Dr. Eduardo J. Cepeda, MD

  • West Lake Hills, TX
  • Rheumatologist
NPI1285609503PAC ID5991744682
Medicare services, 2024
67,368
Medicare patients, 2024
436
Part D claims, 2024
3,149
Publications
2
MIPS score, 2024
75
Practice address
4701 Bee Caves Rd, West Lake Hills, TX 78746
Practice phone
Call (512) 717-3114
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Primary practice

Austin Surgico

West Lake Hills, Texas

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Dr. Eduardo J. Cepeda is a rheumatologist in West Lake Hills, Texas

Dr. Cepeda practices at Austin Surgico in West Lake Hills, Texas.

Dr. Cepeda's NPI, 1285609503, was assigned on February 21, 2006. Dr. Cepeda graduated from Universidad Central del Caribe School of Medicine in 2000. Dr. Cepeda holds Texas license M0034.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
5991744682
NPI enumeration date
February 21, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(512) 717-3114
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
52
Medical school graduation
2000

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

Dr. Eduardo J. Cepeda practices at Austin Surgico in West Lake Hills, Texas

Dr. Cepeda's primary practice is Austin Surgico, at 4701 Bee Caves Rd, West Lake Hills, TX 78746 in Travis County. The practice phone is (512) 717-3114.

  • Austin Surgico
    4701 Bee Caves Rd, West Lake Hills, TX 78746 · Travis CountyPhone(512) 717-3114

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Eduardo J. Cepeda is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Cepeda's primary practice is Austin Surgico in West Lake Hills, Texas. The medical group on file is Central Texas Rheumatology Associates. Dmand AI also links Dr. Cepeda to 2 more group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Eduardo J. Cepeda's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Cepeda practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Austin SurgicoAvailable with a free account
+2 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Eduardo J. Cepeda is one of 476 rheumatologists in Texas

Rheumatology is Dr. Cepeda's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RR0500X. Dr. Cepeda is board certified in rheumatology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Cepeda is licensed in Texas.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Rheumatology, TexasPrimaryLicense M0034 · 2004 to 2026 · taxonomy 207RR0500X

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists arteritis, arthritis, gout, joint arthropathy, joint pain, lupus, muscle disease and muscle pain, fibromyalgia, and limb pain among the conditions Dr. Cepeda treats.

Rheumatologists near Dr. Cepeda

Counts of rheumatologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.

476rheumatologists in Texas
5rheumatologists in West Lake Hills

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

Dr. Eduardo J. Cepeda billed Medicare for 67,368 services in 2024

CMS data shows 67,368 Medicare services from Dr. Cepeda across 17 procedure codes in 2024, for 436 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $809,467 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 202467,368
Medicare patients436
Paid by Medicare$809,467
Procedure codes17

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Drugs given in the office
2023: 56,5432024: 65,61616%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 7532024: 67710%
Tests and treatments
2023: 4452024: 63042%
Other services
2023: 02024: 421
Surgery
2023: 352024: 2431%

Dr. Cepeda compared with the Texas median for rheumatologists, 2024

  • Dr. Cepeda
  • Texas median
Medicare services
67,368vs 1,33150.6 times
Medicare patients
436vs 1962.2 times
Part D claims
3,034vs 1,1382.7 times

Medians across 451 rheumatologists in Texas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Cepeda'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. Eduardo J. Cepeda treated 436 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75

CMS counts 436 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Cepeda in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 190 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.47, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Cepeda's median patient age at 62, with 72% women.

Medicare patients, 2024436
Average age75
Average risk score1.47

Dr. Cepeda's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Cepeda's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women30169%
  • Men13531%

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

  1. Arthritis75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. High blood pressure72%
  4. Ischemic heart disease32%
  5. Osteoporosis32%
  6. Diabetes22%
  7. Anxiety21%
  8. Chronic kidney disease20%

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

Dr. Cepeda's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 62

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women72%
  • Men27%

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

Dr. Eduardo J. Cepeda wrote 3,149 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Cepeda wrote 3,149 Medicare Part D claims for 381 patients. 80% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 3,034 of them, across 42 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $4,301,844 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 3,096 claims across 41 drugs.

