Cristina Valero, MD
Hospitalist Physician · Santa Maria, CA
Cristina Valero, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Santa Maria, California, and NPI 1467629931, issued on May 13, 2008. Check the license (California A94140, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cristina Valero
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- A94140 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1400 E Church St, Santa Maria, CA 93454
- Phone
- (805) 739-3000
- Enumerated
- May 13, 2008
- Record last updated
- Oct 2, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081215000749); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1400 E Church St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Cristina Valero in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A94140Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
10% more Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
574 Medicare Part D claims for 233 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 31 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium54 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen23 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass21 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate19 claims
- Lisinopril18 claims
- Cefuroxime16 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: $21.18
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 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.
2 hospitals and group practices
- Lompoc Valley Medical CenterLompoc, CA · Acute Care Hospitals1 of 5 stars
- Central Coast IN-Patient Consultants IncSanta Maria, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Cristina Valero among 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California
Cristina Valero, MD is one of 3,099 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in California. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 34% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 34% of these records are older, 61% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 81% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2010 among the 2,505 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Cristina Valero, MD's NPI number?
Cristina Valero, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1467629931, issued on May 13, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cristina Valero, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1400 E Church St, Santa Maria, CA, 93454. Phone: (805) 739-3000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cristina Valero, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A94140, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Cristina Valero, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Cristina Valero, MD had 574 Medicare Part D claims for 233 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.