NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Aaron L. Cernero, DO

Surgery Physician · Denison, TX

Aaron L. Cernero, DO is a surgery physician with a practice address in Denison, Texas, and NPI 1194767350, issued on Jun 12, 2006. Check the license (Texas L4287, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1194767350
Name
Aaron L. Cernero
Credential
DO
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
L4287 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5630 Woodlands Trl Ste 100, Denison, TX 75020
Phone
(903) 462-4247
Enumerated
Jun 12, 2006
Record last updated
Nov 4, 2025
Fax
(888) 212-0812
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20060717000159); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of North Texas Hsc, College Of Osteopathic Med, 2001
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Verify Aaron L. Cernero in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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2.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgery physician in 2024

375 Medicare Part D claims for 123 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims. 79 claims were for opioids.

  1. Aaron Cernero375
  2. Specialty average147

Most prescribed

  1. Ondansetron Odt91 claims
  2. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen71 claims
  3. Bupropion Xl44 claims
  4. Famotidine30 claims
  5. Naltrexone Hcl25 claims
  6. Pantoprazole Sodium17 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.

The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score100.0
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $512.59

15 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Integra LifeSciences Corporation. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Aaron Cernero$512.59
  2. Specialty average$3,513.80

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Aaron L. Cernero among 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas

Aaron L. Cernero, DO is one of 2,192 surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 10% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 58% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated2001 · median 2004 among the 1,350 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 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 208600000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in Texas

There are 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Matthew Burruss, M.D.Denison, TX 750201518194984
  2. Morgan FloydDenison, TX 750201942662952
  3. Rolando Oro, M.D.Denison, TX 750201639161599
  4. Brandon Sumner, D.O.Denison, TX 750201295098499
  5. Rebecca Jankowski, MDFlower Mound, TX 750221962541904
  6. James Chambers, M.D., M.P.H.Plano, TX 750241275609448
  7. John Josephs, MDPlano, TX 750241215971247
  8. William Kantor, M.D.Plano, TX 750241851441828

Common questions

What is Aaron L. Cernero, DO's NPI number?

Aaron L. Cernero, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194767350, issued on Jun 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Aaron L. Cernero, DO located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5630 Woodlands Trl Ste 100, Denison, TX, 75020. Phone: (903) 462-4247. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Aaron L. Cernero, DO's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number L4287, 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 L. Cernero, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Aaron L. Cernero, DO had 375 Medicare Part D claims for 123 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Aaron L. Cernero, DO's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.