Sherwin Garo Dela Cruz, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Duarte, CA
Sherwin Garo Dela Cruz, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Duarte, California, and NPI 1134407448, issued on Aug 3, 2011. Check the license (California A118746, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sherwin Garo Dela Cruz
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- A118746 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1500 Duarte RD, Duarte, CA 91010
- Phone
- (626) 256-4673
- Enumerated
- Aug 3, 2011
- Record last updated
- Aug 24, 2022
- Fax
- (626) 408-3911
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170207001023); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Hawaii John A. Burns School Of Medicine, 2010
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Sherwin Garo Dela Cruz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A118746Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
74% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
815 Medicare Part D claims for 162 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate91 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate81 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium70 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium70 claims
- Losartan Potassium61 claims
- Carvedilol42 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): 99.1 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
- City OF Hope Medical FoundationIrvine, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sherwin Garo Dela Cruz among 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California
Sherwin Garo Dela Cruz, M.D. is one of 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in California. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 77% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 77% of these records are older, 21% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 1999 among the 1,742 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in California
There are 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California.
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- Swetha Ramachandran, MDDuarte, CA 910101811428733
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- Michael Tran, MDDuarte, CA 910101770509473
- Kalyanasundara Venkataraman, MDDuarte, CA 910101831284777
- Stephanie WuDuarte, CA 910101952788184
Common questions
What is Sherwin Garo Dela Cruz, M.D.'s NPI number?
Sherwin Garo Dela Cruz, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134407448, issued on Aug 3, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sherwin Garo Dela Cruz, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1500 Duarte RD, Duarte, CA, 91010. Phone: (626) 256-4673. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sherwin Garo Dela Cruz, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A118746, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Sherwin Garo Dela Cruz, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sherwin Garo Dela Cruz, M.D. had 815 Medicare Part D claims for 162 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Sherwin Garo Dela Cruz, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 99.1 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.