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Dr. Lucita Menchavez Cruz, MD

Accepting New Patients

(6 Ratings)

Specializes in: Internal Medicine (Adult Medicine) and Family Medicine

Southwestern University, Matias H. Aznar Memorial College of Medicine

12507 E Alondra Boulevard
Norwalk, CA 90650

(562) 802-2203

Dr. Lucita Menchavez Cruz, MD is an internist in Norwalk, CA specializing in internal medicine (adult medicine) and family medicine. She graduated from Southwestern University, Matias H. Aznar Memorial College of Medicine. Dr. Lucita Menchavez Cruz, MD is affiliated with Astrana Health, La Palma Intercommunity Hospital, Allied Pacific IPA and LUCITA M. CRUZ, MD.

Office Locations

12507 E Alondra Boulevard
Norwalk, CA 90650

(562) 802-2203

(562) 262-2706

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lucita Menchavez Cruz, MD treated as an internist in Norwalk, CA during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, ultrasound (sonogram) and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lucita Menchavez Cruz, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	64
doctor visit	330
hospital care	409
inpatient care	409
stress testing	18
ultrasound (sonogram)	64

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lucita Menchavez Cruz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	49
Female	65

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	11
Black	0
Hispanic	45
Asian	45
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	42
From 75 to 84	38
85 and over	18
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lucita Menchavez Cruz, MD in 2013

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Lucita Menchavez Cruz, MD treated during 2013 were high cholesterol, hypertension, heart failure and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	10
Chronic Kidney Disease	66
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	73
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	65
Dementia	13
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lucita Menchavez Cruz, MD treated as an internist in Norwalk, CA during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, ultrasound (sonogram) and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lucita Menchavez Cruz, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	24
doctor visit	262
hospital care	208
inpatient care	208
ultrasound (sonogram)	24

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lucita Menchavez Cruz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	36
Female	56

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	32
Asian	38
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	33
From 75 to 84	30
85 and over	16
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lucita Menchavez Cruz, MD in 2014

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Lucita Menchavez Cruz, MD treated during 2014 were hypertension, chronic kidney disease, heart failure and high cholesterol.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	74
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	24
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	66
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	39
Diabetes	64
Dementia	18
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lucita Menchavez Cruz, MD treated as an internist in Norwalk, CA during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, ultrasound (sonogram) and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lucita Menchavez Cruz, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	27
doctor visit	229
hospital care	69
inpatient care	69
ultrasound (sonogram)	27

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lucita Menchavez Cruz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	62
Female	88

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	22
Black	0
Hispanic	44
Asian	60
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	46
From 75 to 84	50
85 and over	28
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lucita Menchavez Cruz, MD in 2015

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Lucita Menchavez Cruz, MD treated during 2015 were high cholesterol, hypertension, chronic kidney disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	72
Asthma	28
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	43
Diabetes	60
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lucita Menchavez Cruz, MD treated as an internist in Norwalk, CA during 2016 were chronic care, ultrasound (sonogram) and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lucita Menchavez Cruz, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	34
chronic care	60
doctor visit	296
ultrasound (sonogram)	34

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lucita Menchavez Cruz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	29
Female	56

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	33
Asian	31
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	33
From 75 to 84	25
85 and over	14
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lucita Menchavez Cruz, MD in 2016

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Lucita Menchavez Cruz, MD treated during 2016 were chronic kidney disease, high cholesterol, hypertension and diabetes.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	32
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	64
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lucita Menchavez Cruz, MD treated as an internist in Norwalk, CA during 2017 were chronic care, hospital care, inpatient care and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lucita Menchavez Cruz, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	37
chronic care	164
doctor visit	317
hospital care	93
inpatient care	93
preventive care	11
ultrasound (sonogram)	37
vaccines	11

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lucita Menchavez Cruz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	30
Female	58

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	35
Asian	30
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	32
From 75 to 84	25
85 and over	18
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lucita Menchavez Cruz, MD in 2017

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Lucita Menchavez Cruz, MD treated during 2017 were chronic kidney disease, diabetes, high cholesterol and hypertension.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	45
Diabetes	75
Dementia	13
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lucita Menchavez Cruz, MD treated as an internist in Norwalk, CA during 2018 were chronic care, hospital care, inpatient care and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lucita Menchavez Cruz, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	12
cardiac procedures	20
chronic care	293
doctor visit	252
hospital care	94
inpatient care	94
ultrasound (sonogram)	20

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lucita Menchavez Cruz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	28
Female	54

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	36
Asian	25
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	33
From 75 to 84	20
85 and over	12
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lucita Menchavez Cruz, MD in 2018

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Lucita Menchavez Cruz, MD treated during 2018 were high cholesterol, hypertension, chronic kidney disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	74
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	74
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lucita Menchavez Cruz, MD treated as an internist in Norwalk, CA during 2019 were chronic care, blood draw, ultrasound (sonogram) and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lucita Menchavez Cruz, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	19
cardiac procedures	16
chronic care	279
doctor visit	296
ultrasound (sonogram)	16

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lucita Menchavez Cruz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	33
Female	53

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	45
Asian	19
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	36
From 75 to 84	19
85 and over	14
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lucita Menchavez Cruz, MD in 2019

