NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Carmen D. Cirstea, MD

Neurology Physician · Cypress, TX

Carmen D. Cirstea, MD is a neurology physician with a practice address in Cypress, Texas, and NPI 1669442588, issued on Jan 24, 2006. Check the license (Texas P5054, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1669442588
Name
Carmen D. Cirstea
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
License number
P5054 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
24518 Northwest Fwy Ste 525, Cypress, TX 77429
Phone
(832) 533-3790
Enumerated
Jan 24, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 10, 2025
Fax
(832) 533-3731
Medicaid ID
001423441 CT
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20130506000007); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 24518 Northwest Fwy Ste 525

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Omotola Ashorobi, MDUrology Physician1518353481
  2. John Murphy, P.A.Physician Assistant1841737574
  3. Chelsea Park, D.O.Internal Medicine Physician1508211558

Verify Carmen D. Cirstea in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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19% more Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024

1,627 Medicare Part D claims for 235 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims.

  1. Carmen Cirstea1,627
  2. Specialty average1,370

Most prescribed

  1. Levetiracetam333 claims
  2. Gabapentin170 claims
  3. Donepezil Hcl138 claims
  4. Divalproex Sodium136 claims
  5. Carbidopa-Levodopa121 claims
  6. Primidone121 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $899.89

42 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Carmen Cirstea$899.89
  2. Specialty average$8,318.07

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Houston Methodist Specialty PhysiciansHouston, TX
  2. Tmh Physician Associates PLLCHouston, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Carmen D. Cirstea among 1,382 neurology physician records in Texas

Carmen D. Cirstea, MD is one of 1,382 neurology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 11% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 61% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated1994 · median 2003 among the 930 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Neurology Physician providers in Texas

There are 1,382 neurology physician records in Texas.

The 8 neurology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sushrut Dharmadhikari, MDCypress, TX 774291831496942
  2. Harpaul Gill, MDCypress, TX 774291023158409
  3. Beatriz Pendleton, MDCypress, TX 774291568082618
  4. Mohammad Al Baeer, M.DCypress, TX 774331427203728
  5. Swaroopa PulivarthiCypress, TX 774331780174268
  6. Jigar Rathod, M.D.Cypress, TX 774331164721742
  7. Usha Aryal, MDFulshear, TX 774411073712287
  8. Jose Diaz, M.D.Katy, TX 774501194721480

Common questions

What is Carmen D. Cirstea, MD's NPI number?

Carmen D. Cirstea, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669442588, issued on Jan 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Carmen D. Cirstea, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 24518 Northwest Fwy Ste 525, Cypress, TX, 77429. Phone: (832) 533-3790. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Carmen D. Cirstea, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number P5054, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Carmen D. Cirstea, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Carmen D. Cirstea, MD had 1,627 Medicare Part D claims for 235 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

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.