What is Ponciano Cruz's specialty?

Ponciano Cruz (NPI 1861451999) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Dermatology in Dallas, TX.

Where does Ponciano Cruz practice?

Ponciano Cruz practices in Dallas, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1861451999.

How much does Medicare pay Ponciano Cruz?

Ponciano Cruz (NPI 1861451999) received approximately $59K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 166 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1861451999

Ponciano CruzMD

PRACTICEUT SOUTHWESTERNSee all providers at this practice →

DermatologyDallas, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

319

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

5,791

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$54K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 965 Dermatology providers in TX — top quintile (cohort median 2,537).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

455

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$10K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

3.1%

Top prescribed drugs

Minoxidil142 claims

Clobetasol Propionate73 claims

Mupirocin40 claims

Triamcinolone Acetonide36 claims

Gabapentin35 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

82.9

Quality

70.2

Cost

72.8

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.33%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Ponciano 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). 5 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER AT DALLAS	53	143
Travis Vandergriff Dermatology · Dallas, TX	18	33
Ricardo Paniagua Dermatology · San Francisco, CA	13	36
Heidi Jacobe Dermatology · Dallas, TX	12	118
Stephanie Savory Dermatology · Dallas, TX	11	50

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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