paso, Texas, and NPI 1386604767, issued on Mar 28, 2006. Check the license (Texas K4649, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1386604767
Name
Miguel A. Pirela-Cruz
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician 207XS0106X
License numbers
K4649 TX
L4649 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1540 N Zaragoza RD, El Paso, TX 79936
Phone
(915) 592-3323
Enumerated
Mar 28, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 22, 2024
Medicaid ID
141675202 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20081119000275); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Temple University School Of Medicine, 1980
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 1540 N Zaragoza RD

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

  1. Guadalupe Armenta Carrasco, APRN-CNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1780392365
  2. Carlos Gonzalez, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1336305663
  3. Emily Martinez, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1417796509

Verify Miguel A. Pirela-Cruz in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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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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45% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic hand surgery physician in 2024

103 Medicare Part D claims for 50 beneficiaries, against an average of 186 among the 2,203 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 38 claims were for opioids.

  1. Miguel Pirela-Cruz103
  2. Specialty average186

Most prescribed

  1. Naproxen41 claims
  2. Acetaminophen-Codeine18 claims
  3. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen11 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $1,628.47

11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Exactech, Inc. The 1,819 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,529.86 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Miguel Pirela-Cruz$1,628.47
  2. Specialty average$5,529.86

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. EL Paso County Hospital DistrictEl Paso, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Miguel A. Pirela-Cruz among 182 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Texas

Miguel A. Pirela-Cruz, M.D. is one of 182 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 84% 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 16% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 55% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • Graduated1980 · median 2005 among the 145 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0106X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician providers in Texas

There are 182 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Texas.

All 182 in Texas → Every provider in El Paso → Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician nationwide →

The 8 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kathleen Robertson, M.D.El Paso, TX 799361538106596
  2. Justin Mitchell, D.O.El Paso, TX 799381174720668
  3. Logan Koehler, MDEl Paso, TX 799201528472495
  4. Paul Chubb, D.O.El Paso, TX 799121114121613
  5. Mitchell Harris, M.D.Fort Bliss, TX 799061356721617
  6. Douglas Cromack, M.D.El Paso, TX 799051528047875
  7. Ahmed Elhessy, MDEl Paso, TX 799051497300057
  8. Gerald Farber, M.D.Odessa, TX 797651962517284

Common questions

What is Miguel A. Pirela-Cruz, M.D.'s NPI number?

Miguel A. Pirela-Cruz, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1386604767, issued on Mar 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Miguel A. Pirela-Cruz, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1540 N Zaragoza RD, El Paso, TX, 79936. Phone: (915) 592-3323. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Miguel A. Pirela-Cruz, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number K4649, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Miguel A. Pirela-Cruz, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Miguel A. Pirela-Cruz, M.D. had 103 Medicare Part D claims for 50 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic hand surgery physician prescribers was 186. 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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