Cristina Valentin-Rivera, MD
Psychiatry Physician · New Haven, CT
Cristina Valentin-Rivera, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in New Haven, Connecticut, and NPI 1598349987, issued on May 11, 2021. Check the license (Connecticut 82344, as entered in NPPES) on the Connecticut Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cristina Valentin-Rivera
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License numbers
- 82344 CT
198796 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 34 Park St, New Haven, CT 06519
- Phone
- (120) 397-4580
- Enumerated
- May 11, 2021
- Record last updated
- Jul 29, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250717003277); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Connecticut School Of Medicine, 2020
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Cristina Valentin-Rivera in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersConnecticut Medical Examining Board
Search for license 82344Check 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 psychiatry physician in 2024
131 Medicare Part D claims for 23 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Mirtazapine18 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate16 claims
- Lamotrigine16 claims
- Trazodone Hcl15 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $337.24
17 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 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.
Cristina Valentin-Rivera among 1,174 psychiatry physician records in Connecticut
Cristina Valentin-Rivera, MD is one of 1,174 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Connecticut. 70% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 93% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 93% of these records are older, 4% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2003 among the 503 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Connecticut practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
285 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in New Haven
They are 285 of the 9,793 NPPES records with a practice address in New Haven, and 1,174 psychiatry physician records in Connecticut.
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Common questions
What is Cristina Valentin-Rivera, MD's NPI number?
Cristina Valentin-Rivera, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598349987, issued on May 11, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cristina Valentin-Rivera, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 34 Park St, New Haven, CT, 06519. Phone: (120) 397-4580. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cristina Valentin-Rivera, MD's license?
NPPES lists Connecticut license number 82344, as entered by the provider. Search the Connecticut Medical Examining Board at https://www.elicense.ct.gov/Lookup/LicenseLookup.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Cristina Valentin-Rivera, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Cristina Valentin-Rivera, MD had 131 Medicare Part D claims for 23 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.