Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of August 10, 2026.
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Dr. Cristina Margarita Checka, MD

Individual provider Surgical Oncology Physician · NPI 1548598790

Dr. Cristina Margarita Checka, MD practises Surgical Oncology in Houston, Texas. Graduated from Michigan State University College of Human Medicine in 2003, 23 years ago. Practices with Physicians Referral Service, a 2,727-clinician group and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in New York and Texas.

Years since qualifying
23
Trained at
Michigan State University College of Human Medicine
Licensed in
NY, TX
In the registry since
2009
Specialties on file
2
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MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

1515 Holcombe Blvd
Houston, TX 77030-4009 Not confirmed with CMS for 12 years — call before visiting
Phone: (713) 792-6161
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Specialties & licences

Surgical Oncology Physician (primary) Taxonomy 2086X0206X · Licence P7087 (TX)
Surgical Oncology Physician Taxonomy 2086X0206X · Licence 249834 (NY)

Record details

NPI number1548598790
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderFemale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedNovember 30, 2009
Last updated in NPPESJanuary 27, 2014

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtySURGICAL ONCOLOGY
Medical schoolMICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF HUMAN MEDICINE
Graduated 2003 (23 years in practice)
Group practice Physicians Referral Service — 2727 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
Practice locations3 on file with Medicare

Procedures

From CMS Care Compare, which counts the procedures a clinician billed to Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage over a recent 12-month period. CMS reports a fixed list of common procedures, so this is not everything the clinician does. Counts of 10 or fewer are given as a range, because CMS withholds small numbers.

Mastectomy 33 times · 88th percentile

The percentile compares how often this clinician performed the procedure with other clinicians who performed it, as CMS calculates it. It measures volume, not outcomes or skill.

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients45
Services billed 85 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age72

Dollar amounts are not shown. What Medicare pays a practice is gross billings, before staff, premises and tax and including the cost of any drugs it administers, so it is not what a clinician earns.

Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician.

Affiliated with 1 hospital, which CMS identifies by certification number only.

Colleagues at Physicians Referral Service

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 2727 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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