NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Alexander Cantu

Family Medicine Physician · Austin, TX

Alexander Cantu is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Austin, Texas, and NPI 1609443340, issued on Jun 10, 2021. Check the license (Texas V1746, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1609443340
Name
Alexander Cantu
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License numbers
V1746 TX
MT223807 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3001 Palm Way Ste 134, Austin, TX 78758
Phone
(888) 663-6331
Enumerated
Jun 10, 2021
Record last updated
Mar 17, 2025
Fax
(415) 252-7176
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20241016004963); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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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Also registered at 3001 Palm Way Ste 134

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Harland Berning, MSN, APRN, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1043773831
  2. Ashley Buchanan, PA-CPhysician Assistant1891188058
  3. Tanzina Islam, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1962542498
  4. Lamia Kadir, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1942366638
  5. Will Price, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1275069445

Verify Alexander Cantu 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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65% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

1,243 Medicare Part D claims for 100 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims.

  1. Alexander Cantu1,243
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium101 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate70 claims
  3. Gabapentin56 claims
  4. Omeprazole50 claims
  5. Metformin Hcl Er43 claims
  6. Duloxetine Hcl37 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: $69.80

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Alexander Cantu$69.80
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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

  1. Seton Family OF DoctorsAustin, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Alexander Cantu among 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas

Alexander Cantu is one of 11,119 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 91% of them.

  • NPI issued2021 · 91% of these records are older, 6% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated2021 · median 2004 among the 7,095 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

544 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Austin

They are 544 of the 26,585 NPPES records with a practice address in Austin, and 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ann Abraham, MDAustin, TX 787581437152048
  2. Jennifer Arnecilla, M.D.Austin, TX 787581982604161
  3. David Escamilla, MDAustin, TX 787581427093434
  4. William Evans, MDAustin, TX 787581497722953
  5. Sujata Jere, MDAustin, TX 787581790746683
  6. David Joseph, M.D.Austin, TX 787581699744763
  7. Steve Loeschen, D.O,Austin, TX 787581730197120
  8. Claudia Molina-Batlle, MDAustin, TX 787581508800863

Common questions

What is Alexander Cantu's NPI number?

Alexander Cantu's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609443340, issued on Jun 10, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Alexander Cantu located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3001 Palm Way Ste 134, Austin, TX, 78758. Phone: (888) 663-6331. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Alexander Cantu's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number V1746, 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 Alexander Cantu prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Alexander Cantu had 1,243 Medicare Part D claims for 100 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.