Afshin Ehsan, M.D.
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Temple, TX
Afshin Ehsan, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Temple, Texas, and NPI 1508890260, issued on Jul 10, 2006. Check the license (Texas 48589, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Afshin Ehsan
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License numbers
- 48589 TX
153859 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2401 S 31St St, Temple, TX 76508
- Phone
- (254) 724-2111
- Enumerated
- Jul 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 31, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250317000891); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Southern California Keck School Of Medicine, 1994
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2401 S 31St St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Ossama Abou HassanCardiovascular Disease Physician1083252332
- Jose Marri Abril, MDSurgery Physician1336620806
- Kellie Achord, PA-CPhysician Assistant1841754355
- Alisa Acosta, MD, MPHPediatric Nephrology Physician1053553214
Verify Afshin Ehsan in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license 48589Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
38% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
63 Medicare Part D claims for 63 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Chlorhexidine Gluconate62 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: $1,990.35
16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Edwards Lifesciences Corporation. 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
- Scott And White ClinicTemple, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Afshin Ehsan among 484 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Texas
Afshin Ehsan, M.D. 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 2006, is newer than 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 1996 among the 309 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 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 Temple → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Emmanuel Amulraj, M.DTemple, TX 765081407005176
- Mustafa Baldawi, M.D.Temple, TX 765081750623526
- David Daniel, M.D.Temple, TX 765081164698221
- Sheikh Elahi, MDTemple, TX 765081083910186
- Pankaj Garg, MDTemple, TX 765081881241370
- Wade Knight, M.D.Temple, TX 765081710947189
- Daniel Lee, M.D.Temple, TX 765081235386392
- Amber Malhotra, MDTemple, TX 765081528548302
Common questions
What is Afshin Ehsan, M.D.'s NPI number?
Afshin Ehsan, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508890260, issued on Jul 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Afshin Ehsan, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2401 S 31St St, Temple, TX, 76508. Phone: (254) 724-2111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Afshin Ehsan, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number 48589, 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 Afshin Ehsan, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Afshin Ehsan, M.D. had 63 Medicare Part D claims for 63 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.