Dr. Cristina E. Pinal, DO

  • El Paso, TX
  • Nephrologist
NPI1215348248PAC ID2365723152
Medicare services, 2024
417
Medicare patients, 2024
221
Part D claims, 2024
791
Hospital affiliations
3
Industry payments
$2,478
Practice address
2400 North Oregon Street Suite C, El Paso, TX 79902
Practice phone
Call (915) 533-8575
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Primary practice

El Paso Dialysis Center

Dialysis Center - Hospital-Based · El Paso, Texas

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Dr. Cristina E. Pinal is a nephrologist in El Paso, Texas

Dr. Pinal practices at El Paso Dialysis Center in El Paso, Texas.

Dr. Pinal's NPI, 1215348248, was assigned on May 13, 2014. Dr. Pinal graduated from Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2014. Dr. Pinal holds New Mexico license A-2256-19.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
2365723152
NPI enumeration date
May 13, 2014
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(915) 533-8575
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Sex
Female
Estimated age
38
Medical school graduation
2014

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

Dr. Cristina E. Pinal practices at El Paso Dialysis Center in El Paso, Texas

Dr. Pinal's primary practice is El Paso Dialysis Center, at 2400 North Oregon Street Suite C, El Paso, TX 79902 in El Paso County. The practice phone is (915) 533-8575.

  • El Paso Dialysis Center
    2400 North Oregon Street Suite C, El Paso, TX 79902 · El Paso CountyPhone(915) 533-8575

Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dr. Cristina E. Pinal is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Pinal's primary practice is El Paso Dialysis Center in El Paso, Texas. Dr. Pinal is also affiliated with The Hospitals of Providence - Sierra Campus. The medical group on file is Sun City Kidney. Dmand AI also links Dr. Pinal to 2 more hospitals, 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. Cristina E. Pinal's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Pinal practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
El Paso Dialysis CenterAvailable with a free account
+4 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Cristina E. Pinal is one of 1,045 nephrologists in Texas

Nephrology is Dr. Pinal's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RN0300X. Dr. Pinal is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Pinal's licenses on file in 2 states: New Mexico and Texas.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Nephrology, New MexicoPrimaryLicense A-2256-19 · taxonomy 207RN0300X
  • Internal medicine, TexasLicense BP10050809 · taxonomy 207R00000X

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists acute kidney failure, chronic anemia, chronic kidney disease, electrolyte disorders, fluid and electrolyte imbalances and kidney failure among the conditions Dr. Pinal treats.

Nephrologists near Dr. Pinal

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

Dr. Cristina E. Pinal billed Medicare for 417 services in 2024

CMS data shows 417 Medicare services from Dr. Pinal across 8 procedure codes in 2024, for 221 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $35,257 for them.

Medicare services, 2024417
Medicare patients221
Paid by Medicare$35,257
Procedure codes8

Dr. Pinal's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 4252024: 3986%
Other services
2023: 02024: 19

Where Dr. Pinal's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office19146%
  • In a facility22654%

Dr. Pinal compared with the Texas median for nephrologists, 2024

  • Dr. Pinal
  • Texas median
Medicare services
417vs 1,04860% below
Medicare patients
221vs 27720% below
Part D claims
451vs 75841% below

Medians across 1,017 nephrologists in Texas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Pinal'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 E. Pinal treated 221 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 77

CMS counts 221 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Pinal in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 102 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 10% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.59, 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. Pinal's median patient age at 71, with 57% women.

Medicare patients, 2024221
Average age77
Average risk score1.59
Also on Medicaid10%

Dr. Pinal's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Pinal's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women12757%
  • Men9443%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Pinal's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis68%
  4. Chronic kidney disease44%
  5. Diabetes43%
  6. Ischemic heart disease43%
  7. Atrial fibrillation33%
  8. Anxiety31%

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

Dr. Pinal's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 71

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women57%
  • Men42%

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

Dr. Cristina E. Pinal wrote 791 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Pinal wrote 791 Medicare Part D claims for 142 patients. 84% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 451 of them, across 19 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $51,456 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 229 claims across 14 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024791
Drugs named by CMS19
Total drug cost$51,456
Part D patients142

Dr. Pinal's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic666 claims84%
  • Brand-name and other125 claims16%

Dr. Pinal'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. Pinal's Part D claims, 2024

  • Antibiotics5%39 of 791 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: 2292024: 45197%

Drugs named by CMS: 19 in 2024, 14 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. Cristina E. Pinal offers telehealth to Medicare patients

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

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Dr. Cristina E. Pinal received $2,478 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 103 general payments to Dr. Pinal from 22 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 95% of the total. Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. paid the most, $517.

