Christel Cuevas
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Corpus Christi, TX
Christel Cuevas is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Corpus Christi, Texas, and NPI 1366735375, issued on May 24, 2011. Check the license (Texas R9479, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christel Cuevas
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- R9479 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1202 3RD St, Corpus Christi, TX 78404
- Phone
- (361) 654-0617
- Enumerated
- May 24, 2011
- Record last updated
- Feb 8, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190214000335); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christel Cuevas in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license R9479Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
9% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
3,348 Medicare Part D claims for 581 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 27% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis345 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate288 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium253 claims
- Carvedilol195 claims
- Xarelto164 claims
- Entresto124 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 94.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $639.42
30 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zoll Services LLC (a/k/a Zoll LifeCor Corp). The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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 2 group practices
- Corpus Christi Heart Clinic, PLLCCorpus Christi, TX
- Shea Physical Therapy Specialists LLCCorpus Christi, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christel Cuevas among 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records in Texas
Christel Cuevas is one of 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Texas. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 77% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 77% of these records are older, 21% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 1998 among the 1,219 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records in Texas.
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The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Thomas Alexander, MDCorpus Christi, TX 784041033191838
- Milton Beato, M.D.Corpus Christi, TX 784041770577439
- Lawrence Brenner, MDCorpus Christi, TX 784041225010317
- Kasi Chekuri, MDCorpus Christi, TX 784041093797193
- Rafael Coutin, M.D.Corpus Christi, TX 784041679574230
- Paul Heath, MDCorpus Christi, TX 784041497737597
- Carlos Martinez-Quinonez, M.D.Corpus Christi, TX 784041568463941
- Scott McKinstry, M.D.Corpus Christi, TX 784041740281302
Common questions
What is Christel Cuevas's NPI number?
Christel Cuevas's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1366735375, issued on May 24, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christel Cuevas located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1202 3RD St, Corpus Christi, TX, 78404. Phone: (361) 654-0617. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christel Cuevas's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number R9479, 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 Christel Cuevas prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christel Cuevas had 3,348 Medicare Part D claims for 581 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christel Cuevas's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.4 of 100. 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.