Salvador Cruz-Flores, MD
Neurocritical Care Physician · El Paso, TX
Salvador Cruz-Flores, MD is a neurocritical care physician with a practice address in El Paso, Texas, and NPI 1295750008, issued on Jul 13, 2006. Check the license (Texas P8459, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Salvador Cruz-Flores
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurocritical Care Physician 2084A2900X
- License numbers
- P8459 TX
44211 TX
100211 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4615 Alameda Ave, El Paso, TX 79905
- Phone
- (915) 545-6830
- Enumerated
- Jul 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 3, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (915) 545-6705
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130617000415); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Salvador Cruz-Flores in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license P8459Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
38% more Medicare Part D claims than the average neurocritical care physician in 2024
154 Medicare Part D claims for 33 beneficiaries, against an average of 112 among the 141 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 14 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gammagard Liquid20 claims
- Privigen19 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen13 claims
- Radicava Ors13 claims
- Divalproex Sodium12 claims
- Trazodone Hcl12 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: $51.77
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 251 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,054.78 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
- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center EL PasoEl Paso, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Salvador Cruz-Flores among 59 neurocritical care physician records in Texas
Salvador Cruz-Flores, MD is one of 59 neurocritical care physician records with a practice address in Texas. 93% 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 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 86% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 93% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 92% of these records are
- Graduated1985 · median 2010 among the 54 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 29% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084A2900X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurocritical Care Physician providers in Texas
There are 59 neurocritical care physician records in Texas.
All 59 in Texas → Every provider in El Paso → Neurocritical Care Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurocritical care physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mohammad Ibrahim, MDEl Paso, TX 799051114938404
- Paisith Piriyawat, M.D.El Paso, TX 799051023033834
- Faheem Sheriff, M.D.El Paso, TX 799051962766048
- Adaeze Onuoha, MDEl Paso, TX 799351770723587
- Walter Duarte Celada, MDLubbock, TX 794301851815146
- Navid Valizadeh, MB BCHAustin, TX 787121073933222
- Kelsey Cacic, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782341982068953
- Kelley Flesher, MDJbsa Ft Sam Houston, TX 782341508307331
Common questions
What is Salvador Cruz-Flores, MD's NPI number?
Salvador Cruz-Flores, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295750008, issued on Jul 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Salvador Cruz-Flores, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4615 Alameda Ave, El Paso, TX, 79905. Phone: (915) 545-6830. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Salvador Cruz-Flores, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number P8459, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Salvador Cruz-Flores, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Salvador Cruz-Flores, MD had 154 Medicare Part D claims for 33 beneficiaries; the average among neurocritical care physician prescribers was 112. 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.