NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

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.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1598909434
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
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 8160 Walnut Hill LN

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Joseph Behan, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1619992625
  2. Christopher Black, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1801872551
  3. Kavitha Blewett, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1386697704
  4. Sarah Brewer, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1184121964
  5. Jonathan Brough, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1447203823
  6. Kendall CampFamily Nurse Practitioner1205406311

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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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.

  1. Russell Cruz224
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Azithromycin32 claims
  2. Methylprednisolone22 claims
  3. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass20 claims
  4. Paxlovid15 claims
  5. Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim13 claims
  6. 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.

  1. Russell Cruz$31.39
  2. Specialty average$841.65

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

  1. Communitymed PLLCCrossroads, TX
  2. 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.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Joyce Andrea, PADallas, TX 752311083713838
  2. Teresa Cooney, OPA-CDallas, TX 752311356483416
  3. Santana Gonzales, OPA-CDallas, TX 752311225186679
  4. Darren Hughes, PA-CDallas, TX 752311811906803
  5. Margaret Kelley, P.A.-CDallas, TX 752311164437562
  6. Peter Kunkel, PADallas, TX 752311427090877
  7. Jason Lafon, PADallas, TX 752311144390634
  8. Jacquelyn Lane, PADallas, TX 752311871567776

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.