What is Edwin Cruz's specialty?

Edwin Cruz (NPI 1669556965) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Neurology in Sacramento, CA.

Where does Edwin Cruz practice?

Edwin Cruz practices in Sacramento, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1669556965.

How much does Medicare pay Edwin Cruz?

Edwin Cruz (NPI 1669556965) received approximately $109K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 583 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1669556965

Edwin CruzMD

NeurologySacramento, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

832

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,065

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$105K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,670 Neurology providers in CA — above median (cohort median 581).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

3,704

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$324K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

10.7%

Top prescribed drugs

Levetiracetam1,055 claims

Lacosamide307 claims

Phenytoin Sodium Extended257 claims

Oxcarbazepine252 claims

Lamotrigine244 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

99.6

Quality

86.3

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

1.04%

APM Entity

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

No data available for this provider in 2025.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Edwin 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). 37 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
DIGNITY HEALTH	182	449
Inder Singh Cardiology · Sacramento, CA	41	89
Thomas Mcgarry Diagnostic Radiology · Sacramento, CA	39	74
DIGNITY COMMUNITY CARE	35	73
Andrew Lee Diagnostic Radiology · Sacramento, CA	30	43
Rohit Bhaskar Cardiology · Folsom, CA	30	53
Wen Lin Diagnostic Radiology · Palo Alto, CA	27	52
NPI 1295763514	25	60
Shaghayegh Nealon Radiation Oncology · Sacramento, CA	24	34
Brian Fellmeth Diagnostic Radiology · Sacramento, CA	22	48
Alex Nee Critical Care (Intensivists) · Los Angeles, CA	21	63
Timothy Lee Cardiology · Carmichael, CA	21	35

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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