Jeffrey L. Christal, M.D.
Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician · San Antonio, TX
Jeffrey L. Christal, M.D. is an anatomic pathology & clinical pathology physician with a practice address in San Antonio, Texas, and NPI 1629259056, issued on Nov 14, 2007. Check the license (Texas M8602, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jeffrey L. Christal
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician 207ZP0102X
- License number
- M8602 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9600 Datapoint Dr, San Antonio, TX 78229
- Phone
- (210) 892-3700
- Enumerated
- Nov 14, 2007
- Record last updated
- May 21, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 205822401 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090827000501); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At San Antonio, 2003
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Jeffrey L. Christal in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license M8602Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 89.9 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: $231.98
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Hologic Sales and Service, LLC. The 2,607 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,565.00 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
- Pathology Associates OF San Antonio, L.L.P.San Antonio, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Jeffrey L. Christal among 1,424 anatomic pathology & clinical pathology physician records in Texas
Jeffrey L. Christal, M.D. is one of 1,424 anatomic pathology & clinical pathology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 65% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 45% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 45% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 65% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2001 among the 864 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207ZP0102X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,424 anatomic pathology & clinical pathology physician records in Texas.
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The 8 anatomic pathology & clinical pathology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Shari Addington, MDSan Antonio, TX 782291265412928
- Jose Diaz, MDSan Antonio, TX 782291093787913
- Travis Green, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782291669460796
- Norman Henkes, MDSan Antonio, TX 782291427046879
- Robert Hutton, MDSan Antonio, TX 782291164493706
- Michael Lovell, MDSan Antonio, TX 782291114907748
- Terrance McBurney, MDSan Antonio, TX 782291326028986
- Kim Murphy, MDSan Antonio, TX 782291497735971
Common questions
What is Jeffrey L. Christal, M.D.'s NPI number?
Jeffrey L. Christal, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629259056, issued on Nov 14, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jeffrey L. Christal, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9600 Datapoint Dr, San Antonio, TX, 78229. Phone: (210) 892-3700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jeffrey L. Christal, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number M8602, 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.
What is Jeffrey L. Christal, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 89.9 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.