NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christian Josue Cerna Santos, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Mission, TX

Christian Josue Cerna Santos, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Mission, Texas, and NPI 1578129847, issued on May 13, 2019. Check the license (Texas T5277, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1578129847
Name
Christian Josue Cerna Santos
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
T5277 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
900 S Bryan RD, Mission, TX 78572
Phone
(956) 323-9000
Enumerated
May 13, 2019
Record last updated
Sep 20, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220910000110); 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 900 S Bryan RD

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

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  2. Cecilia AlmaguerNeonatal Nurse Practitioner1205881562
  3. Addievi Amper, APNNurse Practitioner1346671401
  4. Joseph Ballard, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1588688378
  5. Cesar Barbin, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1982645933
  6. Juan Bernal, CSFASurgical Assistant1205476280

Verify Christian Josue Cerna Santos 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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91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

325 Medicare Part D claims for 180 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims. 24 claims were for opioids.

  1. Christian Cerna Santos325
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Ibuprofen38 claims
  2. Ondansetron Odt36 claims
  3. Dicyclomine Hcl27 claims
  4. Cefdinir23 claims
  5. Cyclobenzaprine Hcl22 claims
  6. Famotidine21 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: $97.43

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Christian Cerna Santos$97.43
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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. Canyon Springs Emergency Medicine Associates PAAlamo, TX
  2. Oak Creek Emergency Medicine Associates PAMcAllen, TX

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

Christian Josue Cerna Santos among 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas

Christian Josue Cerna Santos, M.D. is one of 11,119 family medicine 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 2019, is newer than 85% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 85% of these records are older, 12% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated2013 · median 2004 among the 7,095 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

37 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Mission

They are 37 of the 912 NPPES records with a practice address in Mission, and 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas.

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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Mario Anzaldua, M.D.Mission, TX 785721528003936
  2. Jorge Barajas, MDMission, TX 785721376657809
  3. Richard Barrera, MDMission, TX 785721780794404
  4. Ricardo Barrera, MDMission, TX 785721851493985
  5. Desi Canals, MDMission, TX 785721851460695
  6. Steven Havener, M.D.Mission, TX 785721235172610
  7. Edgar Hernandez, M.D.Mission, TX 785721508961574
  8. Jere Johnson, M.D.Mission, TX 785721053355578

Common questions

What is Christian Josue Cerna Santos, M.D.'s NPI number?

Christian Josue Cerna Santos, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578129847, issued on May 13, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christian Josue Cerna Santos, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 900 S Bryan RD, Mission, TX, 78572. Phone: (956) 323-9000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christian Josue Cerna Santos, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number T5277, 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 Josue Cerna Santos, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Christian Josue Cerna Santos, M.D. had 325 Medicare Part D claims for 180 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.