Dr. Cynthia R. Christiano, MD

Dr. Christiano practices at ECU Health Medical Center in Greenville, North Carolina, part of University Health Systems of Eastern Carolina.

Dr. Christiano's NPI, 1912905043, was assigned on July 12, 2005. Dr. Christiano graduated from Brody School Of Medicine At East Carolina University in 1997. Dr. Christiano holds North Carolina license 9801206.

Dr. Christiano's primary practice is ECU Health Medical Center, at 2100 Stantonsburg Rd, Greenville, NC 27834 in Pitt County. The practice phone is (252) 847-4100.

Dr. Christiano's primary practice is ECU Health Medical Center in Greenville, North Carolina, part of University Health Systems of Eastern Carolina. The medical group on file is ECU Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Christiano to 3 more dialysis centers, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Christiano practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Nephrology is Dr. Christiano's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RN0300X. Dr. Christiano is board certified in nephrology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Christiano is licensed in North Carolina.

CMS data shows 224 Medicare services from Dr. Christiano across 3 procedure codes in 2024, for 68 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $60,211 for them.

CMS counts 68 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Christiano in 2024. The largest group is under 65, with 28 patients. 75% of them have chronic kidney disease, and 75% have high blood pressure. 50% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 7.83, 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. Christiano's median patient age at 69, with 47% women.

In 2024, Dr. Christiano wrote 386 Medicare Part D claims for 83 patients. 84% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 258 of them, across 10 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $223,704 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 186 claims across 9 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 97 out of 100 for Dr. Christiano for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Christiano accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Dmand AI links 10 papers to Dr. Christiano, published from 2007 to 2014. 2011 was the busiest year, with 4. The most frequent topics are Nephrology, Education, Distance and Internet. Dr. Christiano's most frequent co-authors are Tejas Pradeep Desai, MD, Mark Kats, MD and Vivek Ramesh Sanghani, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 172 general payments to Dr. Christiano from 28 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 95% of the total. Relypsa, Inc. paid the most, $438.

Dr. Christiano graduated from Brody School Of Medicine At East Carolina University in 1997.

Dr. Christiano is in network with 15 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.