Dionisio V. Cruz, MD

NPI 1609833961ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine, Nephrology· Brick, NJ

Internal Medicine, Nephrology (MD) with Kidney Care Centers, practicing in Brick, New Jersey. 45 Medicare patients in 2024, $25,824 paid; nearly all of their 289 Part D prescriptions were generic (90%). Lists Jersey Shore University Medical Center as a hospital affiliation.

Overview

NPI	1609833961
Status	Active
Entity type	Individual
Credential	MD
Sole proprietor	No
NPI issued	Apr 28, 2006
Last updated in NPPES	Jul 16, 2019

Specialties and licenses

Taxonomy	Code	License	State
Internal Medicine, Nephrology Primary	207RN0300X	25MA03414900	NJ

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Exclusion screening

List	Result	Details
HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026	No match	Checked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026	No match	—
New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026	No match	—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026	No match	—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026	No match	—
Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026	No match	—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)	Enrolled Practitioner - Nephrology (NJ)
Accepts assignment	Yes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients	45
Services billed	213 across 6 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare	$25,824

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)	289 · 675 30-day fills
Patients	38
Total drug cost	$38,340
Generic share	90% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Graduation year	1972
Medicare specialty	Nephrology

Medical group

Kidney Care CentersHazlet, NJ · 24 clinicians

Hospital affiliation

Jersey Shore University Medical CenterNeptune, NJ

Other facilities

Fkc Brick BoulevardDialysis facility · Brick, NJ

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

None reported for 2025 or 2024.

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

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