Richelle P. Cruz, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Modesto, CA
Richelle P. Cruz, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Modesto, California, and NPI 1780639427, issued on May 23, 2006. Check the license (California C153461, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richelle P. Cruz
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- C153461 CA
238304 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2401 E Orangeburg Ave Ste 330, Modesto, CA 95355
- Phone
- (866) 682-4842
- Enumerated
- May 23, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 20, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 02747533 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180427002182); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2401 E Orangeburg Ave Ste 330
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Maribeth Abedi, NURSE PRACTITIONERGerontology Nurse Practitioner1992330625
- Ashley Ellenberger, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1962019877
- Connor Farris, RDRegistered Dietitian1225838352
- Rebecca Garcia, RN CALIFORNIA 951845Ambulatory Care Registered Nurse1033901939
- Susana Kataka, N.P.Women's Health Nurse Practitioner1457470148
- Manpreet Sheabat, PAPhysician Assistant1033502505
Verify Richelle P. Cruz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license C153461Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
28% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
4,523 Medicare Part D claims for 535 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 118 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Donepezil Hcl519 claims
- Memantine Hcl426 claims
- Sertraline Hcl363 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium209 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate155 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate139 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: $117.59
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Eisai 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
- Community Medical Centers, Inc.Stockton, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richelle P. Cruz among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
Richelle P. Cruz, MD is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 58% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
173 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Modesto
They are 173 of the 9,262 NPPES records with a practice address in Modesto, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Richelle P. Cruz, MD's NPI number?
Richelle P. Cruz, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780639427, issued on May 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richelle P. Cruz, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2401 E Orangeburg Ave Ste 330, Modesto, CA, 95355. Phone: (866) 682-4842. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richelle P. Cruz, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number C153461, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richelle P. Cruz, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richelle P. Cruz, MD had 4,523 Medicare Part D claims for 535 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.