Richard Lawrence Cruz, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Wilmington, DE
Richard Lawrence Cruz, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Wilmington, Delaware, and NPI 1952400327, issued on Sep 22, 2006. Check the license (Delaware C1-0002437, as entered in NPPES) on the Delaware Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Lawrence Cruz
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- C1-0002437 DE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1701 Augustine Cut Off, Wilmington, DE 19803
- Phone
- (302) 656-9707
- Enumerated
- Sep 22, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 3, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (302) 656-3064
- Medicaid ID
- 1000025145 DE
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120203000365); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Jefferson Medical College Of Thomas Jefferson University, 1979
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard Lawrence Cruz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersDelaware Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline
Search for license C1-0002437Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
78% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
223 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Alprazolam36 claims
- Trazodone Hcl23 claims
- Bupropion Xl16 claims
- Zolpidem Tartrate14 claims
- Dexmethylphenidate Hcl Er12 claims
- Dextroamphetamine-Amphetamine12 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.
Richard Lawrence Cruz among 162 psychiatry physician records in Delaware
Richard Lawrence Cruz, MD is one of 162 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Delaware. 71% 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 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 62% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 45% of these records are
- Graduated1979 · median 2003 among the 73 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Delaware practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
83 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Wilmington
They are 83 of the 6,291 NPPES records with a practice address in Wilmington, and 162 psychiatry physician records in Delaware.
All 162 in Delaware → Every provider in Wilmington → Psychiatry Physician nationwide →
The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Cheryl Cantrell, M.D.Wilmington, DE 198031316217482
- Robert Dumin, M.D.Wilmington, DE 198031124138250
- Mian Zarshawn JanWilmington, DE 198031639736184
- Lindsay Milliken, MDWilmington, DE 198031518535590
- Joshua Palmer, D.O.Wilmington, DE 198031740867357
- Ranganathan RamWilmington, DE 198031003846163
- Gabino Tonogbanua, M.D.Wilmington, DE 198031811009228
- Shivani Bhatt, DOWilmington, DE 198011235872573
Common questions
What is Richard Lawrence Cruz, MD's NPI number?
Richard Lawrence Cruz, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952400327, issued on Sep 22, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Lawrence Cruz, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1701 Augustine Cut Off, Wilmington, DE, 19803. Phone: (302) 656-9707. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Lawrence Cruz, MD's license?
NPPES lists Delaware license number C1-0002437, as entered by the provider. Search the Delaware Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline at https://delpros.delaware.gov/OH_VerifyLicense. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard Lawrence Cruz, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Lawrence Cruz, MD had 223 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.