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Dr. Carlos Santa-Cruz, MD
NPI1962475178PAC ID2163616616
- Medicare services, 2024
- 652
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 369
- Part D claims, 2024
- 4,263
- Publications
- 1
- MIPS score, 2024
- 88
- Practice address
- 1475 Nw 12th Ave, Miami, FL 33136
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Carlos Santa-Cruz is a urologist in Miami, Florida
Dr. Santa-Cruz practices at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center in Miami, Florida, part of University of Miami.
Dr. Santa-Cruz's NPI, 1962475178, was assigned on February 8, 2006. Dr. Santa-Cruz graduated from University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine in 1990. Dr. Santa-Cruz holds Florida license ME64626.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1962475178NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 2163616616
- NPI enumeration date
- February 8, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 62
- Medical school graduation
- 1990
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Carlos Santa-Cruz practices at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center in Miami, Florida
Dr. Santa-Cruz's primary practice is Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, at 1475 Nw 12th Ave, Miami, FL 33136.
- Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center1475 Nw 12th Ave, Miami, FL 33136
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Carlos Santa-Cruz is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Santa-Cruz's primary practice is Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center in Miami, Florida, part of University of Miami. The medical group on file is University of Miami Health System. Dmand AI also links Dr. Santa-Cruz to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Carlos Santa-Cruz's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Santa-Cruz practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center | Available with a free account |
| +1 more affiliated site | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Carlos Santa-Cruz is one of 920 urologists in Florida
Urology is Dr. Santa-Cruz's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208800000X. Dr. Santa-Cruz is board certified in urology by the American Board of Urology. Dr. Santa-Cruz is licensed in Florida.
Specialties and state licenses
- Urology, FloridaPrimary
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists bladder disease, enlarged prostate, enlarged prostate transurethral surgery (TURP), erectile dysfunction, kidney cysts, kidney stone disease, pelvic prolapse and prostate cancer among the conditions Dr. Santa-Cruz treats.
Urologists near Dr. Santa-Cruz
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Carlos Santa-Cruz billed Medicare for 652 services in 2024
CMS data shows 652 Medicare services from Dr. Santa-Cruz across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 369 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $32,965 for them. Every service was in an office.
Medicare services, 2024652
Medicare patients369
Paid by Medicare$32,965
Procedure codes4
Dr. Santa-Cruz's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 6402024: 6223%
- Surgery
- 2023: 382024: 3021%
Dr. Santa-Cruz compared with the Florida median for urologists, 2024
- Dr. Santa-Cruz
- Florida median
- Medicare services
- 652vs 1,35252% below
- Medicare patients
- 369vs 44016% below
- Part D claims
- 4,104vs 9364.4 times
Medians across 860 urologists in Florida with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Santa-Cruz's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Carlos Santa-Cruz treated 369 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75
CMS counts 369 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Santa-Cruz in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 168 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 24% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.27, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Santa-Cruz's median patient age at 75, with 22% women.
Medicare patients, 2024369
Average age75
Average risk score1.27
Also on Medicaid24%
Dr. Santa-Cruz's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Santa-Cruz's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women9526%
- Men27474%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Santa-Cruz's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis51%
- Ischemic heart disease41%
- Diabetes32%
- Chronic kidney disease31%
- Cancer25%
- Anxiety24%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Santa-Cruz's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 75
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women22%
- Men77%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Carlos Santa-Cruz wrote 4,263 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Santa-Cruz wrote 4,263 Medicare Part D claims for 962 patients. 82% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 4,104 of them, across 37 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $590,613 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 4,131 claims across 36 drugs.
Part D claims, 20244,263
Drugs named by CMS37
Total drug cost$590,613
Part D patients962
Dr. Santa-Cruz's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic3,495 claims82%
- Brand-name768 claims18%
Dr. Santa-Cruz's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Santa-Cruz's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids1%47 of 4,263 claims
- Antibiotics11%454 of 4,263 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 4,1312024: 4,1041%
Drugs named by CMS: 37 in 2024, 36 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Carlos Santa-Cruz scored 88 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 88 out of 100 for Dr. Santa-Cruz for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Santa-Cruz accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Santa-Cruz as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Dr. Santa-Cruz's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 88of 100Final score
- 78.8of 100Quality
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 71of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Prostate resection: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Removal of skin lesions: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Carlos Santa-Cruz has 1 publication on record
Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Santa-Cruz. Dr. Santa-Cruz's most frequent co-author is Charles M. Lynne, MD.