Part D claims, 20243,149
Drugs named by CMS42
Total drug cost$4.3M
Part D patients381

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

  • Generic2,533 claims80%
  • Brand-name and other616 claims20%

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

  • Opioids5%151 of 3,149 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: 3,0962024: 3,0342%

Drugs named by CMS: 42 in 2024, 41 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. Eduardo J. Cepeda scored 75 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 75 out of 100 for Dr. Cepeda for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Cepeda accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Cepeda as offering telehealth.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
MIPS final score, 2024
75 of 100

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. Eduardo J. Cepeda has 2 publications on record

Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Cepeda. Dr. Cepeda's most frequent co-author is John D. Reveille, MD.

Papers2

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Dr. Eduardo J. Cepeda received $23,375 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 1,240 general payments to Dr. Cepeda from 55 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 99% of the total. Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc paid the most, $4,364.

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

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

$23.4Kin total
  • Food and beverage$23,16899%
  • Education$2071%

Companies that paid Dr. Cepeda 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

Dr. Eduardo J. Cepeda has 2 awards and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Cepeda, most recently ACR Fellow in 2011.

Awards and honors for Dr. Cepeda

  1. 2011
    • ACR Fellow
  2. Undated
    • CMS Stage 1 2012

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Eduardo J. Cepeda graduated from Universidad Central del Caribe School of Medicine

Dr. Cepeda graduated from Universidad Central del Caribe School of Medicine in 2000. Dr. Cepeda is a member of ACR.

  1. Medical schoolUniversidad Central del Caribe School of Medicine
  2. Board certified in rheumatologyAmerican Board of Internal Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Eduardo J. Cepeda accepts plans from 18 insurance carriers

Dr. Cepeda is in network with 18 carriers, including Aetna, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 13. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

Plan types Dr. Cepeda accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO13
  2. Medicare10
  3. HMO9
  4. EPO5
  5. POS5

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Eduardo J. Cepeda'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 phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation 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)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Awards and committee rolesDmand AI Professional Profile Data
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. Eduardo J. Cepeda's NPI number?

Dr. Eduardo J. Cepeda's NPI number is 1285609503. It was assigned on February 21, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Eduardo J. Cepeda?

Dr. Eduardo J. Cepeda is a rheumatologist in West Lake Hills, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Rheumatology Physician (taxonomy code 207RR0500X).

Where does Dr. Eduardo J. Cepeda practice?

Dr. Cepeda practices at 4701 Bee Caves Rd, West Lake Hills, TX 78746. Dr. Cepeda's primary practice is Austin Surgico in West Lake Hills, Texas. Dmand AI also links Dr. Cepeda to 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Eduardo J. Cepeda's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Cepeda is (512) 717-3114.

What is Dr. Eduardo J. Cepeda's medical license number?

Dr. Cepeda holds Texas license M0034.

What medical group is Dr. Eduardo J. Cepeda part of?

Dr. Cepeda is linked to Central Texas Rheumatology Associates. Dmand AI links Dr. Cepeda to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. Eduardo J. Cepeda accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Cepeda billed Medicare for 67,368 services in 2024, and Dr. Cepeda accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Eduardo J. Cepeda offer telehealth?

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

What is Dr. Eduardo J. Cepeda's MIPS score?

Dr. Cepeda's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 75 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Eduardo J. Cepeda see?

CMS counts 436 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Cepeda in 2024, with an average age of 75.

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Is Dr. Eduardo J. Cepeda board certified?

Yes. Dr. Cepeda is board certified in rheumatology by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

What services does Dr. Eduardo J. Cepeda bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Cepeda's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J0717), injected or infused drug (J1602) and injected or infused drug (J3262).

Where did Dr. Eduardo J. Cepeda go to medical school?

Dr. Cepeda graduated from Universidad Central del Caribe School of Medicine in 2000.

What drugs does Dr. Eduardo J. Cepeda prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Cepeda's most prescribed drugs by claims were Prednisone, Methotrexate and Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate.

Has Dr. Eduardo J. Cepeda received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $23,375 in general payments to Dr. Cepeda from 55 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

How long has Dr. Eduardo J. Cepeda been practicing?

Dr. Cepeda graduated from medical school in 2000, 26 years ago.

Does Dr. Eduardo J. Cepeda do research?

Dmand AI links 2 publications to Dr. Cepeda.

Who does Dr. Eduardo J. Cepeda publish with?

Dr. Cepeda's most frequent co-authors are John D. Reveille, MD (1 shared paper).

What insurance does Dr. Eduardo J. Cepeda accept?

Dr. Cepeda is in network with 18 carriers, including Aetna, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 13. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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