Physician Profile
Jose F. Santacruz, M.D.
Unclaimed ProfileAbout Dr. Santacruz
Jose F. Santacruz, M.D. is a healthcare provider in Houston, TX specializing in pulmonary disease. Jose is also listed as specializing in critical care medicine and internal medicine. Medicare claims data shows Jose provided 3,594 services to 2,344 patients. The services billed most often include subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes, critical care, first 30-74 minutes, and subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes. This provider record is associated with NPI 1699967695.
Factual summary compiled by Guide.md from public records; not written by this provider.
Education & Training
Specialty
Credentials & Licensing
Medicare information
Exactly as CMS reports it (National Downloadable File, Opt-Out Affidavits, Order & Referring). Not an insurance directory; confirm coverage with the office.
Contact Information
- (713) 255-4000
- Email not available
Practice Locations
6560 FANNIN ST STE 1632
Houston, TX 77030
Conditions Commonly Evaluated or Treated
Within Pulmonary Disease generally. Availability varies by clinician, training and location — this profile has not been claimed, so nothing here is a personal claim by the provider.
Conditions
Most searched conditions
Airway disorders
Blood vessel disorders
Critical care
Diagnostic findings
Environmental lung diseases
Genetic conditions
Infections
- Community-acquired pneumonia
- Fungal lung infection
- Legionnaires' Disease
- Lung abscess
- NTM lung infection
- Severe Pneumonia
- Tuberculosis
- Valley fever
- Walking Pneumonia in Children
- Whooping Cough
Inflammatory conditions
Lung growths
Occupational & environmental
Pleural disorders
Post-infection conditions
Sleep disorders
- Excessive daytime sleepiness
- Shallow Breathing In Sleep
- Snoring
- Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome
- Waking Up Gasping Or Choking
Structural lung conditions
Symptoms
- Blue Baby Syndrome
- Chest congestion
- Coughing up blood
- Low oxygen levels
- Rapid Breathing
- Severe asthma attack
- Wheezing
Procedures & services
Most searched procedures
Airway care
Airway management
Biopsies
Biopsies & diagnostics
Breathing tests
- 6-minute walk test
- Asthma challenge test
- Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing (CPET)
- Exhaled nitric oxide test
Cancer diagnostic procedures
Consultations
Counseling & prevention
Critical care
Diagnostic procedures
Drainage care
Imaging
Interventional procedures
Lab tests
Lung tests
Medications
Monitoring
Pleural procedures
- Chest tube insertion
- Draining lung fluid
- Medical thoracoscopy
- Permanent chest drain insertion
- Pleural sealing procedure
Procedures
Rehabilitation
Screening
Sleep equipment
Sleep medicine
Sleep treatments
Specialist evaluations
Specialized testing
Treatments
Procedures Most Often Billed to Medicare
3,594 services · 2,344 patients · 25 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services | Compared with peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Destruction of growth or narrowing of lung airway using an endoscope | Procedure | 31641 |
29 | More often than most peers in Pulmonary Disease |
| Needle biopsy of windpipe cartilage, airway, and/or lung using an endoscope | Procedure | 31629 |
23 | As often as other peers in Pulmonary Disease |
| Computer-assisted image-guided navigation of lung airways using an endoscope | Procedure | 31627 |
21 | As often as other peers in Pulmonary Disease |
| Irrigation and suction of lung airways to obtain cells using an endoscope | Procedure | 31624 |
21 | As often as other peers in Pulmonary Disease |
| Biopsy of lobe of lung using an endoscope, 1 lobe | Procedure | 31628 |
20 | As often as other peers in Pulmonary Disease |
| Exam of lung airways with diagnostic or therapeutic procedure on growths using an endoscope and ultrasound | Procedure | 31654 |
17 | Less often than most peers in Pulmonary Disease |
| Exam of lung airways and sampling of lymph nodes using an endoscope and ultrasound guidance, 1-2 lymph nodes | Procedure | 31652 |
13 | Less often than most peers in Pulmonary Disease |
| X-ray of chest, 2 views | Imaging | 71046 |
107 | More often than most peers in Pulmonary Disease |
| Test to examine how well the lungs exchange gases | Treatment | 94729 |
255 | More than most peers in Pulmonary Disease |
| Test to determine lung volumes using sensors | Treatment | 94726 |
255 | More than most peers in Pulmonary Disease |
Source: CMS Medicare public data. Shows how often procedures were billed — not quality of care or patient satisfaction.
Related providers
Connections drawn from the registry and from what providers have told us. A link here is not a referral or an endorsement.
Also at this address 4
Providers at the same street address. Each files their own registry entry, so a shared practice often appears under several different names.
Other lung specialists in Houston 8
Same specialty, same city.
Trained at Other 8
Other providers in the same specialty who trained at the same institution.
More connections — 16 related providers in 2 groups
Class of 2000 at Other 8
Providers who graduated from the same medical school in the same year.
Also performs Destruction of growth or narrowing of lung airway using an endoscope 8
Providers in TX who bill this service to Medicare most often.
Common questions
What does Jose F. Santacruz specialize in?
Jose F. Santacruz is a lung specialist in Houston, TX. That is the designation recorded for this NPI in the federal registry, where it is listed as “Pulmonary Disease”.
NPI registry
Where is Jose F. Santacruz located?
Jose F. Santacruz is listed at 6560 Fannin St Ste 1632, Houston, TX 77030. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
What is Jose F. Santacruz's phone number?
The number on file is (713) 255-4000. Contact the office directly to confirm availability and scheduling.
NPI registry
What is the NPI for Jose F. Santacruz?
Jose F. Santacruz's National Provider Identifier is 1699967695. It is issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and is unique and permanent — it does not change if they move practice.
NPI registry
Where did Jose F. Santacruz train?
Jose F. Santacruz attended Other, graduating in 2000. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
How much experience does Jose F. Santacruz have?
Jose F. Santacruz has 26 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 2000, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
What does Jose F. Santacruz do most often?
According to Medicare billing data, Jose F. Santacruz performs procedures including destruction of growth or narrowing of lung airway using an endoscope, needle biopsy of windpipe cartilage, airway, and/or lung using an endoscope and computer-assisted image-guided navigation of lung airways using an endoscope; reads or performs imaging such as x-ray of chest, 2 views; provides treatments such as test to examine how well the lungs exchange gases and test to determine lung volumes using sensors, alongside routine visits and testing. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
Medicare claims
Is Jose F. Santacruz's profile verified?
Not yet. This profile is built from public federal data and has not been confirmed by Jose F. Santacruz. If this is you, claiming it is free.
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