Papers1
Dr. Santa-Cruz's most frequent co-authors
Recent publications by Dr. Santa-Cruz
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Carlos Santa-Cruz received $9,257 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 165 general payments to Dr. Santa-Cruz from 33 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 60% of the total. PROCEPT BioRobotics Corporation paid the most, $2,334.
General payments to Dr. Santa-Cruz by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Santa-Cruz by kind, 2016 to 2025
$9.3Kin total
- Food and beverage$5,57660%
- Consulting fees$2,00022%
- Travel and lodging$1,52316%
- Education$1592%
Companies that paid Dr. Santa-Cruz the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Carlos Santa-Cruz has 1 award and honors on record
Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Santa-Cruz.
Awards and honors for Dr. Santa-Cruz
- Undated
- ACS Fellow
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Carlos Santa-Cruz graduated from University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine
Dr. Santa-Cruz graduated from University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine in 1990. Dr. Santa-Cruz is a member of AOA, ACS and AUA.
- Medical school
- Board certified in urology
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Carlos Santa-Cruz accepts plans from 9 insurance carriers
Dr. Santa-Cruz is in network with 9 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 6. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Elevance
- Aetna
- United Healthcare
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- Molina
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City
- Cigna
- CMS Medicare
- +1 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Santa-Cruz accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO6
- HMO5
- Medicare5
- POS4
- EPO3
- Medicaid1
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Carlos Santa-Cruz's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Awards and committee roles | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Carlos Santa-Cruz's NPI number?
Dr. Carlos Santa-Cruz's NPI number is 1962475178. It was assigned on February 8, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Carlos Santa-Cruz?
Dr. Carlos Santa-Cruz is a urologist in Miami, Florida. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Urology Physician (taxonomy code 208800000X).
Where does Dr. Carlos Santa-Cruz practice?
Dr. Santa-Cruz practices at 1475 Nw 12th Ave, Miami, FL 33136. Dr. Santa-Cruz's primary practice is Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center in Miami, Florida, part of University of Miami. Dmand AI also links Dr. Santa-Cruz to 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Carlos Santa-Cruz's medical license number?
Dr. Santa-Cruz holds Florida license ME64626.
Which hospitals is Dr. Carlos Santa-Cruz affiliated with?
Dr. Santa-Cruz practices at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center in Miami, Florida.
What medical group is Dr. Carlos Santa-Cruz part of?
Dr. Santa-Cruz is linked to University of Miami Health System.
Does Dr. Carlos Santa-Cruz accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Santa-Cruz billed Medicare for 652 services in 2024, and Dr. Santa-Cruz accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Carlos Santa-Cruz offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Santa-Cruz as offering telehealth services.
What is Dr. Carlos Santa-Cruz's MIPS score?
Dr. Santa-Cruz's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 88 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Carlos Santa-Cruz see?
CMS counts 369 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Santa-Cruz in 2024, with an average age of 75.
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Is Dr. Carlos Santa-Cruz board certified?
Yes. Dr. Santa-Cruz is board certified in urology by the American Board of Urology.
What services does Dr. Carlos Santa-Cruz bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Santa-Cruz's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), office visit, new patient (99203) and surgery: urinary system (52000).
Where did Dr. Carlos Santa-Cruz go to medical school?
Dr. Santa-Cruz graduated from University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine in 1990.
What drugs does Dr. Carlos Santa-Cruz prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Santa-Cruz's most prescribed drugs by claims were Tamsulosin HCl, Finasteride and Myrbetriq.
Has Dr. Carlos Santa-Cruz received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $9,257 in general payments to Dr. Santa-Cruz from 33 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from PROCEPT BioRobotics Corporation.
How long has Dr. Carlos Santa-Cruz been practicing?
Dr. Santa-Cruz graduated from medical school in 1990, 36 years ago.
Does Dr. Carlos Santa-Cruz do research?
Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Santa-Cruz.
Who does Dr. Carlos Santa-Cruz publish with?
Dr. Santa-Cruz's most frequent co-authors are Charles M. Lynne, MD (1 shared paper).
What insurance does Dr. Carlos Santa-Cruz accept?
Dr. Santa-Cruz is in network with 9 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 6. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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