NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Pamela Francia Cruz, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Chicago, IL

Pamela Francia Cruz, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1710912142, issued on Jul 12, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 036-097636, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; 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
1710912142
Name
Pamela Francia Cruz
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
036-097636 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2320 E 93RD St, Chicago, IL 60617
Phone
(773) 967-2000
Enumerated
Jul 12, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 17, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040511001577); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Rush Medical College Of Rush University, 1995
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 2320 E 93RD St

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

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  3. Donald Amuh, M.D.Infectious Disease Physician1730303439
  4. Shelley Amuh, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1396780102
  5. Grace Anaele, APNFamily Nurse Practitioner1558117754
  6. Justina Anaele, RN, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1396638672

Verify Pamela Francia Cruz in five checks

  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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  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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79% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

674 Medicare Part D claims for 237 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 31 claims were for opioids.

  1. Pamela Cruz674
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Pantoprazole Sodium92 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium40 claims
  3. Prednisone31 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate25 claims
  5. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa23 claims
  6. Carvedilol20 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: $108.17

6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Pamela Cruz$108.17
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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. Advocate Health And Hospitals CorporationBuffalo Grove, IL

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

Pamela Francia Cruz among 7,238 internal medicine physician records in Illinois

Pamela Francia Cruz, M.D. is one of 7,238 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 73% 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, 61% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
  • Graduated1995 · median 2003 among the 3,580 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 47% 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 Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

2,867 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Chicago

They are 2,867 of the 63,379 NPPES records with a practice address in Chicago, and 7,238 internal medicine physician records in Illinois.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Neerja Ahlowalia, MDChicago, IL 606171508850439
  2. Chandra Anand, MDChicago, IL 606171962439646
  3. Virendra Bisla, MDChicago, IL 606171073682910
  4. David Buchanan, M.D.Chicago, IL 606171396772992
  5. Gomez Charleston, MDChicago, IL 606171124021795
  6. Jason Chen, MDChicago, IL 606171972543239
  7. Laverne Currie, M.D.Chicago, IL 606171629003058
  8. Fred Daniels, MDChicago, IL 606171841293412

Common questions

What is Pamela Francia Cruz, M.D.'s NPI number?

Pamela Francia Cruz, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710912142, issued on Jul 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Pamela Francia Cruz, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2320 E 93RD St, Chicago, IL, 60617. Phone: (773) 967-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Pamela Francia Cruz, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 036-097636, 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 Pamela Francia Cruz, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Pamela Francia Cruz, M.D. had 674 Medicare Part D claims for 237 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.