Cristina Valencia Sanchez, M.D.
Neurology Physician · Scottsdale, AZ
Cristina Valencia Sanchez, M.D. is a neurology physician with a practice address in Scottsdale, Arizona, and NPI 1215314760, issued on May 5, 2015. Check the license (Arizona 57382, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cristina Valencia Sanchez
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License numbers
- 57382 AZ
R75305 AZ
67154 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 13400 E Shea Blvd, Scottsdale, AZ 85259
- Phone
- (480) 301-8000
- Enumerated
- May 5, 2015
- Record last updated
- Sep 19, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190705000137); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Cristina Valencia Sanchez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
Search for license 57382Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024
177 Medicare Part D claims for 41 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin51 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl23 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): 78.6 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: $1,386.61
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was TG Therapeutics, Inc. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 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
- Mayo Clinic ArizonaScottsdale, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Cristina Valencia Sanchez among 458 neurology physician records in Arizona
Cristina Valencia Sanchez, M.D. is one of 458 neurology physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 72% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 72% of these records are older, 25% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2005 among the 298 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurology Physician providers in Arizona
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Common questions
What is Cristina Valencia Sanchez, M.D.'s NPI number?
Cristina Valencia Sanchez, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215314760, issued on May 5, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cristina Valencia Sanchez, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 13400 E Shea Blvd, Scottsdale, AZ, 85259. Phone: (480) 301-8000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cristina Valencia Sanchez, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 57382, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Cristina Valencia Sanchez, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Cristina Valencia Sanchez, M.D. had 177 Medicare Part D claims for 41 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Cristina Valencia Sanchez, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 78.6 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.