What is Manuel Cruz's specialty?

Manuel Cruz (NPI 1720132988) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Nephrology in Manati, PR.

Where does Manuel Cruz practice?

Manuel Cruz practices in Manati, PR, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1720132988.

How much does Medicare pay Manuel Cruz?

Manuel Cruz (NPI 1720132988) received approximately $39K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 67 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1720132988

Manuel CruzM.D.

PRACTICECRUZ SOTO & PADILLA, NEFROLOGOS, CSPSee all providers at this practice →

NephrologyManati, PRI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

177

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$27K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 104 Nephrology providers in PR — top quintile (cohort median 141).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

4,457

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$560K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

24.3%

Top prescribed drugs

Sevelamer Carbonate367 claims

Allopurinol277 claims

Sodium Zirconium Cyclosilicate252 claims

Dapagliflozin Propanediol251 claims

Gabapentin207 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$122

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$122

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$122

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Manuel 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). 8 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
DORADO HEALTH INC	85	461
Spectra East, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · Rockleigh, NJ	68	1,015
QUALITY CARE DIALYSIS CENTER OF VEGA BAJA, INC.	66	1,176
Jesus Sarmiento Family Practice · Manati, PR	50	368
Porfirio Franqui Family Practice · Manati, PR	35	171
HOSPITAL ESPANOL AUXILIO MUTUO DE PUERTO RICO, INC.	22	124
Nelson Narvaez Oms General Practice · Arecibo, PR	13	38
Ferdinand Rivera Ortiz Nephrology · San Juan, PR	13	108

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.

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