NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Van Gabriel S. Cruz, PT, DPT

Physical Therapist · Forest Hills, NY

Van Gabriel S. Cruz, PT, DPT is a physical therapist with a practice address in Forest Hills, New York, and NPI 1720819261, issued on Aug 7, 2024. Check the license (New York 042951, as entered in NPPES) with the New York board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1720819261
Name
Van Gabriel S. Cruz
Credential
PT, DPT
Primary taxonomy
Physical Therapist 225100000X
License number
042951 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
7064 Yellowstone Blvd Apt 4E, Forest Hills, NY 11375
Phone
(929) 641-7608
Enumerated
Aug 7, 2024
Record last updated
Aug 7, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240816000492); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New York board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Anchor Health Homecare Services IncBrooklyn, NY

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Van Gabriel S. Cruz among 21,756 physical therapist records in New York

Van Gabriel S. Cruz, PT, DPT is one of 21,756 physical therapist records with a practice address in New York. 31% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2024, is newer than 88% of them.

  • NPI issued2024 · 88% of these records are older, 7% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 31% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 34% of these records are
  • Graduated2021 · median 2016 among the 7,302 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 225100000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

147 physical therapist records list a practice address in Forest Hills

They are 147 of the 3,712 NPPES records with a practice address in Forest Hills, and 21,756 physical therapist records in New York.

The 8 physical therapist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Daniel Aryeh, PTForest Hills, NY 113751184623571
  2. Mitchell Berkowitz, P.T.Forest Hills, NY 113751447290754
  3. Annie Black, M. A., P. T.Forest Hills, NY 113751063412286
  4. Janice Cassidy, P.T.Forest Hills, NY 113751881742013
  5. Alexander Dolsky, PTForest Hills, NY 113751316013923
  6. Jennifer Esmade, R.P.T.Forest Hills, NY 113751003973819
  7. Ron Kassab, P.T.Forest Hills, NY 113751841306370
  8. Howard Katz, PTForest Hills, NY 113751841385978

Common questions

What is Van Gabriel S. Cruz, PT, DPT's NPI number?

Van Gabriel S. Cruz, PT, DPT's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720819261, issued on Aug 7, 2024. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Van Gabriel S. Cruz, PT, DPT located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7064 Yellowstone Blvd Apt 4E, Forest Hills, NY, 11375. Phone: (929) 641-7608. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Van Gabriel S. Cruz, PT, DPT's license?

NPPES lists New York license number 042951, as entered by the provider. Search the New York board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.