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Fernando Rivera Cruz, M.D.

NPI 1588774111ActiveIndividual· Surgery· San Juan, PR

Surgery (M.D.) in San Juan, Puerto Rico, trained at University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine (class of 2003). Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $10,841 for 232 claims, against $6,783 paid for services in 2024. Johnson and Johnson International was the largest of 2 companies reporting payments in 2025, $161.29 in all, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI1588774111
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialM.D.
Sole proprietorYes
NPI issuedAug 30, 2006
Last updated in NPPESFeb 19, 2020
Certified by providerFeb 19, 2020

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Surgery Primary208600000X13268PR

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Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - General Surgery (PR)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients18
Services billed25 across 7 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$6,783

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)232 · 246 30-day fills
Patients76
Total drug cost$10,841
Generic share13% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolUniversity of Puerto Rico School of Medicine
Graduation year2003
Medicare specialtyGeneral Surgery

Hospital affiliation

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$161.29 · 4 payments from 2 companies
  • 2024$7,572 · 4 payments from 1 company

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Johnson and Johnson International$133.233
Abbvie Inc.$28.061

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$161.29 · 4 payments

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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