Cristina Margarita Checka, MD
Surgical Oncology Physician · Houston, TX
Cristina Margarita Checka, MD is a surgical oncology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1548598790, issued on Nov 30, 2009. Check the license (Texas P7087, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cristina Margarita Checka
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Oncology Physician 2086X0206X
- License numbers
- P7087 TX
249834 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030
- Phone
- (713) 792-6161
- Enumerated
- Nov 30, 2009
- Record last updated
- Jan 27, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 322091501 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130823000329); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Michigan State University College Of Human Medicine, 2003
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1515 Holcombe Blvd
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Verify Cristina Margarita Checka in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license P7087Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 81.4 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: $32.23
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Aroa Biosurgery Incorporated. The 1,132 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,224.74 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
- Physicians Referral ServiceHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Cristina Margarita Checka among 206 surgical oncology physician records in Texas
Cristina Margarita Checka, MD is one of 206 surgical oncology 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 2009, is newer than 60% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 60% of these records are older, 35% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 78% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2005 among the 161 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2086X0206X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgical Oncology Physician providers in Texas
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Common questions
What is Cristina Margarita Checka, MD's NPI number?
Cristina Margarita Checka, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548598790, issued on Nov 30, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cristina Margarita Checka, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 792-6161. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cristina Margarita Checka, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number P7087, 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.
What is Cristina Margarita Checka, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.4 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.