Dr. Nestor Cruz Jr., MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 1,027
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 404
- Part D claims, 2024
- 502
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Industry payments
- $4,811
- Practice address
- 401 Mocksville Ave, Salisbury, NC 28144
- Practice phone
- Call (704) 633-9620
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Novant Health Heart and Vascular Institute
Salisbury, North Carolina
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Dr. Nestor Cruz Jr. is a general surgeon in Salisbury, North Carolina
Dr. Cruz practices at Novant Health Heart and Vascular Institute in Salisbury, North Carolina.
Dr. Cruz's NPI, 1518998525, was assigned on July 6, 2006. Dr. Cruz holds North Carolina license 9800502.
- NPI
- 1518998525NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 7618012154
- NPI enumeration date
- July 6, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (704) 633-9620
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 63
- Medical school graduation
- 1989
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Nestor Cruz Jr. practices at Novant Health Heart and Vascular Institute in Salisbury, North Carolina
Dr. Cruz's primary practice is Novant Health Heart and Vascular Institute, at 401 Mocksville Ave, Salisbury, NC 28144 in Rowan County. The practice phone is (704) 633-9620.
- Novant Health Heart and Vascular Institute401 Mocksville Ave, Salisbury, NC 28144 · Rowan CountyPhone(704) 633-9620
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Nestor Cruz Jr. is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Cruz's primary practice is Novant Health Heart and Vascular Institute in Salisbury, North Carolina. Dr. Cruz is also affiliated with Novant Health Rowan Medical Center. The medical group on file is Novant Health Indian Land Primary Care. Dmand AI also links Dr. Cruz to 2 more group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Nestor Cruz Jr.'s practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Cruz practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Novant Health Heart and Vascular Institute | Available with a free account |
| +3 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Nestor Cruz Jr. is one of 1,053 general surgeons in North Carolina
Surgery is Dr. Cruz's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Cruz is licensed in North Carolina.
Specialties and state licenses
- Surgery, North CarolinaPrimary
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Nestor Cruz Jr. billed Medicare for 1,027 services in 2024
CMS data shows 1,027 Medicare services from Dr. Cruz across 15 procedure codes in 2024, for 404 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $101,101 for them.
Dr. Cruz's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 7842024: 7564%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 3272024: 22830%
- Imaging
- 2023: 1042024: 4359%
Where Dr. Cruz's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office98496%
- In a facility434%
Dr. Cruz compared with the North Carolina median for general surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Cruz
- North Carolina median
- Medicare services
- 1,027vs 1516.8 times
- Medicare patients
- 404vs 1153.5 times
- Part D claims
- 441vs 4110.8 times
Medians across 950 general surgeons in North Carolina with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. 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. Nestor Cruz Jr. treated 404 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75
CMS counts 404 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Cruz in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 169 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 9% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.65, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Cruz's median patient age at 71, with 54% women.
Dr. Cruz's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Cruz's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women18646%
- Men21854%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Cruz's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis55%
- Ischemic heart disease55%
- Chronic kidney disease45%
- Diabetes45%
- COPD29%
- Mood disorders29%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. 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 71
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women54%
- Men45%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Nestor Cruz Jr. wrote 502 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Cruz wrote 502 Medicare Part D claims for 152 patients. 85% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 441 of them, across 6 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $50,417 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 418 claims across 6 drugs.
Dr. Cruz's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic429 claims85%
- Brand-name73 claims15%
Dr. 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. Cruz's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids3%13 of 502 claims
- Antibiotics5%25 of 502 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: 4182024: 4416%
Drugs named by CMS: 6 in 2024, 6 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. Nestor Cruz Jr. ranks in the 77th percentile for leg revascularization (restoring blood flow) in Medicare
Dr. Cruz accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Cruz as offering telehealth. CMS counts 18 procedures of leg revascularization (restoring blood flow) by Dr. Cruz, more than 77% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Where Dr. Cruz ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Leg revascularization (restoring blood flow)
- 77th percentile18 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Varicose vein removal: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Nestor Cruz Jr. received $4,811 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 54 general payments to Dr. Cruz from 15 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 83% of the total. W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. paid the most, $2,810.
General payments to Dr. Cruz by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Cruz by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$3,99683%
- Travel and lodging$81517%
Companies that paid Dr. 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
Sources for Dr. Nestor Cruz Jr.'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 | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation 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)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Nestor Cruz Jr.'s NPI number?
Dr. Nestor Cruz Jr.'s NPI number is 1518998525. It was assigned on July 6, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Nestor Cruz Jr.?
Dr. Nestor Cruz Jr. is a general surgeon in Salisbury, North Carolina. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).
Where does Dr. Nestor Cruz Jr. practice?
Dr. Cruz practices at 401 Mocksville Ave, Salisbury, NC 28144. Dr. Cruz's primary practice is Novant Health Heart and Vascular Institute in Salisbury, North Carolina. Dmand AI also links Dr. Cruz to 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Nestor Cruz Jr.'s office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Cruz is (704) 633-9620.
What is Dr. Nestor Cruz Jr.'s medical license number?
Dr. Cruz holds North Carolina license 9800502.
Which hospitals is Dr. Nestor Cruz Jr. affiliated with?
Dr. Cruz is affiliated with Novant Health Rowan Medical Center.
What medical group is Dr. Nestor Cruz Jr. part of?
Dr. Cruz is linked to Novant Health Indian Land Primary Care. Dmand AI links Dr. Cruz to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Nestor Cruz Jr. accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Cruz billed Medicare for 1,027 services in 2024, and Dr. Cruz accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Nestor Cruz Jr. offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Cruz as offering telehealth services.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Nestor Cruz Jr. see?
CMS counts 404 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Cruz in 2024, with an average age of 75.
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What services does Dr. Nestor Cruz Jr. bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Cruz's most billed Medicare services were blood vessel study (93880), blood vessel study (93922) and office visit, established patient (99214).
What drugs does Dr. Nestor Cruz Jr. prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Cruz's most prescribed drugs by claims were Clopidogrel, Cilostazol and Eliquis.
Has Dr. Nestor Cruz Jr. received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $4,811 in general payments to Dr. Cruz from 15 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
How long has Dr. Nestor Cruz Jr. been practicing?
Dr. Cruz graduated from medical school in 1989, 37 years ago.
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