What is Carlos Cruz's specialty?

Carlos Cruz (NPI 1619918851) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Emergency Medicine in Chattanooga, TN.

Where does Carlos Cruz practice?

Carlos Cruz practices in Chattanooga, TN, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1619918851.

How much does Medicare pay Carlos Cruz?

Carlos Cruz (NPI 1619918851) received approximately $29K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 228 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1619918851

Carlos CruzMD

Emergency MedicineChattanooga, TNI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

245

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

258

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$28K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 849 Emergency Medicine providers in TN — below median (cohort median 332).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

474

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$3K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

22.6%

Top prescribed drugs

Tramadol Hcl97 claims

Naproxen60 claims

Azithromycin43 claims

Cyclobenzaprine Hcl41 claims

Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim37 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Carlos Cruz's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 33 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
SOUTHERN TENNESSEE MEDICAL CENTER LLC	332	925
John Allred Diagnostic Radiology · Chattanooga, TN	186	477
Gary Patterson Diagnostic Radiology · Nashville, TN	170	389
Ephraim Gammada Internal Medicine · Winchester, TN	135	276
Rural/Metro Of Tennessee, L.P. Ambulance Service Provider · Knoxville, TN	103	338
DAMICO, MICHAEL	49	52
Amanda Seagraves Physician Assistant · Grove City, OH	47	49
Kim Zahnke Hospitalist · Kingsport, TN	44	90
Garth Mcpherson Diagnostic Radiology · Chattanooga, TN	43	70
Anisa Nayeem Nephrology · Winchester, TN	42	106
Wendell Mcabee Diagnostic Radiology · Manchester, TN	41	78
Pathgroup Labs, Llc Clinical Laboratory · Nashville, TN	35	83

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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