General payments to Dr. Pinal by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Pinal by kind, 2016 to 2025

$2.5Kin total
  • Food and beverage$2,34995%
  • Education$1295%

Companies that paid Dr. Pinal the most, 2016 to 2025

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

Dr. Cristina E. Pinal graduated from Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine

Dr. Pinal graduated from Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2014. Dr. Pinal is a member of AOA.

  1. Medical schoolTexas College of Osteopathic Medicine
  2. Board certified in internal medicineAmerican Board of Internal Medicine
  3. Board certified in nephrologyAmerican Board of Internal Medicine
  4. Board certified in 2019 - 2027NM State License
  5. Board certified in 2024 - 2026TX State License

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Cristina E. Pinal accepts plans from 19 insurance carriers

Dr. Pinal is in network with 19 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • Elevance
  • United Healthcare
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • HCSC
  • Alliant Health Plans
  • Aspirus Health Plan
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • +11 more carriersWith a free account

Plan types Dr. Pinal accepts, by number of carriers

  1. HMO11
  2. PPO10
  3. Medicare8
  4. POS6
  5. EPO4

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Cristina E. Pinal'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)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Cristina E. Pinal's NPI number?

Dr. Cristina E. Pinal's NPI number is 1215348248. It was assigned on May 13, 2014, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Cristina E. Pinal?

Dr. Cristina E. Pinal is a nephrologist in El Paso, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Nephrology Physician (taxonomy code 207RN0300X).

Where does Dr. Cristina E. Pinal practice?

Dr. Pinal practices at 2400 North Oregon Street Suite C, El Paso, TX 79902. Dr. Pinal's primary practice is El Paso Dialysis Center in El Paso, Texas. Dmand AI also links Dr. Pinal to 2 hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Cristina E. Pinal's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Pinal is (915) 533-8575.

What is Dr. Cristina E. Pinal's medical license number?

Dr. Pinal holds New Mexico license A-2256-19, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Cristina E. Pinal been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Pinal in New Mexico and Texas.

Which hospitals is Dr. Cristina E. Pinal affiliated with?

Dr. Pinal is affiliated with The Hospitals of Providence - Sierra Campus. Dmand AI links Dr. Pinal to 2 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Cristina E. Pinal part of?

Dr. Pinal is linked to Sun City Kidney. Dmand AI links Dr. Pinal to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. Cristina E. Pinal accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Pinal billed Medicare for 417 services in 2024, and Dr. Pinal accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Cristina E. Pinal offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Pinal as offering telehealth services.

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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Cristina E. Pinal see?

CMS counts 221 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Pinal in 2024, with an average age of 77.

Is Dr. Cristina E. Pinal board certified?

Yes. Dr. Pinal is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

What services does Dr. Cristina E. Pinal bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Pinal's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), hospital inpatient care (99233) and hospital inpatient care (99232).

Where did Dr. Cristina E. Pinal go to medical school?

Dr. Pinal graduated from Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2014.

What drugs does Dr. Cristina E. Pinal prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Pinal's most prescribed drugs by claims were Lisinopril, Levothyroxine Sodium and Atorvastatin Calcium.

Has Dr. Cristina E. Pinal received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $2,478 in general payments to Dr. Pinal from 22 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.

How long has Dr. Cristina E. Pinal been practicing?

Dr. Pinal graduated from medical school in 2014, 12 years ago.

What insurance does Dr. Cristina E. Pinal accept?

Dr. Pinal is in network with 19 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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