Ricardo Cruz, D.O.
Family Medicine Physician · Las Vegas, NV
Ricardo Cruz, D.O. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Las Vegas, Nevada, and NPI 1104236215, issued on Apr 29, 2014. Check the license (Nevada SL1001, as entered in NPPES) on the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ricardo Cruz
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- SL1001 NV
DO2056 NV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 888 S Rancho Dr, Las Vegas, NV 89106
- Phone
- (702) 877-8600
- Enumerated
- Apr 29, 2014
- Record last updated
- Jul 21, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170810003673); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Touro Un Col Of Osteopathic Medicine, Henderson, 2014
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ricardo Cruz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNevada State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license SL1001Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
27% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
2,603 Medicare Part D claims for 345 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 70 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium183 claims
- Losartan Potassium120 claims
- Metformin Hcl92 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium87 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate81 claims
- Lisinopril77 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: $1,878.08
65 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Julie WU IncLas Vegas, NV
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ricardo Cruz among 1,243 family medicine physician records in Nevada
Ricardo Cruz, D.O. is one of 1,243 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Nevada. 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 2014, is newer than 68% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 68% of these records are older, 29% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2008 among the 726 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Nevada practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
578 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Las Vegas
They are 578 of the 65,269 NPPES records with a practice address in Las Vegas, and 1,243 family medicine physician records in Nevada.
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Common questions
What is Ricardo Cruz, D.O.'s NPI number?
Ricardo Cruz, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1104236215, issued on Apr 29, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ricardo Cruz, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 888 S Rancho Dr, Las Vegas, NV, 89106. Phone: (702) 877-8600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ricardo Cruz, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists Nevada license number SL1001, as entered by the provider. Search the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners at https://medboard.nv.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ricardo Cruz, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ricardo Cruz, D.O. had 2,603 Medicare Part D claims for 345 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.