Cristina Sanina, M.D.
Interventional Cardiology Physician · Metairie, LA
Cristina Sanina, M.D. is an interventional cardiology physician with a practice address in Metairie, Louisiana, and NPI 1497204291, issued on Sep 22, 2016. Check the license (Louisiana 342629, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cristina Sanina
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Cardiology Physician 207RI0011X
- License number
- 342629 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4228 Houma Blvd Ste 510, Metairie, LA 70006
- Phone
- (504) 988-6113
- Enumerated
- Sep 22, 2016
- Record last updated
- Dec 4, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240724000255); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Cristina Sanina in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 342629Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional cardiology physician in 2024
24 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 3,179 among the 6,605 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Industry payments in 2024: $2,729.40
16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Edwards Lifesciences Corporation. The 6,394 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,062.29 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
- Administrators OF The Tulane Educational FundMetairie, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Cristina Sanina among 176 interventional cardiology physician records in Louisiana
Cristina Sanina, M.D. is one of 176 interventional cardiology physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 98% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 91% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 91% of these records are older, 6% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 98% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 91% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2000 among the 160 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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 207RI0011X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Interventional Cardiology Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 176 interventional cardiology physician records in Louisiana.
All 176 in Louisiana → Every provider in Metairie → Interventional Cardiology Physician nationwide →
The 8 interventional cardiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ali Ayoub, M.D.Metairie, LA 700061740656099
- Thomas Gaines, M.D.Metairie, LA 700061679731574
- Arshed Malik, M.D.Metairie, LA 700061487659595
- Gary Menszer, MDMetairie, LA 700061275539751
- Ala Mohsen, M.DMetairie, LA 700061336580133
- Abhinav Saxena, MDMetairie, LA 700061417397506
- Venkat Subramaniam, MD, MSMetairie, LA 700051437681186
- Juan Lastra, M.D.Metairie, LA 700021730110081
Common questions
What is Cristina Sanina, M.D.'s NPI number?
Cristina Sanina, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497204291, issued on Sep 22, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cristina Sanina, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4228 Houma Blvd Ste 510, Metairie, LA, 70006. Phone: (504) 988-6113. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cristina Sanina, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 342629, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Cristina Sanina, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Cristina Sanina, M.D. had 24 Medicare Part D claims; the average among interventional cardiology physician prescribers was 3,179. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.