Gloria Angelica Salazar Cintora, MD
Rheumatology Physician · Houston, TX
Gloria Angelica Salazar Cintora, MD is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1720334246, issued on Aug 2, 2012. Check the license (Texas P4244, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gloria Angelica Salazar Cintora
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- P4244 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6431 Fannin St, Houston, TX 77030
- Phone
- (713) 500-6500
- Enumerated
- Aug 2, 2012
- Record last updated
- Apr 11, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (713) 500-6497
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140612001841); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Gloria Angelica Salazar Cintora in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license P4244Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
46% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
1,078 Medicare Part D claims for 122 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 39 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone161 claims
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate89 claims
- Humira(Cf) Pen87 claims
- Methotrexate59 claims
- Leflunomide56 claims
- Sulfasalazine53 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): 82.4 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: $648.24
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. 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.
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
- UT PhysiciansHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Gloria Angelica Salazar Cintora among 545 rheumatology physician records in Texas
Gloria Angelica Salazar Cintora, MD 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 2012, is newer than 71% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 71% of these records are older, 25% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2004 among the 417 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 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).
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Common questions
What is Gloria Angelica Salazar Cintora, MD's NPI number?
Gloria Angelica Salazar Cintora, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720334246, issued on Aug 2, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gloria Angelica Salazar Cintora, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6431 Fannin St, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 500-6500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gloria Angelica Salazar Cintora, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number P4244, 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 Gloria Angelica Salazar Cintora, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gloria Angelica Salazar Cintora, MD had 1,078 Medicare Part D claims for 122 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Gloria Angelica Salazar Cintora, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.4 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.