Rita E. Cuevas, MD
Rheumatology Physician · San Antonio, TX
Rita E. Cuevas, MD is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in San Antonio, Texas, and NPI 1689653917, issued on Jan 13, 2006. Check the license (Texas TXH2322, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rita E. Cuevas
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- TXH2322 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 215 E Quincy St, San Antonio, TX 78215
- Phone
- (210) 223-5588
- Enumerated
- Jan 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 13, 2024
- Fax
- (210) 223-3527
- Medicaid ID
- 099516901 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100720000341); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Puerto Rico School Of Medicine, 1985
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Rita E. Cuevas in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license TXH2322Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
48% more Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
2,934 Medicare Part D claims for 419 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate463 claims
- Gabapentin286 claims
- Methotrexate258 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl242 claims
- Leflunomide225 claims
- Humira(Cf) Pen114 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): 76 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: $2,266.12
50 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. 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
- American Arthritis And Rheumatology Associates-TX PLLCSan Antonio, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Rita E. Cuevas among 545 rheumatology physician records in Texas
Rita E. Cuevas, 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 2006, is newer than 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated1985 · median 2004 among the 417 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 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).
Rheumatology Physician providers in Texas
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- Jessica Schaefer, DOSan Antonio, TX 782171912014812
- Joshua Stolow, M. D.San Antonio, TX 782171588663371
- Francis Williams, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782171275519449
- Ana Ballester-Fiallo, MDSan Antonio, TX 782121811007412
- Kim Dang, DOSan Antonio, TX 782121750886610
Common questions
What is Rita E. Cuevas, MD's NPI number?
Rita E. Cuevas, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689653917, issued on Jan 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rita E. Cuevas, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 215 E Quincy St, San Antonio, TX, 78215. Phone: (210) 223-5588. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rita E. Cuevas, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number TXH2322, 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 Rita E. Cuevas, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rita E. Cuevas, MD had 2,934 Medicare Part D claims for 419 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Rita E. Cuevas, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 76 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.