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Lucita Menchavez Cruz, MD treated during 2019 were chronic kidney disease, high cholesterol, hypertension and diabetes.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	73
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lucita Menchavez Cruz, MD treated as an internist in Norwalk, CA during 2020 were blood draw and chronic care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lucita Menchavez Cruz, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	45
chronic care	38
doctor visit	218

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lucita Menchavez Cruz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	30
Female	53

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	39
Asian	22
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	37
From 75 to 84	20
85 and over	15
Less than 65	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lucita Menchavez Cruz, MD in 2020

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Lucita Menchavez Cruz, MD treated during 2020 were chronic kidney disease, high cholesterol, hypertension and diabetes.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	70
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lucita Menchavez Cruz, MD treated as an internist in Norwalk, CA during 2021 were chronic care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lucita Menchavez Cruz, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	35
chronic care	76
doctor visit	216

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lucita Menchavez Cruz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	22
Female	52

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	11
Black	0
Hispanic	33
Asian	18
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	28
From 75 to 84	20
85 and over	11
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lucita Menchavez Cruz, MD in 2021

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Lucita Menchavez Cruz, MD treated during 2021 were chronic kidney disease, high cholesterol, hypertension and diabetes.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	68
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lucita Menchavez Cruz, MD treated as an internist in Norwalk, CA during 2022 were chronic care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lucita Menchavez Cruz, MD for Medicare patients.

chronic care	20
doctor visit	166

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lucita Menchavez Cruz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	21
Female	53

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	32
Asian	19
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	27
From 75 to 84	19
85 and over	13
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lucita Menchavez Cruz, MD in 2022

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Lucita Menchavez Cruz, MD treated during 2022 were high cholesterol, hypertension, chronic kidney disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	65
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	64
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lucita Menchavez Cruz, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	181

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lucita Menchavez Cruz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	19
Female	57

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	12
Black	0
Hispanic	32
Asian	19
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	24
From 75 to 84	23
85 and over	12
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lucita Menchavez Cruz, MD in 2023

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Lucita Menchavez Cruz, MD treated during 2023 were high cholesterol, hypertension, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	59
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lucita Menchavez Cruz, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Lucita Menchavez Cruz, MD treated as an internist in Norwalk, CA were hospital care, inpatient care, chronic care and ultrasound (sonogram).

blood draw	27
cardiac procedures	31
chronic care	132
doctor visit	251
hospital care	174
inpatient care	174
preventive care	11
stress testing	18
ultrasound (sonogram)	31
vaccines	11

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lucita Menchavez Cruz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	32
Female	58

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	29
Non-Hispanic White	5
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	36
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	26
85 and over	15
Less than 65	15
65 to 74	33

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lucita Menchavez Cruz, MD From 2013 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Lucita Menchavez Cruz, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	4
Chronic Kidney Disease	70
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	66
Atrial Fibrillation	1
Cancer	0
Dementia	4

Education & Training

Dr. Lucita Menchavez Cruz, MD graduated from Southwestern University, Matias H. Aznar Memorial College of Medicine. She completed residency at St. Joseph Mercy Oakland. She is certified by the MEDICAL BOARD OF CALIFORNIA and has a state license in California.

Medical School: Southwestern University, Matias H. Aznar Memorial College of Medicine

Residency: St. Joseph Mercy Oakland

Board Certification: MEDICAL BOARD OF CALIFORNIA

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Lucita Menchavez Cruz, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Astrana Health

La Palma Intercommunity Hospital

Allied Pacific IPA

LUCITA M. CRUZ, MD

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Lucita Menchavez Cruz, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 6 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Lucita Menchavez Cruz, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Norwalk, CA.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Lucita Menchavez Cruz, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Pfizer Inc.	$2,116 NonCovered Product $2,116
Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.	$254 LIVALO $237	Vascepa $17
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$250 BRILINTA $250
Amarin Pharma Inc.	$237 Vascepa $237
AbbVie, Inc.	$87 ABT 627 $87
Other	$212 LANTUS $78	RAYOS $50	Da Vinci Surgical System $45	XARELTO $21	Perforomist $18

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,864
Travel and Lodging	$1,264
Education	$27

Research Payments

Dr. Lucita Menchavez Cruz, MD has received 439 research payments totaling $1,012,139.

Biography

Dr. Lucita Cruz specializes in family medicine. She has a 4.5 out of 5 star average patient rating. Dr. Cruz is affiliated with La Palma Intercommunity Hospital.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lucita Menchavez Cruz, MD in 2013

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2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lucita Menchavez Cruz, MD in 2014

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2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lucita Menchavez Cruz, MD in 2015

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2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lucita Menchavez Cruz, MD in 2016

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2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lucita Menchavez Cruz, MD in 2017

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2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lucita Menchavez Cruz, MD in 2018

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lucita Menchavez Cruz, MD in 2019

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lucita Menchavez Cruz, MD in 2020

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lucita Menchavez Cruz, MD in 2021

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lucita Menchavez Cruz, MD in 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lucita Menchavez Cruz, MD in 2023

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2023

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2023

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lucita Menchavez Cruz, MD From 2013 - 2023

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