Dr. Cristina Valero, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 1,284
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 468
- Part D claims, 2024
- 574
- Publications
- 1
- MIPS score, 2024
- 50
- Practice address
- 1400 E Church St, Santa Maria, CA 93454
- Practice phone
- Call (805) 739-3100
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Dr. Cristina Valero is a hospitalist in Santa Maria, California
Dr. Valero practices at Dignity Health - Marian Regional Medical Center in Santa Maria, California, part of CommonSpirit Health.
Dr. Valero's NPI, 1467629931, was assigned on May 13, 2008. Dr. Valero graduated from Keck School of Medicine of USC in 2004. Dr. Valero holds California license A94140.
- NPI
- 1467629931NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 5496817173
- NPI enumeration date
- May 13, 2008
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (805) 739-3100
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Female
- Estimated age
- 48
- Medical school graduation
- 2004
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Cristina Valero practices at Dignity Health - Marian Regional Medical Center in Santa Maria, California
Dr. Valero's primary practice is Dignity Health - Marian Regional Medical Center, at 1400 E Church St, Santa Maria, CA 93454 in Santa Barbara County. The practice phone is (805) 739-3100.
- Dignity Health - Marian Regional Medical Center1400 E Church St, Santa Maria, CA 93454 · Santa Barbara CountyPhone(805) 739-3100
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Cristina Valero is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Valero's primary practice is Dignity Health - Marian Regional Medical Center in Santa Maria, California, part of CommonSpirit Health. The medical group on file is Lompoc Valley Medical Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Valero to 1 more hospital and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Cristina Valero's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Valero practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Dignity Health - Marian Regional Medical Center | Available with a free account |
| +1 more site and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Cristina Valero is one of 3,186 hospitalists in California
Hospitalist is Dr. Valero's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208M00000X. Dr. Valero is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Valero is licensed in California.
Specialties and state licenses
- Hospitalist, CaliforniaPrimary
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists acute diabetes, acute respiratory failure, acute stomach ulcer, anemia, atrial fibrillation and flutter, bile duct problems, cardiac arrhythmia and cellulitis among the conditions Dr. Valero treats.
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Cristina Valero billed Medicare for 1,284 services in 2024
CMS data shows 1,284 Medicare services from Dr. Valero across 9 procedure codes in 2024, for 468 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $115,970 for them.
Dr. Valero's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1,1522024: 1,2609%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 02024: 12
- Other services
- 2023: 02024: 12
Where Dr. Valero's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office13410%
- In a facility1,15090%
Dr. Valero compared with the California median for hospitalists, 2024
- Dr. Valero
- California median
- Medicare services
- 1,284vs 4303.0 times
- Medicare patients
- 468vs 2012.3 times
- Part D claims
- 215vs 693.1 times
Medians across 2,991 hospitalists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Valero's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Cristina Valero treated 468 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76
CMS counts 468 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Valero in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 164 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 43% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.09, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Valero's median patient age at 64, with 48% women.
Dr. Valero's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Valero's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women25154%
- Men21746%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Valero's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis52%
- Chronic kidney disease43%
- Diabetes43%
- Mood disorders40%
- Ischemic heart disease36%
- Depression35%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Valero's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 64
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women48%
- Men51%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Cristina Valero wrote 574 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Valero wrote 574 Medicare Part D claims for 233 patients. 91% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 215 of them, across 11 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,809 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 59 claims across 4 drugs.
Dr. Valero's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic524 claims91%
- Brand-name and other50 claims9%
Dr. Valero's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Valero's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids5%31 of 574 claims
- Antibiotics14%82 of 574 claims
- Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over2%14 of 574 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 592024: 215264%
Drugs named by CMS: 11 in 2024, 4 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Cristina Valero scored 50 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 50 out of 100 for Dr. Valero for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Valero accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Valero's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 50of 100Final score
- 29.5of 100Quality
- 0of 100Improvement Activities
- 80of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026
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Dr. Cristina Valero has 1 publication on record
Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Valero.
Recent publications by Dr. Valero
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Cristina Valero received $214 in industry payments from 2016 to 2024
CMS Open Payments shows 4 general payments to Dr. Valero from 3 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2024. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Galderma Laboratories, L.P. paid the most, $175.
General payments to Dr. Valero by program year, 2016 to 2024
Companies that paid Dr. Valero the most, 2016 to 2024
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Cristina Valero graduated from Keck School of Medicine of USC
Dr. Valero graduated from Keck School of Medicine of USC in 2004. Dr. Valero is a member of ACP, AMA and SHM.
- Medical school
- Board certified in internal medicine
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Cristina Valero accepts plans from 14 insurance carriers
Dr. Valero is in network with 14 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- United Healthcare
- Elevance
- HCSC
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- Regence Health Plans
- Alliant Health Plans
- +6 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Valero accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO9
- Medicare7
- HMO6
- EPO4
- POS4
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Cristina Valero's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Cristina Valero's NPI number?
Dr. Cristina Valero's NPI number is 1467629931. It was assigned on May 13, 2008, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Cristina Valero?
Dr. Cristina Valero is a hospitalist in Santa Maria, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Hospitalist Physician (taxonomy code 208M00000X).
Where does Dr. Cristina Valero practice?
Dr. Valero practices at 1400 E Church St, Santa Maria, CA 93454. Dr. Valero's primary practice is Dignity Health - Marian Regional Medical Center in Santa Maria, California, part of CommonSpirit Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Valero to 1 hospital and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Cristina Valero's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Valero is (805) 739-3100.
What is Dr. Cristina Valero's medical license number?
Dr. Valero holds California license A94140.
Which hospitals is Dr. Cristina Valero affiliated with?
Dr. Valero practices at Dignity Health - Marian Regional Medical Center in Santa Maria, California. Dmand AI links Dr. Valero to 1 more hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Cristina Valero part of?
Dr. Valero is linked to Lompoc Valley Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Valero to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Cristina Valero accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Valero billed Medicare for 1,284 services in 2024, and Dr. Valero accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Cristina Valero's MIPS score?
Dr. Valero's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 50 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Cristina Valero see?
CMS counts 468 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Valero in 2024, with an average age of 76.
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Is Dr. Cristina Valero board certified?
Yes. Dr. Valero is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
What services does Dr. Cristina Valero bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Valero's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99233), hospital inpatient care (99232) and hospital inpatient care (99239).
Where did Dr. Cristina Valero go to medical school?
Dr. Valero graduated from Keck School of Medicine of USC in 2004.
What drugs does Dr. Cristina Valero prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Valero's most prescribed drugs by claims were Atorvastatin Calcium, Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen and Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass.
Has Dr. Cristina Valero received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $214 in general payments to Dr. Valero from 3 companies from 2016 to 2024. The largest total came from Galderma Laboratories, L.P.
How long has Dr. Cristina Valero been practicing?
Dr. Valero graduated from medical school in 2004, 22 years ago.
Does Dr. Cristina Valero do research?
Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Valero.
What insurance does Dr. Cristina Valero accept?
Dr. Valero is in network with 14 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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