Octav Cristea, M.D.
Urology Physician · Atlanta, GA
Octav Cristea, M.D. is a urology physician with a practice address in Atlanta, Georgia, and NPI 1891176251, issued on Jun 11, 2015. Check the license (Georgia 81354, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Octav Cristea
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Urology Physician 208800000X
- License number
- 81354 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1365 Clifton Road Northeast, Atlanta, GA 30322
- Phone
- (855) 366-7989
- Enumerated
- Jun 11, 2015
- Record last updated
- Sep 27, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (404) 727-3660
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190202000073); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Octav Cristea in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 81354Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
39% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average urology physician in 2024
814 Medicare Part D claims for 102 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,340 among the 10,782 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 13 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim161 claims
- Prednisone128 claims
- Nifedipine Er108 claims
- Valganciclovir Hcl89 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium73 claims
- Carvedilol35 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 92.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $766.99
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 9,340 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,800.04 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
- The Emory Clinic IncAtlanta, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Octav Cristea among 400 urology physician records in Georgia
Octav Cristea, M.D. is one of 400 urology physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 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 2015, is newer than 80% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 80% of these records are older, 17% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2006 among the 281 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 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 208800000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Urology Physician providers in Georgia
There are 400 urology physician records in Georgia.
All 400 in Georgia → Every provider in Atlanta → Urology Physician nationwide →
The 8 urology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Cara Cimmino, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303221275704652
- Christopher Filson, MD, MSAtlanta, GA 303221437275385
- Niall Galloway, MDAtlanta, GA 303221447292792
- Shreyas Joshi, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303221295028884
- Aaron LayAtlanta, GA 303221225277593
- Viraj Master, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303221982632089
- Akanksha MehtaAtlanta, GA 303221962621615
- Peter Nieh, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303221508891888
Common questions
What is Octav Cristea, M.D.'s NPI number?
Octav Cristea, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891176251, issued on Jun 11, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Octav Cristea, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1365 Clifton Road Northeast, Atlanta, GA, 30322. Phone: (855) 366-7989. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Octav Cristea, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 81354, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Octav Cristea, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Octav Cristea, M.D. had 814 Medicare Part D claims for 102 beneficiaries; the average among urology physician prescribers was 1,340. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Octav Cristea, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 92.3 of 100. 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.