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Carlos P. Cruz, M D

NPI 1700809480ActiveIndividual· Surgery, Vascular Surgery· Denton, TX

Surgery, Vascular Surgery (M D) in Denton, Texas, trained at University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (class of 1994). In 2024 Medicare paid $271,969 for 975 patients, and Part D covered 417 of their prescriptions, 83% of them generic. W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. was the largest of 11 companies reporting payments in 2025, $2,223 in all, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI1700809480
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialM D
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedJul 25, 2006
Last updated in NPPESJan 25, 2022

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Surgery, Vascular Surgery Primary2086S0129XL8024TX

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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 - Vascular Surgery (TX)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients975
Services billed2,615 across 133 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$271,969

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)417 · 791 30-day fills
Patients172
Total drug cost$64,170
Generic share83% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolUniversity of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Graduation year1994
Medicare specialtyVascular Surgery
Secondary specialtiesGeneral Surgery

Medical group

Hospital affiliations

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$2,223 · 36 payments from 11 companies
  • 2024$863.14 · 17 payments from 9 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$1,484 · 31 payments
  • Travel and Lodging$739.01 · 5 payments

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

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