State Specialty Directory
Thoracic Surgery in TX
Federal CMS data for 323 thoracic surgery providers across TX. Includes Medicare utilization, Open Payments industry funding, and PECOS enrollment status.
323
Providers
Median industry payments
$4,171
323
Thoracic Surgery Providers
in TX
$4,171
Median Industry Payments
per provider (2018–2024)
32
Median Medicare Services
fee-for-service claims
How to read this directory: Providers are listed by Medicare service volume, which reflects only
Medicare fee-for-service patients (typically 65+). This does not represent total practice volume.
Industry payments span multiple years and payment types; disclosure alone establishes neither wrongdoing nor legality.
Thoracic Surgery includes multiple subspecialties with different practice patterns.
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Showing top 50 of 323 providers, ranked by Medicare service volume. Search by city to narrow results.
Thoracic Surgery Providers — TX
NPPES · Open Payments · Medicare| Provider | City | Medicare Volume | Beneficiaries* | Top Procedure | Industry Payments | Payment Type | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRIPATHY, UTTAM MD | Sugar Land | 1,824 | — | Contrast dye for imaging (iodine-based) | $48,760 (2018-2024) | — | Very High |
| PEDEN, ERIC MD | Houston | 1,452 | — | Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | $95,672 (2018-2024) | — | Very High |
| ALONSO, JAVIER M.D., PH.D., P.A. | Corpus Christi | 1,442 | — | Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | $29,022 (2018-2024) | — | Very High |
| MANISCALCO, STEPHEN M.D. | Shenandoah | 1,433 | — | Hospital follow-up visit, low complexity | $11,332 (2018-2024) | — | Very High |
| MISICK, LOFTON MD | Corpus Christi | 1,093 | — | Additional sedation, per 15 minutes | $20,534 (2018-2024) | — | Very High |
| BALDWIN, ROBERT MD | Houston | 991 | — | Ultrasound of arm and leg arteries | $12,391 (2018-2024) | — | Very High |
| LEWIS, HARRY M.D. | Paris | 924 | — | Nursing facility visit, low complexity | $0 | — | High |
| ECHEVERRI, LUIS MD | Houston | 835 | — | Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | $17,146 (2018-2024) | — | Very High |
| WOLF, RANDALL M.D. | Houston | 817 | — | Remote cardiac rhythm monitor evaluation, up to 30 days | $256,510 (2018-2024) | — | Very High |
| RODMAN, CHARLES MD | Corpus Christi | 730 | — | Ultrasound of arm or leg veins | $3,806 (2018-2024) | — | Very High |
| GURMENDI, ALFREDO MD | Greenville | 702 | — | Skin and tissue removal, 20 sq cm or less | $13,789 (2018-2024) | — | Very High |
| HANSEN, HENRY MD | Houston | 665 | — | Ultrasound of arm or leg veins | $791 (2018-2024) | — | Very High |
| KWON, CHRISTOPHER MD | Waco | 646 | — | New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | $70,137 (2018-2024) | — | Very High |
| KIRBY, JAMES M.D. | Bryan | 618 | — | Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | $771 (2018-2024) | — | Very High |
| SMITH, CHARLES M.D. | Bryan | 573 | — | Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | $24,257 (2018-2024) | — | Very High |
| GUAJARDO SALINAS, GUSTAVO MD | San Antonio | 541 | — | Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | $15,553 (2018-2024) | — | Very High |
| BIELEFELD, MARK MD | Corpus Christi | 527 | — | Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | $2,248 (2018-2024) | — | Very High |
| KIM, MIN M.D. | Houston | 520 | — | Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | $179,405 (2018-2024) | — | Very High |
| CACCITOLO, JAMES MD | Tyler | 510 | — | New patient office visit (45-59 min) | $6,597 (2018-2024) | — | Very High |
| WILCOTT, ROBERT MD | Sherman | 461 | — | New patient office visit (45-59 min) | $25,450 (2018-2024) | — | Very High |
| TURNER, WILLIAM M.D. | Tyler | 457 | — | New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | $3,954 (2018-2024) | — | Very High |
| REIS, VICTOR M.D. | Edinburg | 449 | — | Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | $26,248 (2018-2024) | — | Very High |
