NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Maria Cristina Betances Fernandez, M.D

Critical Care Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician · New York, NY

Maria Cristina Betances Fernandez, M.D is a critical care medicine (anesthesiology) physician with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1265968416, issued on May 10, 2017. Check the license (New York 315795, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1265968416
Name
Maria Cristina Betances Fernandez
Credential
M.D
Primary taxonomy
Critical Care Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician 207LC0200X
License number
315795 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
525 E 68TH St, New York, NY 10065
Phone
(212) 746-5454
Enumerated
May 10, 2017
Record last updated
Jun 5, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240119003221); accepts Medicare assignment
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 525 E 68TH St

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

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  3. Ahmed Abdelrahman, MDPsychiatry Physician1497288682
  4. Hossam Abdou, M.D.Surgery Physician1093247975
  5. Ummesalmah Abdulbaseer, MDInternal Medicine Physician1477247336
  6. Jonathan AbelsonColon & Rectal Surgery Physician1932465077

Verify Maria Cristina Betances Fernandez in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Industry payments in 2024: $20.00

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. The 394 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,001.81 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Maria Betances Fernandez$20.00
  2. Specialty average$2,001.81

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Kings Physician Services PCNew York, NY
  2. Weill Medical College OF CornellNew York, NY

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

Maria Cristina Betances Fernandez among 112 critical care medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in New York

Maria Cristina Betances Fernandez, M.D is one of 112 critical care medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with a practice address in New York. 86% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 78% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 78% of these records are older, 19% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2010 among the 92 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207LC0200X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Critical Care Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician providers in New York

There are 112 critical care medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in New York.

The 8 critical care medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Shara AzadNew York, NY 100651144753120
  2. James Coleman, MDNew York, NY 100651376075200
  3. Natalia Girardi, MDNew York, NY 100651316957293
  4. Leslie Hale, MDNew York, NY 100651861890972
  5. Marguerite Hoyler, MDNew York, NY 100651477973584
  6. Rowaa Ibrahim, MB BCHNew York, NY 100651962937243
  7. Leslie KaoNew York, NY 100651306200761
  8. Christine Lennon, M.D.New York, NY 100651558529982

Common questions

What is Maria Cristina Betances Fernandez, M.D's NPI number?

Maria Cristina Betances Fernandez, M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265968416, issued on May 10, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Maria Cristina Betances Fernandez, M.D located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 525 E 68TH St, New York, NY, 10065. Phone: (212) 746-5454. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Maria Cristina Betances Fernandez, M.D's license?

NPPES lists New York license number 315795, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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.