Ruy Jorge Cruz, MD
Surgery Physician · Pittsburgh, PA
Ruy Jorge Cruz, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1710137823, issued on Sep 25, 2008. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD435343, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ruy Jorge Cruz
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- MD435343 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3459 5TH Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
- Phone
- (412) 647-5800
- Enumerated
- Sep 25, 2008
- Record last updated
- Sep 18, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081010000087); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 3459 5TH Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Ruy Jorge Cruz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD435343Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
10.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgery physician in 2024
1,484 Medicare Part D claims for 84 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 28% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Sodium Chloride141 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium126 claims
- Solu-Cortef98 claims
- Famotidine71 claims
- Promethazine Hcl61 claims
- Hydrocortisone55 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 77.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- University OF Pittsburgh PhysiciansPittsburgh, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Ruy Jorge Cruz, MD's NPI number?
Ruy Jorge Cruz, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710137823, issued on Sep 25, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ruy Jorge Cruz, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3459 5TH Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213. Phone: (412) 647-5800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ruy Jorge Cruz, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD435343, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ruy Jorge Cruz, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ruy Jorge Cruz, MD had 1,484 Medicare Part D claims for 84 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ruy Jorge Cruz, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 77.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.