Dr. Abelardo C. Cruz, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 6,240
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 291
- Part D claims, 2024
- 8,632
- Publications
- 1
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Practice address
- 8303 Dodge St, Omaha, NE 68114
- Practice phone
- Call (402) 354-4000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Nebraska Methodist Hospital
Omaha, Nebraska
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Dr. Abelardo C. Cruz is an internist in Omaha, Nebraska
Dr. Cruz practices at Nebraska Methodist Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska.
Dr. Cruz's NPI, 1053361915, was assigned on May 11, 2006. Dr. Cruz graduated from University of the Philippines College of Medicine in 1993. Dr. Cruz holds Nebraska license 21907.
- NPI
- 1053361915NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 5092763615
- NPI enumeration date
- May 11, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (402) 354-4000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 59
- Medical school graduation
- 1993
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Abelardo C. Cruz practices at Nebraska Methodist Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska
Dr. Cruz's primary practice is Nebraska Methodist Hospital, at 8303 Dodge St, Omaha, NE 68114 in Douglas County. The practice phone is (402) 354-4000.
- Nebraska Methodist Hospital8303 Dodge St, Omaha, NE 68114 · Douglas CountyPhone(402) 354-4000
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Abelardo C. Cruz is affiliated with 8 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Cruz's primary practice is Nebraska Methodist Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska. Dr. Cruz is also affiliated with Methodist Hospital. The medical group on file is Methodist Physicians Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Cruz to 5 more home health agencies and 1 group practice or clinic, 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. Abelardo C. Cruz's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Cruz practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +7 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Abelardo C. Cruz is one of 687 internists in Nebraska
Internal medicine is Dr. Cruz's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Cruz is board certified in geriatric medicine by the American Board of Family Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Cruz's licenses on file in 3 states: Nebraska, Iowa and Michigan.
Specialties and state licenses
- Internal medicine, NebraskaPrimary
- Geriatric medicine (internal medicine), Iowa
- Michigan license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists acid reflux, acute respiratory failure, acute skin infection, alcohol use disorders, alzheimer's disease, aneurysm, ankle or foot injury and anxiety among the conditions Dr. Cruz treats.
Internists near Dr. Cruz
Counts of internists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Abelardo C. Cruz billed Medicare for 6,240 services in 2024
CMS data shows 6,240 Medicare services from Dr. Cruz across 43 procedure codes in 2024, for 291 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $195,344 for them.
Dr. Cruz's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 3,0642024: 3,1503%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1,5692024: 1,22822%
- Lab and pathology
- 2023: 8282024: 7598%
- Surgery
- 2023: 5082024: 43215%
- Other services
- 2023: 2922024: 2951%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 2462024: 2658%
- Imaging
- 2023: 1172024: 1115%
Where Dr. Cruz's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office5,83694%
- In a facility4046%
Dr. Cruz compared with the Nebraska median for internists, 2024
- Dr. Cruz
- Nebraska median
- Medicare services
- 6,240vs 61410.2 times
- Medicare patients
- 291vs 22629% above
- Part D claims
- 7,913vs 15451.4 times
Medians across 605 internists in Nebraska 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. Abelardo C. Cruz treated 291 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 80
CMS counts 291 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Cruz in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 117 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 4% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.49, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Cruz's median patient age at 77, with 63% women.
Dr. Cruz's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Cruz's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women18263%
- Men10937%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Cruz's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis62%
- Chronic kidney disease39%
- Osteoporosis38%
- Mood disorders37%
- Anxiety36%
- Depression35%
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 77
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women63%
- Men37%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Abelardo C. Cruz wrote 8,632 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Cruz wrote 8,632 Medicare Part D claims for 478 patients. 86% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 7,913 of them, across 141 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $586,263 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 8,348 claims across 143 drugs.
