Armando Lee Cruz, FNP-C
NPI 1831473800ActiveIndividual· Nurse Practitioner, Family· Sparks, NV
Nurse Practitioner, Family (FNP-C) with Shingletown Medical Center, practicing in Sparks, Nevada. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $158,059 for 1,503 claims, against $8,115 paid for services in 2024. Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated was the largest of 3 companies reporting payments in 2025, $82.15 in all, mostly food and beverage.
Overview
| NPI | 1831473800 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | FNP-C |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Oct 7, 2011 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Jun 1, 2023 |
| Certified by provider | Jun 1, 2023 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse Practitioner, Family Primary | 363LF0000X | 818951 | NV |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Nurse Practitioner (CA); Practitioner - Nurse Practitioner (NV) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 15 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 165 across 18 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $8,115 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 1,503 · 3,317 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 98 |
| Total drug cost | $158,059 |
| Generic share | 87% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2011 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Nurse Practitioner |
| Telehealth | Offers telehealth |
Medical group
- Shingletown Medical CenterShingletown, CA · 13 clinicians
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$82.15 · 4 payments from 3 companies
- 2024$157.50 · 8 payments from 5 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $43.96 | 2 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | $21.07 | 1 |
| Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $17.12 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$82.15 · 4 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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