Christel Cuevas
NPI 1366735375ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease· Corpus Christi, TX
Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease with Shea Physical Therapy Specialists LLC and 1 other group, practicing in Corpus Christi, Texas. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $890,249 for 3,348 claims, against $333,927 paid for services in 2024. Zoll Services LLC (A/K/A Zoll Lifecor Corp) was the largest of 12 companies reporting payments in 2025, $498.43 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Christus Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi and 1 other hospital as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1366735375 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | May 24, 2011 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Feb 8, 2022 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease Primary | 207RC0000X | R9479 | TX |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology) (TX) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 1,031 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 4,016 across 77 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $333,927 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 3,348 · 7,993 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 581 |
| Total drug cost | $890,249 |
| Generic share | 73% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2011 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology) |
| Secondary specialties | Internal Medicine |
Medical groups
- Shea Physical Therapy Specialists LLCCorpus Christi, TX · 202 clinicians
- Corpus Christi Heart Clinic, PLLCCorpus Christi, TX · 9 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Christus Spohn Hospital Corpus ChristiCorpus Christi, TX
- Corpus Christi Medical Center,theCorpus Christi, TX
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$498.43 · 23 payments from 12 companies
- 2024$639.42 · 30 payments from 15 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Zoll Services LLC (A/K/A Zoll Lifecor Corp) | $119.20 | 7 |
| Cvrx, Inc. | $113.07 | 1 |
| Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $61.07 | 4 |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $45.67 | 2 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc | $35.34 | 2 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$498.43 · 23 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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