Dr. Cruz's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic7,392 claims86%
- Brand-name1,145 claims13%
- Other95 claims1%
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%232 of 8,632 claims
- Antibiotics2%213 of 8,632 claims
- Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over2%142 of 8,632 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: 8,3482024: 7,9135%
Drugs named by CMS: 141 in 2024, 143 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
How Dr. Abelardo C. Cruz takes part in Medicare
Dr. Cruz accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. Abelardo C. Cruz has 1 publication on record
Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Cruz.
Recent publications by Dr. Cruz
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Abelardo C. Cruz received $3,860 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 295 general payments to Dr. Cruz from 43 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 99% of the total. Novo Nordisk Inc paid the most, $526.
General payments to Dr. Cruz by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Cruz by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$3,83099%
- Education$301%
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
Dr. Abelardo C. Cruz has 2 awards and honors on record
Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Cruz, most recently NCQA DRP in 2015.
Awards and honors for Dr. Cruz
- 2015
- NCQA DRP
- 2012
- ACR Fellow
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Abelardo C. Cruz graduated from University of the Philippines College of Medicine
Dr. Cruz graduated from University of the Philippines College of Medicine in 1993. Dr. Cruz is a member of ACR.
- Medical school
- Board certified in geriatric medicine
- Board certified in geriatric medicine
- Board certified in internal medicine
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Abelardo C. Cruz accepts plans from 17 insurance carriers
Dr. Cruz is in network with 17 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Elevance
- Aetna
- United Healthcare
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- HCSC
- Medica
- Alliant Health Plans
- Aspirus Health Plan
- +9 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Cruz accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO12
- HMO9
- Medicare8
- POS8
- EPO4
- Medicaid2
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Abelardo C. 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 | 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) |
| 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. Abelardo C. Cruz's NPI number?
Dr. Abelardo C. Cruz's NPI number is 1053361915. It was assigned on May 11, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Abelardo C. Cruz?
Dr. Abelardo C. Cruz is an internist in Omaha, Nebraska. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).
Where does Dr. Abelardo C. Cruz practice?
Dr. Cruz practices at 8303 Dodge St, Omaha, NE 68114. Dr. Cruz's primary practice is Nebraska Methodist Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska. Dmand AI also links Dr. Cruz to 5 home health agencies and 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Abelardo C. Cruz's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Cruz is (402) 354-4000.
What is Dr. Abelardo C. Cruz's medical license number?
Dr. Cruz holds Nebraska license 21907, one of the licenses on file in 3 states.
Which states has Dr. Abelardo C. Cruz been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Cruz in Nebraska (2001 to 2026), Iowa (2001 to 2025) and Michigan (1997 to 2004).
Which hospitals is Dr. Abelardo C. Cruz affiliated with?
Dr. Cruz is affiliated with Methodist Hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Abelardo C. Cruz part of?
Dr. Cruz is linked to Methodist Physicians Clinic.
Does Dr. Abelardo C. Cruz accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Cruz billed Medicare for 6,240 services in 2024, and Dr. Cruz accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Abelardo C. Cruz see?
CMS counts 291 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Cruz in 2024, with an average age of 80.
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Is Dr. Abelardo C. Cruz board certified?
Yes. Dr. Cruz is board certified in geriatric medicine by the American Board of Family Medicine.
What services does Dr. Abelardo C. Cruz bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Cruz's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J0897), office visit, established patient (99214) and surgery: heart and blood vessels (36415).
Where did Dr. Abelardo C. Cruz go to medical school?
Dr. Cruz graduated from University of the Philippines College of Medicine in 1993.
What drugs does Dr. Abelardo C. Cruz prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Cruz's most prescribed drugs by claims were Atorvastatin Calcium, Amlodipine Besylate and Levothyroxine Sodium.
Has Dr. Abelardo C. Cruz received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $3,860 in general payments to Dr. Cruz from 43 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Novo Nordisk Inc.
How long has Dr. Abelardo C. Cruz been practicing?
Dr. Cruz graduated from medical school in 1993, 33 years ago.
Does Dr. Abelardo C. Cruz do research?
Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Cruz.
What insurance does Dr. Abelardo C. Cruz accept?
Dr. Cruz is in network with 17 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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