Dr. Linda S. Croad, MD

Dr. Croad practices at High Desert Regional Health Center in Lancaster, California.

Dr. Croad's NPI, 1548331457, was assigned on November 13, 2006. Dr. Croad graduated from David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA in 1976. Dr. Croad holds California license G35243.

Dr. Croad's primary practice is High Desert Regional Health Center, at 44900 60th W St, Lancaster, CA 93536 in Los Angeles County. The practice phone is (661) 948-8581.

Dr. Croad's primary practice is High Desert Regional Health Center in Lancaster, California. Dr. Croad is also affiliated with Olive View-UCLA Medical Center. The medical group on file is Southern California Permanente Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Croad to 1 more hospital and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Croad practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Infectious disease is Dr. Croad's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RI0200X. Dr. Croad is board certified in infectious disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Croad is licensed in California.

Dmand AI lists acid reflux, alcohol use disorders, aneurysm, anxiety, asthma, benign or precancerous skin growths, bipolar disorder and cardiomyopathy among the conditions Dr. Croad treats.

CMS data shows 1,386 Medicare services from Dr. Croad across 29 procedure codes in 2024, for 119 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $37,569 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 119 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Croad in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 70 patients. 69% of them have high blood pressure, and 68% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.24, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Croad's median patient age at 58, with 60% women.

In 2024, Dr. Croad wrote 2,461 Medicare Part D claims for 144 patients. 83% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,973 of them, across 53 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $763,400 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 2,376 claims across 66 drugs.

Dr. Croad accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Croad as offering telehealth.

CMS Open Payments shows 43 general payments to Dr. Croad from 5 drug and device companies from 2021 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 90% of the total. ViiV Healthcare Company paid the most, $475.

Dr. Croad graduated from David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA in 1976.

Dr. Croad is in network with 3 carriers, including Kaiser Permanente, LA Care and CMS Medicare. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 2. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.