Dr. Ciela Lopez-Armstrong, MD

  • Atlanta, GA
  • Rheumatologist
NPI1669545380PAC ID6406811058
Medicare services, 2024
2,641
Medicare patients, 2024
117
Part D claims, 2024
1,101
Hospital affiliations
3
Industry payments
$27,730
Practice address
1000 Johnson Ferry Road, NE, Atlanta, GA 30342
Practice phone
Call (404) 851-8000
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Primary practice

Northside Hospital Atlanta

Hospital · Atlanta, Georgia

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Dr. Ciela Lopez-Armstrong is a rheumatologist in Atlanta, Georgia

Dr. Lopez-Armstrong practices at Northside Hospital Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia, part of Northside Hospital.

Dr. Lopez-Armstrong's NPI, 1669545380, was assigned on November 17, 2006. Dr. Lopez-Armstrong holds Georgia license 47344.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
6406811058
NPI enumeration date
November 17, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(404) 851-8000
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Sex
Female
Estimated age
39
Medical school graduation
2013

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Ciela Lopez-Armstrong practices at Northside Hospital Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia

Dr. Lopez-Armstrong's primary practice is Northside Hospital Atlanta, at 1000 Johnson Ferry Road, NE, Atlanta, GA 30342 in Fulton County. The practice phone is (404) 851-8000.

Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dr. Ciela Lopez-Armstrong is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Lopez-Armstrong's primary practice is Northside Hospital Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia, part of Northside Hospital. Dr. Lopez-Armstrong is also affiliated with Northside Hospital Cherokee. The medical group on file is Northside Hospital Primary Care. Dmand AI also links Dr. Lopez-Armstrong to 1 more hospital, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Ciela Lopez-Armstrong's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Lopez-Armstrong practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Northside Hospital AtlantaAvailable with a free account
+3 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Ciela Lopez-Armstrong is one of 172 rheumatologists in Georgia

Rheumatology is Dr. Lopez-Armstrong's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RR0500X. Dr. Lopez-Armstrong is licensed in Georgia.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Rheumatology, GeorgiaPrimaryLicense 47344 · taxonomy 207RR0500X

Rheumatologists near Dr. Lopez-Armstrong

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Ciela Lopez-Armstrong billed Medicare for 2,641 services in 2024

CMS data shows 2,641 Medicare services from Dr. Lopez-Armstrong across 7 procedure codes in 2024, for 117 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $72,867 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 20242,641
Medicare patients117
Paid by Medicare$72,867
Procedure codes7

Dr. Lopez-Armstrong's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Drugs given in the office
2023: 1,5432024: 2,24045%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 3122024: 34611%
Tests and treatments
2023: 692024: 3746%
Lab and pathology
2023: 352024: 1849%
Imaging
2023: 222024: 0100%
Surgery
2023: 342024: 0100%

Dr. Lopez-Armstrong compared with the Georgia median for rheumatologists, 2024

  • Dr. Lopez-Armstrong
  • Georgia median
Medicare services
2,641vs 1,1672.3 times
Medicare patients
117vs 21445% below
Part D claims
860vs 1,26532% below

Medians across 169 rheumatologists in Georgia with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Lopez-Armstrong'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. Ciela Lopez-Armstrong treated 117 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74

CMS counts 117 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Lopez-Armstrong in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 68 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 1.20, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Lopez-Armstrong's median patient age at 63, with 82% women.

Medicare patients, 2024117
Average age74
Average risk score1.20

Dr. Lopez-Armstrong's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Lopez-Armstrong's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women9178%
  • Men2622%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Lopez-Armstrong's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. Arthritis75%
  2. High blood pressure75%
  3. High cholesterol75%
  4. Osteoporosis54%
  5. Anxiety29%
  6. Atrial fibrillation24%
  7. Diabetes24%
  8. Chronic kidney disease23%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Lopez-Armstrong's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 63

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women82%
  • Men17%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Ciela Lopez-Armstrong wrote 1,101 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Lopez-Armstrong wrote 1,101 Medicare Part D claims for 161 patients. 82% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 860 of them, across 29 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,133,690 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 835 claims across 24 drugs.

