Christian Joel Zuniga, D.O.
Family Medicine Physician · Athens, TX
Christian Joel Zuniga, D.O. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Athens, Texas, and NPI 1053722355, issued on May 8, 2014. Check the license (Texas Q8686, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christian Joel Zuniga
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- Q8686 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 117 Medical Cir, Athens, TX 75751
- Phone
- (903) 676-3200
- Enumerated
- May 8, 2014
- Record last updated
- Apr 20, 2023
- Fax
- (903) 676-3277
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180604000089); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christian Joel Zuniga in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license Q8686Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
38% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
4,886 Medicare Part D claims for 278 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 64 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium396 claims
- Lisinopril184 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium154 claims
- Metformin Hcl141 claims
- Gabapentin139 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate125 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): 63.4 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: $474.22
26 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. 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.
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
- Lakeland Medical AssociatesAthens, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christian Joel Zuniga among 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas
Christian Joel Zuniga, D.O. 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 2014, is newer than 73% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 73% of these records are older, 25% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2004 among the 7,095 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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).
28 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Athens
They are 28 of the 307 NPPES records with a practice address in Athens, and 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Christian Joel Zuniga, D.O.'s NPI number?
Christian Joel Zuniga, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053722355, issued on May 8, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christian Joel Zuniga, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 117 Medical Cir, Athens, TX, 75751. Phone: (903) 676-3200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christian Joel Zuniga, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number Q8686, 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 Joel Zuniga, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christian Joel Zuniga, D.O. had 4,886 Medicare Part D claims for 278 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christian Joel Zuniga, D.O.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 63.4 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.