NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Walter Rodrigo Duarte Celada, MD

Neurocritical Care Physician · Lubbock, TX

Walter Rodrigo Duarte Celada, MD is a neurocritical care physician with a practice address in Lubbock, Texas, and NPI 1851815146, issued on Jul 28, 2017. Check the license (Texas T1049, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1851815146
Name
Walter Rodrigo Duarte Celada
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Neurocritical Care Physician 2084A2900X
License number
T1049 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3601 4TH St, Lubbock, TX 79430
Phone
(806) 743-2391
Enumerated
Jul 28, 2017
Record last updated
Aug 1, 2024
Fax
(806) 743-5687
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230718004392); 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 3601 4TH St

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

  1. Fatima AbedStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1043006737
  2. Fatma Aboulnasr, MDPediatrics Physician1588287346
  3. Gabriella Acosta, MDFamily Medicine Physician1376282905
  4. Jacob Adams, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1669315131
  5. Carine AfiadataStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1689465502
  6. Mario Aguayo, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1457603920

Verify Walter Rodrigo Duarte Celada in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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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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The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score91.2
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $409.92

6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 251 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,054.78 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Walter Duarte Celada$409.92
  2. Specialty average$1,054.78

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

  1. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center LubbockLubbock, TX

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

Walter Rodrigo Duarte Celada among 59 neurocritical care physician records in Texas

Walter Rodrigo Duarte Celada, MD is one of 59 neurocritical care physician records with a practice address in Texas. 93% 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 75% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 75% of these records are older, 19% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 93% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 92% of these records are
  • Graduated2013 · median 2010 among the 54 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 29% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084A2900X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Neurocritical Care Physician providers in Texas

There are 59 neurocritical care physician records in Texas.

The 8 neurocritical care physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Salvador Cruz-Flores, MDEl Paso, TX 799051295750008
  2. Mohammad Ibrahim, MDEl Paso, TX 799051114938404
  3. Paisith Piriyawat, M.D.El Paso, TX 799051023033834
  4. Faheem Sheriff, M.D.El Paso, TX 799051962766048
  5. Adaeze Onuoha, MDEl Paso, TX 799351770723587
  6. Navid Valizadeh, MB BCHAustin, TX 787121073933222
  7. Kelsey Cacic, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782341982068953
  8. Kelley Flesher, MDJbsa Ft Sam Houston, TX 782341508307331

Common questions

What is Walter Rodrigo Duarte Celada, MD's NPI number?

Walter Rodrigo Duarte Celada, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851815146, issued on Jul 28, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Walter Rodrigo Duarte Celada, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3601 4TH St, Lubbock, TX, 79430. Phone: (806) 743-2391. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Walter Rodrigo Duarte Celada, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number T1049, 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 Walter Rodrigo Duarte Celada, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.