Cristina Gale Arriens, MD
Rheumatology Physician · Oklahoma City, OK
Cristina Gale Arriens, MD is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and NPI 1861618183, issued on Apr 17, 2007. Check the license (Oklahoma 31644, as entered in NPPES) on the Oklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cristina Gale Arriens
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License numbers
- 31644 OK
MD2010-0556 NM
N9166 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 825 NE 13TH St, Oklahoma City, OK 73104
- Phone
- (405) 271-4987
- Enumerated
- Apr 17, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 22, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (405) 271-7063
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150731015393); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Southwestern Medical School At Dallas, 2007
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 825 NE 13TH St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Joan Merrill, MDRheumatology Physician1962471813
- Aikaterini Thanou, MDRheumatology Physician1316088016
- John Thompson, MDRadiation Oncology Physician1790708410
- Patricia Whitt, PA-CPhysician Assistant1104064294
Verify Cristina Gale Arriens in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersOklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision
Search for license 31644Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
70% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
600 Medicare Part D claims for 53 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate134 claims
- Prednisone80 claims
- Mycophenolate Mofetil50 claims
- Methotrexate43 claims
- Benlysta30 claims
- Gabapentin25 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): 92.4 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: $8,341.12
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 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
- Oklahoma Medical Research FoundationOklahoma City, OK
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Cristina Gale Arriens among 69 rheumatology physician records in Oklahoma
Cristina Gale Arriens, MD is one of 69 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in Oklahoma. 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 49% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 49% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2002 among the 47 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a Oklahoma practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in Oklahoma
There are 69 rheumatology physician records in Oklahoma.
All 69 in Oklahoma → Every provider in Oklahoma City → Rheumatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Nimrah Bader, MDOklahoma City, OK 731041447746417
- Eliza Chakravarty, MDOklahoma City, OK 731041396709663
- Roxana Florica, M.D.Oklahoma City, OK 731041467034884
- Mary Humphrey, M.D., PH.D.Oklahoma City, OK 731041235237728
- Judith James, MD, PHDOklahoma City, OK 731041871561068
- Matlock Jeffries, MDOklahoma City, OK 731041033439146
- Aemen Khakwani, MDOklahoma City, OK 731041780212100
- Joan Merrill, MDOklahoma City, OK 731041962471813
Common questions
What is Cristina Gale Arriens, MD's NPI number?
Cristina Gale Arriens, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861618183, issued on Apr 17, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cristina Gale Arriens, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 825 NE 13TH St, Oklahoma City, OK, 73104. Phone: (405) 271-4987. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cristina Gale Arriens, MD's license?
NPPES lists Oklahoma license number 31644, as entered by the provider. Search the Oklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision at https://www.okmedicalboard.org/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Cristina Gale Arriens, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Cristina Gale Arriens, MD had 600 Medicare Part D claims for 53 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Cristina Gale Arriens, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 92.4 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.