Richard L. Cristea, M.D.
Neurology Physician · Merrillville, IN
Richard L. Cristea, M.D. is a neurology physician with a practice address in Merrillville, Indiana, and NPI 1992858641, issued on Jan 18, 2007. Check the license (Indiana 01037934A, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard L. Cristea
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License number
- 01037934A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 521 E 86TH Ave, Merrillville, IN 46410
- Phone
- (219) 769-0777
- Enumerated
- Jan 18, 2007
- Record last updated
- Dec 14, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (219) 755-0612
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080623000462); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Chicago College Of Medicine And Surgery, 1988
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 521 E 86TH Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Elise Ballard, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1275385361
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- Chirag Patel, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1205981750
- Vanessa Qualls, LMHCMental Health Counselor1003313743
- Larry Salberg, M.D.Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology Physician1073666749
Verify Richard L. Cristea in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Licensing Board of Indiana
Search for license 01037934ACheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
80% more Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024
2,462 Medicare Part D claims for 590 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 100 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Duloxetine Hcl260 claims
- Gabapentin240 claims
- Sertraline Hcl182 claims
- Rivastigmine114 claims
- Memantine Hcl82 claims
- Amantadine78 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): 70 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: $5,632.38
259 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 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 3 group practices
- Chesterton Physical Therapy IncChesterton, IN
- Rci (wrs) LLCDemotte, IN
- The Methodist Hospitals IncMerrillville, IN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard L. Cristea among 351 neurology physician records in Indiana
Richard L. Cristea, M.D. is one of 351 neurology physician records with a practice address in Indiana. 85% 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 52% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 52% of these records are older, 37% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 2001 among the 260 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 43% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurology Physician providers in Indiana
There are 351 neurology physician records in Indiana.
All 351 in Indiana → Every provider in Merrillville → Neurology Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- William Conte, M.D.Merrillville, IN 464101467794271
- Emilio Soria, M.D.Merrillville, IN 464101013060458
- Louis Teodori, D.O.Merrillville, IN 464101487699880
- Mario Bovino, MDGary, IN 464041861064131
- Mahmood Alnahass, MDValparaiso, IN 463831497756720
- Jennifer Evan, MDValparaiso, IN 463831487018479
- Daniel Kotfer, MDValparaiso, IN 463831861071813
- Richard Silberman, MDValparaiso, IN 463831295730075
Common questions
What is Richard L. Cristea, M.D.'s NPI number?
Richard L. Cristea, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992858641, issued on Jan 18, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard L. Cristea, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 521 E 86TH Ave, Merrillville, IN, 46410. Phone: (219) 769-0777. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard L. Cristea, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Indiana license number 01037934A, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana at https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/physicians-home/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard L. Cristea, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard L. Cristea, M.D. had 2,462 Medicare Part D claims for 590 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Richard L. Cristea, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 70 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.