Alexandru I. Costea, M.D.
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician · Cincinnati, OH
Alexandru I. Costea, M.D. is a clinical cardiac electrophysiology physician with a practice address in Cincinnati, Ohio, and NPI 1972551190, issued on May 4, 2006. Check the license (Ohio 35-087555, as entered in NPPES) on the State Medical Board of Ohio; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alexandru I. Costea
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician 207RC0001X
- License number
- 35-087555 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2123 Auburn Ave Ste 137, Cincinnati, OH 45219
- Phone
- (513) 206-1180
- Enumerated
- May 4, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 8, 2023
- Fax
- (513) 206-1183
- Medicaid IDs
- 200831070 IN
2654042 OH
64126089 KY - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060802000000); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 2123 Auburn Ave Ste 137
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Ankit Bhatia, M.D.Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician1801200944
- Christina Jones, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1700695772
- Andrew Noll, M.D.Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician1326486820
Verify Alexandru I. Costea in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersState Medical Board of Ohio
Search for license 35-087555Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
47% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average clinical cardiac electrophysiology physician in 2024
910 Medicare Part D claims for 219 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,710 among the 3,173 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 39% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis260 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate147 claims
- Amiodarone Hcl87 claims
- Xarelto59 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate47 claims
- Warfarin Sodium38 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 78.8 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $11,059.47
16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abiomed. The 3,167 providers of this specialty with any payment received $10,651.37 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- The Christ Hospital Cardiovascular Associates LLCLiberty Township, OH
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician providers in Ohio
There are 169 clinical cardiac electrophysiology physician records in Ohio.
Other clinical cardiac electrophysiology physician records in Ohio
- Mohammad Abbasi, MDCleveland, OH1346730603
- Muhammad Afzal, MBBSWesterville, OH1417240326
- Zubin Agarwal, M.D., M.P.H.Kettering, OH1861768061
- Saleem Ahmad, M.D.Kettering, OH1013973429
- Waheed Ahmad, MDCleveland, OH1649781576
- Soufian Almahameed, M.D.Cleveland, OH1821187816
- Khalid Almuti, M.D.Cincinnati, OH1497967863
- Anish Amin, M.D.Columbus, OH1750509774
- Allen Amorn, M.D.Poland, OH1831310333
- Ram Amuthan, M.DCleveland, OH1184075442
Common questions
What is Alexandru I. Costea, M.D.'s NPI number?
Alexandru I. Costea, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972551190, issued on May 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alexandru I. Costea, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2123 Auburn Ave Ste 137, Cincinnati, OH, 45219. Phone: (513) 206-1180. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alexandru I. Costea, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Ohio license number 35-087555, as entered by the provider. Search the State Medical Board of Ohio at https://elicense.ohio.gov/oh_verifylicense. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Alexandru I. Costea, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alexandru I. Costea, M.D. had 910 Medicare Part D claims for 219 beneficiaries; the average among clinical cardiac electrophysiology physician prescribers was 1,710. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Alexandru I. Costea, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 78.8 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.