Dr. Steven Lawrence Cruea, MD

  • Columbia, SC
  • Emergency medicine physician
NPI1790816676
Medicare services, 2024
261
Medicare patients, 2024
227
Part D claims, 2024
249
Hospital affiliations
1
Industry payments
$207
Practice address
1330 Taylor Street Suite Fl 7, Columbia, SC 29201
Practice phone
Call (803) 296-3757
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Primary practice

ContinueCARE Hospital at Palmetto Health Baptist

Hospital · Columbia, South Carolina

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Dr. Steven Lawrence Cruea is an emergency medicine physician in Columbia, South Carolina

Dr. Cruea practices at ContinueCARE Hospital at Palmetto Health Baptist in Columbia, South Carolina, part of Community Hospital Corporation.

Dr. Cruea's NPI, 1790816676, was assigned on March 9, 2007. Dr. Cruea graduated from University of South Carolina School of Medicine in 2004. Dr. Cruea holds South Carolina license 27214.

NPI and contact details
NPI enumeration date
March 9, 2007
NPI status
Active
Practice phone
(803) 296-3757
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
48
Medical school graduation
2004

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dr. Steven Lawrence Cruea practices at ContinueCARE Hospital at Palmetto Health Baptist in Columbia, South Carolina

Dr. Cruea's primary practice is ContinueCARE Hospital at Palmetto Health Baptist, at 1330 Taylor Street Suite Fl 7, Columbia, SC 29201 in Richland County. The practice phone is (803) 296-3757.

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Dr. Steven Lawrence Cruea is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Cruea's primary practice is ContinueCARE Hospital at Palmetto Health Baptist in Columbia, South Carolina, part of Community Hospital Corporation. The medical group on file is Prisma Health Medical Group-Midlands. Dmand AI also links Dr. Cruea to 1 more group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Steven Lawrence Cruea's practice

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

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
ContinueCARE Hospital at Palmetto Health BaptistAvailable with a free account
+1 more site and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Steven Lawrence Cruea is one of 1,026 emergency medicine physicians in South Carolina

Emergency medicine is Dr. Cruea's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207P00000X. Dr. Cruea is licensed in South Carolina.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Emergency medicine, South CarolinaPrimaryLicense 27214 · taxonomy 207P00000X

Emergency medicine physicians near Dr. Cruea

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Dr. Steven Lawrence Cruea billed Medicare for 261 services in 2024

CMS data shows 261 Medicare services from Dr. Cruea across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 227 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $22,116 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 2024261
Medicare patients227
Paid by Medicare$22,116
Procedure codes4

Dr. Cruea's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 2892024: 26110%

Dr. Cruea compared with the South Carolina median for emergency medicine physicians, 2024

  • Dr. Cruea
  • South Carolina median
Medicare services
261vs 36128% below
Medicare patients
227vs 32430% below
Part D claims
98vs 1078% below

Medians across 1,019 emergency medicine physicians in South Carolina with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Cruea's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Steven Lawrence Cruea treated 227 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 72

CMS counts 227 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Cruea in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 74 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 73% have high cholesterol. 26% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.93, 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. Cruea's median patient age at 43, with 62% women.

Medicare patients, 2024227
Average age72
Average risk score1.93
Also on Medicaid26%

Dr. Cruea's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Cruea's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women12254%
  • Men10546%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Cruea's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol73%
  3. Arthritis59%
  4. Mood disorders43%
  5. Diabetes41%
  6. Anxiety40%
  7. Chronic kidney disease39%
  8. Depression39%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Cruea's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 43

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women62%
  • Men37%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Steven Lawrence Cruea wrote 249 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Cruea wrote 249 Medicare Part D claims for 169 patients. 92% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 98 of them, across 5 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $345 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 109 claims across 6 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024249
Drugs named by CMS5
Total drug cost$345
Part D patients169

Dr. Cruea's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic229 claims92%
  • Brand-name and other20 claims8%

Dr. Cruea'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. Cruea's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids16%40 of 249 claims
  • Antibiotics28%70 of 249 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: 1092024: 9810%

Drugs named by CMS: 5 in 2024, 6 in 2023.

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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

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Dr. Steven Lawrence Cruea received $207 in industry payments in 2021

CMS Open Payments shows 2 general payments to Dr. Cruea from 2 drug and device companies in 2021. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Inari Medical, Inc. paid the most, $192.

Companies that paid Dr. Cruea the most, 2021 to 2021

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Steven Lawrence Cruea graduated from University of South Carolina School of Medicine

Dr. Cruea graduated from University of South Carolina School of Medicine in 2004.

  1. Medical schoolUniversity of South Carolina School of Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Steven Lawrence Cruea's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare 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)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Steven Lawrence Cruea's NPI number?

Dr. Steven Lawrence Cruea's NPI number is 1790816676. It was assigned on March 9, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Steven Lawrence Cruea?

Dr. Steven Lawrence Cruea is an emergency medicine physician in Columbia, South Carolina. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Emergency Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207P00000X).

Where does Dr. Steven Lawrence Cruea practice?

Dr. Cruea practices at 1330 Taylor Street Suite Fl 7, Columbia, SC 29201. Dr. Cruea's primary practice is ContinueCARE Hospital at Palmetto Health Baptist in Columbia, South Carolina, part of Community Hospital Corporation. Dmand AI also links Dr. Cruea to 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Steven Lawrence Cruea's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Cruea is (803) 296-3757.

What is Dr. Steven Lawrence Cruea's medical license number?

Dr. Cruea holds South Carolina license 27214.

Which hospitals is Dr. Steven Lawrence Cruea affiliated with?

Dr. Cruea practices at ContinueCARE Hospital at Palmetto Health Baptist in Columbia, South Carolina.

What medical group is Dr. Steven Lawrence Cruea part of?

Dr. Cruea is linked to Prisma Health Medical Group-Midlands. Dmand AI links Dr. Cruea to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. Steven Lawrence Cruea accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Cruea billed Medicare for 261 services in 2024.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Steven Lawrence Cruea see?

CMS counts 227 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Cruea in 2024, with an average age of 72.

What services does Dr. Steven Lawrence Cruea bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Cruea's most billed Medicare services were emergency department visit (99284), emergency department visit (99285) and emergency department visit (99283).

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Where did Dr. Steven Lawrence Cruea go to medical school?

Dr. Cruea graduated from University of South Carolina School of Medicine in 2004.

What drugs does Dr. Steven Lawrence Cruea prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Cruea's most prescribed drugs by claims were Prednisone, Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass and Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen.

Has Dr. Steven Lawrence Cruea received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $207 in general payments to Dr. Cruea from 2 companies from 2021 to 2021. The largest total came from Inari Medical, Inc.

How long has Dr. Steven Lawrence Cruea been practicing?

Dr. Cruea graduated from medical school in 2004, 22 years ago.

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