NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Rene Fulgencio Cruz, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Maitland, FL

Rene Fulgencio Cruz, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Maitland, Florida, and NPI 1578545729, issued on Nov 15, 2005. Check the license (Florida ME0068986, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; 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
1578545729
Name
Rene Fulgencio Cruz
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
ME0068986 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
424 Lake Howell RD, Maitland, FL 32751
Phone
(407) 644-4595
Enumerated
Nov 15, 2005
Record last updated
Feb 12, 2026
Fax
(407) 790-7752
Medicaid ID
256125500 FL
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040716000951); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
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16% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

3,669 Medicare Part D claims for 199 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims. 91 claims were for opioids.

  1. Rene Cruz3,669
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Rosuvastatin Calcium250 claims
  2. Ezetimibe128 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium120 claims
  4. Losartan Potassium114 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate112 claims
  6. Alprazolam90 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: $850.42

29 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. Rene Cruz$850.42
  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 2 group practices

  1. Ability Health Services And Rehabilitation LPSanford, FL
  2. Ability Health Services, IncSanford, FL

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

Rene Fulgencio Cruz among 10,151 internal medicine physician records in Florida

Rene Fulgencio Cruz, MD is one of 10,151 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Florida. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 90% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated1986 · median 2004 among the 6,606 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 48% 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 Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

17 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Maitland

They are 17 of the 1,604 NPPES records with a practice address in Maitland, and 10,151 internal medicine physician records in Florida.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Thejaswi BandikatlaMaitland, FL 327511346595139
  2. Mark Beauchamp, MDMaitland, FL 327511811911373
  3. George Carroll, MDMaitland, FL 327511073644985
  4. Boris Coronado, MDMaitland, FL 327511285687632
  5. Martin Derrow, M.D.Maitland, FL 327511144219528
  6. Anthony Douglas, MDMaitland, FL 327511639122831
  7. Shahrzad Grey, MDMaitland, FL 327511922066604
  8. John Guercio, M.D.Maitland, FL 327511306850441

Common questions

What is Rene Fulgencio Cruz, MD's NPI number?

Rene Fulgencio Cruz, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578545729, issued on Nov 15, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Rene Fulgencio Cruz, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 424 Lake Howell RD, Maitland, FL, 32751. Phone: (407) 644-4595. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Rene Fulgencio Cruz, MD's license?

NPPES lists Florida license number ME0068986, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Rene Fulgencio Cruz, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Rene Fulgencio Cruz, MD had 3,669 Medicare Part D claims for 199 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.