Albert James Hicks, M.D.
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician · Temple, TX
Albert James Hicks, M.D. is an advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician with a practice address in Temple, Texas, and NPI 1386808012, issued on Jul 11, 2008. Check the license (Texas Q7557, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Albert James Hicks
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician 207RA0001X
- License numbers
- Q7557 TX
D74400 MD
MT191079 PA
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 11, 2008
- Record last updated
- Dec 28, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120827000635); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Temple University School Of Medicine, 2007
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Albert James Hicks in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license Q7557Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
66% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician in 2024
677 Medicare Part D claims for 69 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,965 among the 1,124 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate90 claims
- Spironolactone84 claims
- Jardiance80 claims
- Entresto68 claims
- Carvedilol44 claims
- Furosemide39 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: $123,888.60
154 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was CVRx, Inc. The 1,027 providers of this specialty with any payment received $10,265.85 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 Maryland Physicians PABaltimore, MD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Albert James Hicks among 83 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records in Texas
Albert James Hicks, M.D. is one of 83 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 99% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 29% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 29% of these records are older, 61% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 99% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 93% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2008 among the 77 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 23% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RA0001X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician providers in Texas
There are 83 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records in Texas.
All 83 in Texas → Every provider in Temple → Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician nationwide →
The 8 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ernesto Ruiz Duque, MDTemple, TX 765081215439708
- John Schmittner, MDTemple, TX 765081275891913
- Manmeet Singh, MDTemple, TX 765081508021700
- Cyril Varughese, D.O.Fort Worth, TX 761041770710543
- Barry Trachtenberg, MDHouston, TX 770041639331473
- Andrew Civitello, M.D.Houston, TX 770301104863745
- Janardhana Gorthi, MBBSHouston, TX 770301942492228
- Ashrith Guha, M.D.Houston, TX 770301962609693
Common questions
What is Albert James Hicks, M.D.'s NPI number?
Albert James Hicks, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1386808012, issued on Jul 11, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Albert James Hicks, 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 Albert James Hicks, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number Q7557, 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 Albert James Hicks, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Albert James Hicks, M.D. had 677 Medicare Part D claims for 69 beneficiaries; the average among advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician prescribers was 1,965. 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.