Esteffania Cristina Villegas Santamaria, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Ames, IA
Esteffania Cristina Villegas Santamaria, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Ames, Iowa, and NPI 1457804395, issued on Jul 27, 2016. Check the license (Iowa 51761, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Esteffania Cristina Villegas Santamaria
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- 51761 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1111 Duff Ave, Ames, IA 50010
- Phone
- (515) 239-4472
- Enumerated
- Jul 27, 2016
- Record last updated
- Sep 24, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230829003821); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Esteffania Cristina Villegas Santamaria in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
Search for license 51761Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
57% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
1,317 Medicare Part D claims for 295 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate189 claims
- Eliquis133 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium82 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate77 claims
- Furosemide70 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate62 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): 80.8 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: $37.61
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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.
5 hospitals and group practices
- Mary Greeley Medical CenterAmes, IA · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
- Belmond Community HospitalBelmond, IA
- Iowa Specialty Hospital- ClarionClarion, IA
- Mcfarland Clinic PCAmes, IA
- Story County HospitalNevada, IA · Critical Access Hospitals
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.
Esteffania Cristina Villegas Santamaria among 169 cardiovascular disease physician records in Iowa
Esteffania Cristina Villegas Santamaria, MD is one of 169 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Iowa. 83% 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 80% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 80% of these records are older, 16% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2000 among the 119 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 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 207RC0000X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Iowa
There are 169 cardiovascular disease physician records in Iowa.
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- Mark Bissing, D.O.West Des Moines, IA 502661881676120
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- Allan Latcham, M.D.West Des Moines, IA 502661932194040
Common questions
What is Esteffania Cristina Villegas Santamaria, MD's NPI number?
Esteffania Cristina Villegas Santamaria, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457804395, issued on Jul 27, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Esteffania Cristina Villegas Santamaria, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1111 Duff Ave, Ames, IA, 50010. Phone: (515) 239-4472. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Esteffania Cristina Villegas Santamaria, MD's license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number 51761, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa Board of Medicine at https://dial.iowa.gov/about-dial/boards-and-commissions/medicine. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Esteffania Cristina Villegas Santamaria, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Esteffania Cristina Villegas Santamaria, MD had 1,317 Medicare Part D claims for 295 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Esteffania Cristina Villegas Santamaria, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 80.8 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.