Russell Deguia Cruz, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Dallas, TX
Russell Deguia Cruz, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Dallas, Texas, and NPI 1598909434, issued on Apr 22, 2009. Check the license (Texas PA01801, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Russell Deguia Cruz
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- PA01801 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8160 Walnut Hill LN, Dallas, TX 75231
- Phone
- (214) 345-4733
- Enumerated
- Apr 22, 2009
- Record last updated
- Feb 17, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101228000146); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Russell Deguia Cruz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license PA01801Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
73% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
224 Medicare Part D claims for 145 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Azithromycin32 claims
- Methylprednisolone22 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass20 claims
- Paxlovid15 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim13 claims
- Cefdinir12 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: $31.39
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 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
- Communitymed PLLCCrossroads, TX
- Primary Health Physicians PLLCDenton, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Russell Deguia Cruz among 10,999 physician assistant records in Texas
Russell Deguia Cruz, PA-C is one of 10,999 physician assistant records with a practice address in Texas. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 24% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 24% of these records are older, 73% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 55% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2017 among the 6,096 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1,164 physician assistant records list a practice address in Dallas
They are 1,164 of the 36,304 NPPES records with a practice address in Dallas, and 10,999 physician assistant records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Russell Deguia Cruz, PA-C's NPI number?
Russell Deguia Cruz, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598909434, issued on Apr 22, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Russell Deguia Cruz, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8160 Walnut Hill LN, Dallas, TX, 75231. Phone: (214) 345-4733. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Russell Deguia Cruz, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number PA01801, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Russell Deguia Cruz, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Russell Deguia Cruz, PA-C had 224 Medicare Part D claims for 145 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.