Richard A. Santa Cruz, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Appleton, WI
Richard A. Santa Cruz, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Appleton, Wisconsin, and NPI 1861423758, issued on Jul 6, 2006. Check the license (Wisconsin 49078, as entered in NPPES) on the Wisconsin Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard A. Santa Cruz
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- 49078 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1818 N Meade St, Appleton, WI 54911
- Phone
- (920) 731-8900
- Enumerated
- Jul 6, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 18, 2024
- Medicaid ID
- 34870900 WI
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060721000079); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1818 N Meade St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Richard A. Santa Cruz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWisconsin Medical Examining Board
Search for license 49078Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
45% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
1,688 Medicare Part D claims for 371 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Clopidogrel187 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate154 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium154 claims
- Eliquis113 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium108 claims
- Losartan Potassium81 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: $1,247.25
45 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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 2 group practices
- Froedtert Manitowoc Medical Group, LLCFond Du Lac, WI
- Thedacare, IncorporatedAppleton, WI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard A. Santa Cruz among 449 cardiovascular disease physician records in Wisconsin
Richard A. Santa Cruz, MD is one of 449 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Wisconsin. 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 2006, is newer than 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2001 among the 279 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Wisconsin practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Wisconsin
There are 449 cardiovascular disease physician records in Wisconsin.
All 449 in Wisconsin → Every provider in Appleton → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Abdulmohsin Ahmadjee, M.DAppleton, WI 549111225370802
- George Beiser, MDAppleton, WI 549111487604880
- Oleg Chebotarev, MDAppleton, WI 549111780647552
- Kevin Chen, MDAppleton, WI 549111255727160
- Ameer Kabour, MDAppleton, WI 549111861485104
- Samantha Kapphahn, D.O.Appleton, WI 549111548420904
- Obrad Kokanovic, M.DAppleton, WI 549111528358660
- Thomas Lewandowski, MDAppleton, WI 549111407808017
Common questions
What is Richard A. Santa Cruz, MD's NPI number?
Richard A. Santa Cruz, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861423758, issued on Jul 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard A. Santa Cruz, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1818 N Meade St, Appleton, WI, 54911. Phone: (920) 731-8900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard A. Santa Cruz, MD's license?
NPPES lists Wisconsin license number 49078, as entered by the provider. Search the Wisconsin Medical Examining Board at https://dsps.wi.gov/Pages/BoardsCouncils/MEB/Default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard A. Santa Cruz, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard A. Santa Cruz, MD had 1,688 Medicare Part D claims for 371 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.