Steven Lawrence Cruea, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Columbia, SC
Steven Lawrence Cruea, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1790816676, issued on Mar 9, 2007. Check the license (South Carolina 27214, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Steven Lawrence Cruea
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 27214 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 14 Richland Medical Park Dr Ste 350, Columbia, SC 29203
- Phone
- (803) 434-3894
- Enumerated
- Mar 9, 2007
- Record last updated
- Sep 23, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (803) 434-1663
- Medicaid ID
- 272145 SC
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Steven Lawrence Cruea in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 27214Check 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% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
249 Medicare Part D claims for 169 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 40 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone30 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass23 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen18 claims
- Ondansetron Odt14 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl13 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 99.3 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).
Steven Lawrence Cruea among 1,244 emergency medicine physician records in South Carolina
Steven Lawrence Cruea, M.D. is one of 1,244 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 84% 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 35% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 35% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 60% of these records are
- Record last updated2021 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
219 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Columbia
They are 219 of the 11,200 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbia, and 1,244 emergency medicine physician records in South Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Steven Lawrence Cruea, M.D.'s NPI number?
Steven Lawrence Cruea, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790816676, issued on Mar 9, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Steven Lawrence Cruea, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 14 Richland Medical Park Dr Ste 350, Columbia, SC, 29203. Phone: (803) 434-3894. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Steven Lawrence Cruea, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 27214, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Steven Lawrence Cruea, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Steven Lawrence Cruea, M.D. had 249 Medicare Part D claims for 169 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Steven Lawrence Cruea, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 99.3 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.