Scott De La Cruz, MD
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Denver, CO
Scott De La Cruz, MD is a hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Denver, Colorado, and NPI 1790984557, issued on Jul 12, 2007. Check the license (Colorado DR.0046727, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Scott De La Cruz
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RH0002X
- License numbers
- DR.0046727 CO
46727 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8111 E Lowry Blvd, Denver, CO 80230
- Phone
- (720) 848-0000
- Enumerated
- Jul 12, 2007
- Record last updated
- Mar 23, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080819000141); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, San Francisco School Of Medicine, 2005
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 8111 E Lowry Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Scott De La Cruz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license DR.0046727Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024
28 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries, against an average of 741 among the 1,607 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 20 claims were for opioids.
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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- University Physicians IncorporatedAurora, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Scott De La Cruz among 56 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Colorado
Scott De La Cruz, MD is one of 56 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 27% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 27% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2008 among the 38 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RH0002X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in Colorado
There are 56 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Colorado.
All 56 in Colorado → Every provider in Denver → Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician nationwide →
The 8 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Sharona Sachs, MDDenver, CO 802181700043742
- James Willett, MDDenver, CO 802181689711962
- Miles Corkern, MDDenver, CO 802471295773133
- Alexandra McCarty, MDDenver, CO 802471821445925
- Amanda Stephens, MDDenver, CO 802061437449584
- Lise Barbour, M.D.Denver, CO 802051801976683
- Barry Eskins, MDDenver, CO 802051013035971
- Amanda Tompkins, MDDenver, CO 802051669059457
Common questions
What is Scott De La Cruz, MD's NPI number?
Scott De La Cruz, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790984557, issued on Jul 12, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Scott De La Cruz, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8111 E Lowry Blvd, Denver, CO, 80230. Phone: (720) 848-0000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Scott De La Cruz, MD's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number DR.0046727, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Scott De La Cruz, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Scott De La Cruz, MD had 28 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries; the average among hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 741. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Scott De La Cruz, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.6 of 100. 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.