Aaron Bettenhausen, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · San Antonio, TX
Aaron Bettenhausen, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in San Antonio, Texas, and NPI 1538513692, issued on Apr 14, 2016. Check the license (Texas T7869, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Aaron Bettenhausen
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- T7869 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8300 Floyd Curl Dr, San Antonio, TX 78229
- Phone
- (210) 450-9000
- Enumerated
- Apr 14, 2016
- Record last updated
- Jul 19, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220714003876); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of North Dakota School Of Medicine, 2016
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Aaron Bettenhausen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license T7869Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
33% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
68 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 18 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen17 claims
- Mupirocin13 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $40.90
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Hologic Sales and Service, LLC. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- University OF Texas Health Science Center AT San AntonioSan Antonio, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Aaron Bettenhausen among 484 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Texas
Aaron Bettenhausen, MD is one of 484 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Texas. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 88% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 88% of these records are older, 10% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 1996 among the 309 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Texas
There are 484 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Texas.
All 484 in Texas → Every provider in San Antonio → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Clinton Baisden, MDSan Antonio, TX 782291740291269
- John Calhoon, MDSan Antonio, TX 782291568579548
- Andrea Carpenter, MDSan Antonio, TX 782291902913981
- William Davis, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782291437195187
- Daniel De Armond, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782291861595779
- Nilto De Oliveira, MDSan Antonio, TX 782291376507939
- Michael Eppinger, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782291871573105
- James Garrison, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782291003843830
Common questions
What is Aaron Bettenhausen, MD's NPI number?
Aaron Bettenhausen, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538513692, issued on Apr 14, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Aaron Bettenhausen, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8300 Floyd Curl Dr, San Antonio, TX, 78229. Phone: (210) 450-9000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Aaron Bettenhausen, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number T7869, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Aaron Bettenhausen, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Aaron Bettenhausen, MD had 68 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.