Part D claims, 20241,101
Drugs named by CMS29
Total drug cost$1.1M
Part D patients161

Dr. Lopez-Armstrong's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic905 claims82%
  • Brand-name and other196 claims18%

Dr. Lopez-Armstrong'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. Lopez-Armstrong's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids16%173 of 1,101 claims
  • Antibiotics3%31 of 1,101 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: 8352024: 8603%

Drugs named by CMS: 29 in 2024, 24 in 2023.

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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. Ciela Lopez-Armstrong offers telehealth to Medicare patients

Dr. Lopez-Armstrong accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Lopez-Armstrong as offering telehealth.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Dr. Ciela Lopez-Armstrong received $27,730 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 1,141 general payments to Dr. Lopez-Armstrong from 47 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 82% of the total. Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc paid the most, $7,307.

General payments to Dr. Lopez-Armstrong by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Lopez-Armstrong by kind, 2016 to 2025

$27.7Kin total
  • Food and beverage$22,83182%
  • Consulting fees$4,28015%
  • Education$6192%

Companies that paid Dr. Lopez-Armstrong the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Sources for Dr. Ciela Lopez-Armstrong's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare 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 percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Ciela Lopez-Armstrong's NPI number?

Dr. Ciela Lopez-Armstrong's NPI number is 1669545380. It was assigned on November 17, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Ciela Lopez-Armstrong?

Dr. Ciela Lopez-Armstrong is a rheumatologist in Atlanta, Georgia. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Rheumatology Physician (taxonomy code 207RR0500X).

Where does Dr. Ciela Lopez-Armstrong practice?

Dr. Lopez-Armstrong practices at 1000 Johnson Ferry Road, NE, Atlanta, GA 30342. Dr. Lopez-Armstrong's primary practice is Northside Hospital Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia, part of Northside Hospital. Dmand AI also links Dr. Lopez-Armstrong to 1 hospital, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Ciela Lopez-Armstrong's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Lopez-Armstrong is (404) 851-8000.

What is Dr. Ciela Lopez-Armstrong's medical license number?

Dr. Lopez-Armstrong holds Georgia license 47344.

Which hospitals is Dr. Ciela Lopez-Armstrong affiliated with?

Dr. Lopez-Armstrong practices at Northside Hospital Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Lopez-Armstrong is also affiliated with Northside Hospital Cherokee. Dmand AI links Dr. Lopez-Armstrong to 1 more hospital.

What medical group is Dr. Ciela Lopez-Armstrong part of?

Dr. Lopez-Armstrong is linked to Northside Hospital Primary Care. Dmand AI links Dr. Lopez-Armstrong to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. Ciela Lopez-Armstrong accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Lopez-Armstrong billed Medicare for 2,641 services in 2024, and Dr. Lopez-Armstrong accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Ciela Lopez-Armstrong offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Lopez-Armstrong as offering telehealth services.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Ciela Lopez-Armstrong see?

CMS counts 117 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Lopez-Armstrong in 2024, with an average age of 74.

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What services does Dr. Ciela Lopez-Armstrong bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Lopez-Armstrong's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J0897), injected or infused drug (J1010) and office visit, established patient (99214).

What drugs does Dr. Ciela Lopez-Armstrong prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Lopez-Armstrong's most prescribed drugs by claims were Prednisone, Tramadol HCl and Gabapentin.

Has Dr. Ciela Lopez-Armstrong received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $27,730 in general payments to Dr. Lopez-Armstrong from 47 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

How long has Dr. Ciela Lopez-Armstrong been practicing?

Dr. Lopez-Armstrong graduated from medical school in 2013, 13 years ago.

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