Cristal Latanza Brown, MD
Hepatology Physician · Austin, TX
Cristal Latanza Brown, MD is a hepatology physician with a practice address in Austin, Texas, and NPI 1578730388, issued on May 12, 2008. Check the license (Texas S4271, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cristal Latanza Brown
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hepatology Physician 207RI0008X
- License numbers
- S4271 TX
303556 LA
149495 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1601 Trinity St, Austin, TX 78712
- Phone
- (512) 324-7831
- Enumerated
- May 12, 2008
- Record last updated
- Oct 7, 2024
- Fax
- (512) 324-7835
- Medicaid IDs
- 2430963 LA
01052576 MS - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20191216000306); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill School Of Medicine, 2008
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Cristal Latanza Brown in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license S4271Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
73% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hepatology physician in 2024
209 Medicare Part D claims for 31 beneficiaries, against an average of 762 among the 228 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Ursodiol47 claims
- Spironolactone21 claims
- Furosemide16 claims
- Nadolol14 claims
- Xifaxan14 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): 72.5 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: $137.03
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. The 177 providers of this specialty with any payment received $18,492.64 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
- Seton Family OF DoctorsAustin, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Cristal Latanza Brown among 23 hepatology physician records in Texas
Cristal Latanza Brown, MD is one of 23 hepatology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 57% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 57% of these records are older, 30% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2006 among the 15 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0008X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hepatology Physician providers in Texas
There are 23 hepatology physician records in Texas.
All 23 in Texas → Every provider in Austin → Hepatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 hepatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jennifer Wells, M.D.Cedar Park, TX 786131710920921
- Rashmee PatilMcAllen, TX 785041780943860
- Kermit Speeg, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782291932117108
- Kavitha Thudi, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782291700014313
- Eugenia Tsai, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782151598028870
- Rafael Botero, M.D.Houston, TX 770301023042959
- Ammara Naveed, M.DHouston, TX 770301952532889
- Tuan Pham, M.D.Houston, TX 770301366604423
Common questions
What is Cristal Latanza Brown, MD's NPI number?
Cristal Latanza Brown, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578730388, issued on May 12, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cristal Latanza Brown, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1601 Trinity St, Austin, TX, 78712. Phone: (512) 324-7831. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cristal Latanza Brown, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number S4271, 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 Cristal Latanza Brown, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Cristal Latanza Brown, MD had 209 Medicare Part D claims for 31 beneficiaries; the average among hepatology physician prescribers was 762. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Cristal Latanza Brown, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 72.5 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.