Yvonne Rivera-Cruz, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Lakeland, FL
Yvonne Rivera-Cruz, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Lakeland, Florida, and NPI 1982675047, issued on Jan 27, 2006. Check the license (Florida ME127852, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Yvonne Rivera-Cruz
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- ME127852 FL
12872 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2815 Lakeland Hills Blvd, Lakeland, FL 33805
- Phone
- (863) 284-5000
- Enumerated
- Jan 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 29, 2022
- Fax
- (863) 413-4887
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120123000578); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Puerto Rico School Of Medicine, 1995
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2815 Lakeland Hills Blvd
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Verify Yvonne Rivera-Cruz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME127852Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
15% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
4,070 Medicare Part D claims for 229 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium221 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate171 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium162 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium152 claims
- Losartan Potassium149 claims
- Lisinopril147 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): 80.1 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $37.71
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Lakeland Regional Health Systems IncLakeland, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Yvonne Rivera-Cruz among 9,399 family medicine physician records in Florida
Yvonne Rivera-Cruz, M.D. is one of 9,399 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Florida. 79% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2004 among the 5,504 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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 207Q00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
101 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Lakeland
They are 101 of the 5,099 NPPES records with a practice address in Lakeland, and 9,399 family medicine physician records in Florida.
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Common questions
What is Yvonne Rivera-Cruz, M.D.'s NPI number?
Yvonne Rivera-Cruz, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982675047, issued on Jan 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Yvonne Rivera-Cruz, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2815 Lakeland Hills Blvd, Lakeland, FL, 33805. Phone: (863) 284-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Yvonne Rivera-Cruz, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME127852, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Yvonne Rivera-Cruz, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Yvonne Rivera-Cruz, M.D. had 4,070 Medicare Part D claims for 229 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Yvonne Rivera-Cruz, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 80.1 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.