| BRUNO, FELICE M.D. | El Paso | 447 | — | Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | $153 (2018-2023) | — | Very High |
| KHALAFI, S M MD | Fort Worth | 437 | — | Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | $62,253 (2018-2024) | — | Very High |
| KERENDI, FARAZ MD | Austin | 436 | — | New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | $979,909 (2018-2024) | — | Very High |
| HIRSCH, BENJAMIN M.D. | Lubbock | 436 | — | Initial hospital admission, high complexity | $6,336 (2018-2024) | — | Very High |
| GARRISON, JAMES M.D. | San Antonio | 436 | — | Transcatheter aortic valve replacement via femoral artery | $31,504 (2018-2024) | — | Very High |
| CHIHARA, RAY M.D. | Houston | 432 | — | Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | $17,960 (2018-2024) | — | Very High |
| TAVARES, SERGIO M.D. | Corpus Christi | 421 | — | New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | $876 (2018-2024) | — | Very High |
| MACIAS, CARLOS M.D. | Fort Worth | 414 | — | Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | $2,819 (2018-2024) | — | Very High |
| SEES, DAVID M.D. | Lufkin | 412 | — | Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | $49,267 (2018-2024) | — | Very High |
| MORALES, J M.D. | Corpus Christi | 408 | — | Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | $87,183 (2018-2024) | — | Very High |
| CHAN, EDWARD MD | Houston | 408 | — | Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | $83,148 (2018-2024) | — | Very High |
| MYRICK, TERRY MD | Beaumont | 398 | — | Ultrasound of head and neck blood flow, bilateral | $5,229 (2018-2024) | — | Very High |
| WEST, CHARLES M.D. | Fort Worth | 387 | — | New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | $7,280 (2018-2024) | — | Very High |
| HOANG, THOMAS MD | Texarkana | 353 | — | Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | $969 (2018-2023) | — | Very High |
| CARLSON, DAVID M.D. | Abilene | 346 | — | Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | $1,347 (2018-2024) | — | Very High |
| CHATTERJEE, SUBHASIS MD | Houston | 341 | — | Critical care, first 30-74 min | $12,607 (2018-2024) | — | Very High |
| WILLIAMS, DEREK MD | Richardson | 336 | — | Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | $50,771 (2018-2024) | — | Very High |
| NAHAS, CESAR MD | Houston | 330 | — | Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | $4,304 (2018-2024) | — | Very High |
| CONNER, WILLIAM MD | Austin | 326 | — | Partial removal of chest bone | $6,204 (2018-2024) | — | Very High |
| NERAVETLA, SOUMYA M.D. | Round Rock | 324 | — | Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | $47,763 (2018-2024) | — | Very High |
| PATEL, KIRIT M.D. | Midland | 322 | — | New patient office visit, 15-29 minutes | $110,262 (2018-2024) | — | Very High |
| CAI, TUNG MD | Denton | 312 | — | Endoscopic vein harvest | $47,227 (2018-2024) | — | Very High |
| DEWAN, BRENDAN MD | Austin | 302 | — | New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | $26,728 (2018-2024) | — | Very High |
| ROUGHNEEN, PATRICK M.D. | Wichita Falls | 301 | — | Initial hospital admission, high complexity | $8,966 (2018-2024) | — | Very High |
| KRUEGER, ANITA M.D. | Fort Worth | 293 | — | Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | $15,822 (2018-2024) | — | Very High |
| PHILLIPS, WENDELL MD | Tyler | 289 | — | Endoscopic vein harvest | $3,880 (2018-2024) | — | Very High |
| LA MENDOLA, STEPHEN MD | Beaumont | 283 | — | New patient office visit (45-59 min) | $5,881 (2018-2024) | — | Very High |
| SCHAFFER, JUSTIN M.D. | Plano | 281 | — | Transcatheter aortic valve replacement via femoral artery | $10,526 (2018-2024) | — | Very High |
Note: Thoracic Surgery encompasses multiple subspecialties with different practice patterns.
Differences in payment amounts and procedure volumes may reflect subspecialty focus
rather than practice quality. Consider viewing individual profiles for full context.