Oscar A. Cruz, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Saint Louis, MO
Oscar A. Cruz, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Saint Louis, Missouri, and NPI 1801816236, issued on Jul 20, 2006. Check the license (Missouri 100766, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Oscar A. Cruz
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 100766 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1755 S Grand Blvd, Saint Louis, MO 63104
- Phone
- (314) 256-3232
- Enumerated
- Jul 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 18, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (314) 771-0596
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100303000997); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 1987
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Oscar A. Cruz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
Search for license 100766Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 81.6 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $137.22
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Ssm Health Care GroupSaint Louis, MO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Oscar A. Cruz among 342 ophthalmology physician records in Missouri
Oscar A. Cruz, MD is one of 342 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 74% 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 24% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 24% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 1999 among the 202 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 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 207W00000X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Missouri
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The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Bradley Davitt, MDSaint Louis, MO 631041801818653
- Sean Edelstein, MDSaint Louis, MO 631041679520605
- Gabriela Espinoza, MDSaint Louis, MO 631041518983741
- Stephen FemanSt Louis, MO 631041972517456
- Rafif Ghadban, M.D.Saint Louis, MO 631041881841443
Common questions
What is Oscar A. Cruz, MD's NPI number?
Oscar A. Cruz, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801816236, issued on Jul 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Oscar A. Cruz, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1755 S Grand Blvd, Saint Louis, MO, 63104. Phone: (314) 256-3232. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Oscar A. Cruz, MD's license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number 100766, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
What is Oscar A. Cruz, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.6 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.