Cristina E. Pinal, D.O.
Nephrology Physician · El Paso, TX
Cristina E. Pinal, D.O. is a nephrology physician with a practice address in El Paso, Texas, and NPI 1215348248, issued on May 13, 2014. Check the license (Texas V1862, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cristina E. Pinal
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License numbers
- V1862 TX
BP10050809 TX
A-2256-19 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1250 E Cliff Dr Ste 3E, El Paso, TX 79902
- Phone
- (915) 626-5548
- Enumerated
- May 13, 2014
- Record last updated
- May 5, 2025
- Fax
- (915) 626-5411
- Medicaid ID
- 1215348248 NM
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250107002442); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of North Texas Hsc, College Of Osteopathic Med, 2014
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1250 E Cliff Dr Ste 3E
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Maria Meza, NURSE PRACTITIONERFamily Nurse Practitioner1962070839
- Kathie Rosario, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1235915166
Verify Cristina E. Pinal in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license V1862Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
46% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
791 Medicare Part D claims for 142 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Lisinopril53 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium44 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium42 claims
- Furosemide41 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate32 claims
- Losartan Potassium32 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): 72.8 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $139.31
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. 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
- Sun City Kidney, PAEl Paso, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Cristina E. Pinal among 1,159 nephrology physician records in Texas
Cristina E. Pinal, D.O. is one of 1,159 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 89% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 85% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 85% of these records are older, 12% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2001 among the 954 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,159 nephrology physician records in Texas.
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- Alfredo Gonzalez, MDEl Paso, TX 799021992776116
- Ramesh Komaragiri, M.D.El Paso, TX 799021265534010
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Common questions
What is Cristina E. Pinal, D.O.'s NPI number?
Cristina E. Pinal, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215348248, issued on May 13, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cristina E. Pinal, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1250 E Cliff Dr Ste 3E, El Paso, TX, 79902. Phone: (915) 626-5548. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cristina E. Pinal, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number V1862, 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 Cristina E. Pinal, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Cristina E. Pinal, D.O. had 791 Medicare Part D claims for 142 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Cristina E. Pinal, D.O.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 72.8 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.