Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $1,396 | 70 | 100.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABBVIE INC. | $350.08 | 22 | $0 (2024) |
| Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. | $195.08 | 6 | $0 (2024) |
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | $181.62 | 10 | $0 (2024) |
| Corium, LLC | $169.89 | 5 | $0 (2024) |
| Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $108.04 | 5 | $0 (2024) |
| Novo Nordisk Inc | $85.36 | 5 | $0 (2024) |
| Alkermes, Inc. | $85.25 | 4 | $0 (2023) |
| Lundbeck LLC | $76.70 | 5 | $0 (2024) |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | $47.59 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | $40.05 | 3 | $0 (2023) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $456.36 | 27 | ABBVIE INC. ($165.92) |
| 2023 | $675.92 | 29 | Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. ($180.95) |
| 2022 | $170.05 | 8 | Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. ($65.40) |
| 2021 | $94.06 | 6 | Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. ($36.07) |
All Payment Transactions
70 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 3
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/17/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | VRAYLAR (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.43 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 12/09/2024 | Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. | Auvelity (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.13 | General |
| Category: Psychology/Psychiatric | ||||||
| 12/04/2024 | Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Qelbree (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.13 | General |
| Category: VILOXAZINE HYDROCHLORIDE | ||||||
| 11/22/2024 | Lundbeck LLC | REXULTI (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $13.44 | General |
| Category: PSYCHIATRY | ||||||
| 11/18/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | VRAYLAR (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.66 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 11/04/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | VRAYLAR (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.66 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 10/14/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | VRAYLAR (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.03 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 09/23/2024 | Corium, LLC | Azstarys (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.76 | General |
| Category: CNS Stimulant for ADHD | ||||||
| 09/23/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | VRAYLAR (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.24 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 09/11/2024 | Novo Nordisk Inc | Rybelsus (Drug), Ozempic | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.17 | General |
| Category: Diabetes | ||||||
| 08/26/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | VRAYLAR (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.41 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 07/22/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | VRAYLAR (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $8.07 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 07/16/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | VRAYLAR (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.54 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 07/02/2024 | Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Qelbree (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.96 | General |
| Category: VILOXAZINE HYDROCHLORIDE | ||||||
| 07/02/2024 | Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Qelbree (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.59 | General |
| Category: VILOXAZINE HYDROCHLORIDE | ||||||
| 07/01/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | VRAYLAR (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.19 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 06/04/2024 | Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Qelbree (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.44 | General |
| Category: VILOXAZINE HYDROCHLORIDE | ||||||
| 05/03/2024 | Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Qelbree (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.92 | General |
| Category: VILOXAZINE HYDROCHLORIDE | ||||||
| 04/29/2024 | Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | REXULTI (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.11 | General |
| Category: PSYCHIATRY | ||||||
| 04/27/2024 | Lundbeck LLC | REXULTI (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $15.65 | General |
| Category: PSYCHIATRY | ||||||
| 04/08/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | VRAYLAR (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.86 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 03/18/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | VRAYLAR (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.04 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 03/11/2024 | Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | REXULTI (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.10 | General |
| Category: PSYCHIATRY | ||||||
| 03/05/2024 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | SPRAVATO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.11 | General |
| Category: Neuroscience | ||||||
| 03/01/2024 | Lundbeck LLC | REXULTI (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $21.16 | General |
| Category: PSYCHIATRY | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | 185 | 186 | $52,863 | $10,239 |
| 2021 | 9 | 481 | 489 | $115,374 | $24,230 |
| 2020 | 6 | 334 | 339 | $71,907 | $15,438 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
18 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 121 | 122 | $32,574 | $5,105 | 15.7% |
| 87636 | Detection test by multiplex amplified probe technique for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (sars-cov-2) (covid-19) and influenza virus types a and b | Office | 2022 | 31 | 31 | $11,346 | $3,969 | 35.0% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 33 | 33 | $8,943 | $1,164 | 13.0% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 233 | 240 | $61,712 | $11,505 | 18.6% |
| 87636 | Sarscov2 & inf a&b amp prb | Office | 2021 | 48 | 48 | $17,568 | $6,659 | 37.9% |
| 99203 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 30-44 minutes | Office | 2021 | 61 | 61 | $16,190 | $3,312 | 20.5% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 16 | 16 | $4,190 | $972.38 | 23.2% |
| 99212 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 10-19 minutes | Office | 2021 | 35 | 35 | $7,400 | $889.18 | 12.0% |
| 99202 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 15-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 12 | 12 | $3,000 | $456.64 | 15.2% |
| 73630 | X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views | Office | 2021 | 11 | 12 | $4,584 | $194.59 | 4.2% |
| 69209 | Removal of impacted ear wax by washing | Office | 2021 | 15 | 15 | $480.00 | $129.94 | 27.1% |
| 81003 | Automated urinalysis test | Office | 2021 | 50 | 50 | $250.00 | $111.25 | 44.5% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes | Office | 2020 | 177 | 182 | $43,498 | $10,658 | 24.5% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes | Office | 2020 | 49 | 49 | $11,760 | $2,052 | 17.5% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes | Office | 2020 | 37 | 37 | $8,140 | $1,834 | 22.5% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 10 minutes | Office | 2020 | 20 | 20 | $3,130 | $561.78 | 17.9% |
| 71046 | X-ray of chest, 2 views | Office | 2020 | 14 | 14 | $5,194 | $249.65 | 4.8% |
| 81003 | Automated urinalysis test | Office | 2020 | 37 | 37 | $185.00 | $82.60 | 44.6% |
About Al Jerome Cruz, DNP, ARNP
Al Jerome Cruz, DNP, ARNP is a Registered Nurse healthcare provider based in Tacoma, Washington. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 08/05/2015. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1932585585.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Al Jerome Cruz, DNP, ARNP has received a total of $1,396 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $456.36 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 70 transactions from 13 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($1,396).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Cruz has provided services to 1,000 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 1,014 services with total Medicare billing of $49,907. Data is available for 3 years (2020–2022), covering 18 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Registered Nurse
- Other Specialties Registered Nurse, Family
- Location Tacoma, WA
- Active Since 08/05/2015
- Last Updated 12/09/2023
- Taxonomy Code 163W00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1932585585
Products in Payments
- VRAYLAR (Drug) $350.08
- REXULTI (Drug) $214.04
- Auvelity (Drug) $195.08
- Azstarys (Drug) $147.23
- Qelbree (Drug) $108.04
- Rybelsus (Drug) $55.15
- SPRAVATO (Drug) $47.59
- VIVITROL (Drug) $40.90
- Ozempic (Drug) $30.21
- Austedo XR (Drug) $26.77
- Vivitrol (Drug) $25.73
- ABILIFY MAINTENA (Drug) $24.55
- AZSTARYS (Drug) $22.66
- NUEDEXTA (Drug) $19.73
- CAPLYTA (Drug) $19.29
- INGREZZA (Drug) $19.18
- ARISTADA (Drug) $18.62
- AUSTEDO (Drug) $13.28
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Data Sources
Provider data from NPPES. Payment data from CMS Open Payments. Medicare data from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization. All data is public and updated periodically.
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