NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Eduardo J. Cepeda, M.D.

Rheumatology Physician · West Lake Hills, TX

Eduardo J. Cepeda, M.D. is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in West Lake Hills, Texas, and NPI 1285609503, issued on Feb 21, 2006. Check the license (Texas M0034, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1285609503
Name
Eduardo J. Cepeda
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
License number
M0034 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4701 Bee Caves RD Ste 201, West Lake Hills, TX 78746
Phone
(512) 518-4992
Enumerated
Feb 21, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 22, 2023
Fax
(512) 901-3918
Medicaid ID
174294201 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050505000368); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Central Del Caribe Escuela De Medicina, 2000
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 4701 Bee Caves RD Ste 201

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Kevin Osgood, MDRheumatology Physician1942356563
  2. Christopher Parker, DORheumatology Physician1912961384
  3. Monty Tew, MDRheumatology Physician1942266689

Verify Eduardo J. Cepeda in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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59% more Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024

3,149 Medicare Part D claims for 381 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 151 claims were for opioids.

  1. Eduardo Cepeda3,149
  2. Specialty average1,978

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisone710 claims
  2. Methotrexate515 claims
  3. Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate345 claims
  4. Humira(Cf) Pen124 claims
  5. Allopurinol104 claims
  6. Tramadol Hcl104 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.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $2,241.40

114 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Eduardo Cepeda$2,241.40
  2. Specialty average$8,538.33

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

  1. Ctra PLLCWest Lake Hills, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Eduardo J. Cepeda among 545 rheumatology physician records in Texas

Eduardo J. Cepeda, M.D. is one of 545 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 10% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 58% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • Graduated2000 · median 2004 among the 417 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Rheumatology Physician providers in Texas

There are 545 rheumatology physician records in Texas.

The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kevin Osgood, MDWest Lake Hills, TX 787461942356563
  2. Christopher Parker, DOWest Lake Hills, TX 787461912961384
  3. Monty Tew, MDWest Lake Hills, TX 787461942266689
  4. Samir Patel, M.D.Austin, TX 787451891903779
  5. Matthew Dwyer, DOAustin, TX 787481497247803
  6. Rama Makkena, MDAustin, TX 787411275647398
  7. Samantha Shapiro, M.D.Austin, TX 787411518200930
  8. Teresa ChavezBee Cave, TX 787381669515680

Common questions

What is Eduardo J. Cepeda, M.D.'s NPI number?

Eduardo J. Cepeda, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285609503, issued on Feb 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Eduardo J. Cepeda, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4701 Bee Caves RD Ste 201, West Lake Hills, TX, 78746. Phone: (512) 518-4992. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Eduardo J. Cepeda, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number M0034, 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 Eduardo J. Cepeda, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Eduardo J. Cepeda, M.D. had 3,149 Medicare Part D claims for 381 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Eduardo J. Cepeda, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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.