What is Rafael De La Cruz's specialty?

Rafael De La Cruz (NPI 1669460655) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Infectious Disease in Alton, IL.

Where does Rafael De La Cruz practice?

Rafael De La Cruz practices in Alton, IL, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1669460655.

How much does Medicare pay Rafael De La Cruz?

Rafael De La Cruz (NPI 1669460655) received approximately $88K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 429 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1669460655

Rafael De La CruzMD

Infectious DiseaseAlton, ILI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

727

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,395

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$78K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 271 Infectious Disease providers in IL — above median (cohort median 701).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

944

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$331K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

27.8%

Top prescribed drugs

Doxycycline Hyclate140 claims

Cephalexin116 claims

Ceftriaxone Sodium78 claims

Daptomycin67 claims

Meropenem65 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$154

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$154

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$154

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Rafael De La 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). 32 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Theodore Vander Velde Diagnostic Radiology · Saint Louis, MO	50	119
SHADY, KEVIN	49	129
ESSMA, SAMUEL	49	150
ALTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	44	123
Puja Gurung Sleep Medicine · Alton, IL	41	156
Janaki Narravula Family Practice · Gainesville, GA	39	107
St. Charles County Ambulance District Ambulance Service Provider · Saint Peters, MO	37	102
MISSOURI BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER	36	503
Joelle Biernacki Diagnostic Radiology · Saint Louis, MO	35	118
Nadia Zia Internal Medicine · O Fallon, MO	33	148
Neal Holzum Internal Medicine · O Fallon, MO	30	141
Eric Guenther Hospitalist · Saint Louis, MO	29	87

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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