Christian Darnell Avalos, M.D.
Interventional Cardiology Physician · McAllen, TX
Christian Darnell Avalos, M.D. is an interventional cardiology physician with a practice address in McAllen, Texas, and NPI 1881048536, issued on Apr 19, 2016. Check the license (Texas S2224, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christian Darnell Avalos
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Cardiology Physician 207RI0011X
- License number
- S2224 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4316 N Mccoll RD, McAllen, TX 78504
- Phone
- (956) 362-8810
- Enumerated
- Apr 19, 2016
- Record last updated
- Jun 23, 2025
- Fax
- (956) 362-8819
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230718002121); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4316 N Mccoll RD
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Verify Christian Darnell Avalos in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license S2224Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
54% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional cardiology physician in 2024
1,478 Medicare Part D claims for 461 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,179 among the 6,605 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate168 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate134 claims
- Losartan Potassium117 claims
- Eliquis92 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate83 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium81 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): 87.7 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: $8,837.48
48 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 6,394 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,062.29 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
- Renaissance Cardiology GroupEdinburg, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christian Darnell Avalos among 724 interventional cardiology physician records in Texas
Christian Darnell Avalos, M.D. is one of 724 interventional cardiology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 97% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 91% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 91% of these records are older, 6% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 97% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 90% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2003 among the 653 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 31% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0011X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Interventional Cardiology Physician providers in Texas
There are 724 interventional cardiology physician records in Texas.
All 724 in Texas → Every provider in McAllen → Interventional Cardiology Physician nationwide →
The 8 interventional cardiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mohammed AhmedMcAllen, TX 785031700296738
- Federico Azpurua, MDMcAllen, TX 785031417116500
- Victor Castro, M.D.McAllen, TX 785031376511873
- Swarnalatha Kanneganti, M.D.McAllen, TX 785031437441326
- Fiorella Llanos Chea, M.D.McAllen, TX 785031962816629
- Luis Padula, M.D.McAllen, TX 785031821093154
- Juan Posada, MDMcAllen, TX 785031437154739
- Khaled Sherif, MDMcAllen, TX 785031164736955
Common questions
What is Christian Darnell Avalos, M.D.'s NPI number?
Christian Darnell Avalos, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881048536, issued on Apr 19, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christian Darnell Avalos, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4316 N Mccoll RD, McAllen, TX, 78504. Phone: (956) 362-8810. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christian Darnell Avalos, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number S2224, 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 Christian Darnell Avalos, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christian Darnell Avalos, M.D. had 1,478 Medicare Part D claims for 461 beneficiaries; the average among interventional cardiology physician prescribers was 3,179. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christian Darnell Avalos, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.7 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.