Cristian D. Cipleu, MD
Nephrology Physician · Austin, TX
Cristian D. Cipleu, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Austin, Texas, and NPI 1689617383, issued on Jun 13, 2006. Check the license (Texas M1592, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cristian D. Cipleu
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- M1592 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3000 North IH 35, Austin, TX 78705
- Phone
- (512) 320-1500
- Enumerated
- Jun 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 4, 2023
- Fax
- (512) 320-1588
- Medicaid ID
- 174117503 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050628000762); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 3000 North IH 35
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Cristian D. Cipleu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license M1592Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
23% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
1,129 Medicare Part D claims for 153 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Calcitriol101 claims
- Losartan Potassium94 claims
- Farxiga84 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate69 claims
- Allopurinol60 claims
- Prednisone53 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $190.91
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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
- Austin Kidney Associates PAAustin, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Cristian D. Cipleu, MD's NPI number?
Cristian D. Cipleu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689617383, issued on Jun 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cristian D. Cipleu, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3000 North IH 35, Austin, TX, 78705. Phone: (512) 320-1500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cristian D. Cipleu, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number M1592, 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 Cristian D. Cipleu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Cristian D. Cipleu, MD had 1,129 Medicare Part D claims for 153 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Cristian D. Cipleu, MD's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.