Cristina Lopez-Penalver, M.D.,F.A.C.S.
Surgery Physician · Miami, FL
Cristina Lopez-Penalver, M.D.,F.A.C.S. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Miami, Florida, and NPI 1124094024, issued on Feb 28, 2006. Check the license (Florida ME71146, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cristina Lopez-Penalver
- Credential
- M.D.,F.A.C.S.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- ME71146 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8900 N Kendall Dr, Miami, FL 33176
- Phone
- (786) 596-2000
- Enumerated
- Feb 28, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 30, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050113000742); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Miami, Lm Miller School Of Medicine, 1991
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Cristina Lopez-Penalver in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME71146Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
142 Medicare Part D claims for 73 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 25 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Alendronate Sodium42 claims
- Ibandronate Sodium32 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen23 claims
- Raloxifene Hcl11 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 99.9 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $67.26
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Gilead Sciences, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Baptist Health Medical Group Physicians LLCMiami, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Cristina Lopez-Penalver among 1,887 surgery physician records in Florida
Cristina Lopez-Penalver, M.D.,F.A.C.S. is one of 1,887 surgery physician records with a practice address in Florida. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2004 among the 1,170 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Florida
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Common questions
What is Cristina Lopez-Penalver, M.D.,F.A.C.S.'s NPI number?
Cristina Lopez-Penalver, M.D.,F.A.C.S.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1124094024, issued on Feb 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cristina Lopez-Penalver, M.D.,F.A.C.S. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8900 N Kendall Dr, Miami, FL, 33176. Phone: (786) 596-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cristina Lopez-Penalver, M.D.,F.A.C.S.'s license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME71146, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Cristina Lopez-Penalver, M.D.,F.A.C.S. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Cristina Lopez-Penalver, M.D.,F.A.C.S. had 142 Medicare Part D claims for 73 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Cristina Lopez-Penalver, M.D.,F.A.C.S.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 99.9 of 100. 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.