Ricardo Cruz, MD
Anesthesiology Physician · Ponce, PR
Ricardo Cruz, MD is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Ponce, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1245298926, issued on May 3, 2006. Check the license (Puerto Rico 11667, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ricardo Cruz
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
- License number
- 11667 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 609 Ave Tito Castro, Ponce, PR 00716
- Phone
- (787) 319-7677
- Enumerated
- May 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 29, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160307001910); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Ponce School Of Medicine, 1993
- 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 ordersWhich Puerto Rico board licenses this profession
Search for license 11667Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $198.75
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. The 17,774 providers of this specialty with any payment received $669.59 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.
Ricardo Cruz among 191 anesthesiology physician records in Puerto Rico
Ricardo Cruz, MD is one of 191 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 69% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 40% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 47% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 1994 among the 89 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 71% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207L00000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Anesthesiology Physician providers in Puerto Rico
There are 191 anesthesiology physician records in Puerto Rico.
All 191 in Puerto Rico → Every provider in Ponce → Anesthesiology Physician nationwide →
The 8 anesthesiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Rony Rivera Cruz, M.D.Ponce, PR 007161578835419
- Alejandro Rodriguez-Hernandez, M.DPonce, PR 007161033510607
- Rosa Santiago, MDPonce, PR 007161518028265
- Fernando Sepulveda Santiago, MDPonce, PR 007161134621097
- Monica Sidhu, M.D.Ponce, PR 007161265688329
- Glorimar Velazquez, MDPonce, PR 007161881755122
- Jesus Santa, M.D.Ponce, PR 007171356310791
- Miguel Santos-Bello, MDPonce, PR 007171942396965
Common questions
What is Ricardo Cruz, MD's NPI number?
Ricardo Cruz, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245298926, issued on May 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ricardo Cruz, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 609 Ave Tito Castro, Ponce, PR, 00716. Phone: (787) 319-7677. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ricardo Cruz, MD's license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 11667, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.