Dr. Ricardo Cristobal, MD

Dr. Cristobal practices at Texas Health Care in Benbrook, Texas.

Dr. Cristobal's NPI, 1801059514, was assigned on July 3, 2008. Dr. Cristobal graduated from Universidad de Navarra Faculty of Medicine in 1993. Dr. Cristobal's Texas license number on file is M9939.

Dr. Cristobal's primary practice is Texas Health Care, at 6320 Southwest Blvd, Benbrook, TX 76109 in Tarrant County. The practice phone is (817) 740-8400.

Dr. Cristobal's primary practice is Texas Health Care in Benbrook, Texas. Dr. Cristobal is also affiliated with Texas Health Fort Worth. The medical group on file is Texas Health Care. Dmand AI also links Dr. Cristobal to 4 more hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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

Otolaryngology is Dr. Cristobal's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207Y00000X. Dr. Cristobal is board certified in neurotology by the American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Cristobal's licenses on file in 2 states: Texas and Wisconsin.

Dmand AI lists chronic ear infection, ear eustachian tube disorders, ear infection, endoscopic sinus surgery, hearing loss and impairment, swimmer's ear, tinnitus and vertigo among the conditions Dr. Cristobal treats.

CMS data shows 828 Medicare services from Dr. Cristobal across 12 procedure codes in 2024, for 300 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $42,703 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 300 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Cristobal in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 148 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 6% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.37, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Cristobal's median patient age at 60, with 54% women.

In 2024, Dr. Cristobal wrote 389 Medicare Part D claims for 164 patients. 90% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 246 of them, across 11 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $5,920 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 212 claims across 10 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 93 out of 100 for Dr. Cristobal for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Cristobal accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Cristobal as offering telehealth.

Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 9 papers to Dr. Cristobal in 2016. The most frequent topics are Hair Cells, Auditory, Hair Cells, Vestibular and Immunohistochemistry. Dr. Cristobal has published most often in Brain Res Mol Brain Res. Dr. Cristobal's most frequent co-authors are John Steven Oghalai, MD, David M. Chan and Yadranko Ducic, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 112 general payments to Dr. Cristobal from 17 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 59% of the total. LivaNova USA, Inc. paid the most, $2,368.

Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Cristobal, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2012.

Dr. Cristobal graduated from Universidad de Navarra Faculty of Medicine in 1993. Dr. Cristobal is a member of NHS.

Dr. Cristobal is in network with 19 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 13. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.