Cristian Nicu Ghetie, MD
Hospitalist Physician · Amarillo, TX
Cristian Nicu Ghetie, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Amarillo, Texas, and NPI 1104000496, issued on Dec 21, 2007. Check the license (Texas V8628, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cristian Nicu Ghetie
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License numbers
- V8628 TX
MD163113 OR
32187 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1600 Wallace Blvd, Amarillo, TX 79106
- Phone
- (806) 212-2129
- Enumerated
- Dec 21, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 9, 2025
- Medicaid IDs
- 321876 SC
500660133 OR
5914192 NC - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250729005000); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Cristian Nicu Ghetie in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license V8628Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
50% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
263 Medicare Part D claims for 68 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium26 claims
- Clopidogrel23 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate20 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): 87.8 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Bsa Physicians Group IncAmarillo, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Cristian Nicu Ghetie among 1,587 hospitalist physician records in Texas
Cristian Nicu Ghetie, MD is one of 1,587 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Texas. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 13% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 13% of these records are older, 81% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2013 among the 1,298 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 25% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Cristian Nicu Ghetie, MD's NPI number?
Cristian Nicu Ghetie, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1104000496, issued on Dec 21, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cristian Nicu Ghetie, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1600 Wallace Blvd, Amarillo, TX, 79106. Phone: (806) 212-2129. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cristian Nicu Ghetie, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number V8628, 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 Nicu Ghetie, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Cristian Nicu Ghetie, MD had 263 Medicare Part D claims for 68 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Cristian Nicu Ghetie, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.8 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.