Amit Kishore Taggarse, MBBS
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · McAllen, TX
Amit Kishore Taggarse, MBBS is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in McAllen, Texas, and NPI 1629491246, issued on Feb 3, 2014. Check the license (Texas S3756, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Amit Kishore Taggarse
- Credential
- MBBS
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License numbers
- S3756 TX
E-10733 AR
59368 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4419 N Mccoll RD, McAllen, TX 78504
- Phone
- (956) 630-9430
- Enumerated
- Feb 3, 2014
- Record last updated
- Feb 19, 2026
- Fax
- (956) 686-2608
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170801003045); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records → All 484 in Texas → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 4419 N Mccoll RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Filiberto Rodriguez Salinas, M.D.Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1750352456
Verify Amit Kishore Taggarse in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license S3756Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
78% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
22 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 87.7 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $218.15
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. 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 2 group practices
- Baptist Health ServicesFort Smith, AR
- Tucson Physician Group Holdings LLCTucson, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Amit Kishore Taggarse among 484 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Texas
Amit Kishore Taggarse, MBBS 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 2014, is newer than 85% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 85% of these records are older, 14% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 1996 among the 309 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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 McAllen → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Filiberto Rodriguez Salinas, M.D.McAllen, TX 785041750352456
- Francisco Bracamontes, MDMcAllen, TX 785031912004425
- Lester Dyke, M.D.McAllen, TX 785031528030426
- Jaime Villarreal, MDMcAllen, TX 785011396766838
- Jose Escobar, MDEdinburg, TX 785391144424920
- Daniel Martinez, MDEdinburg, TX 785391932135779
- Victor Reis, M.D.Edinburg, TX 785391841586484
- Okezika Okereke, M.D. P.A.San Benito, TX 785861740264571
Common questions
What is Amit Kishore Taggarse, MBBS's NPI number?
Amit Kishore Taggarse, MBBS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629491246, issued on Feb 3, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Amit Kishore Taggarse, MBBS located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4419 N Mccoll RD, McAllen, TX, 78504. Phone: (956) 630-9430. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Amit Kishore Taggarse, MBBS's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number S3756, 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 Amit Kishore Taggarse, MBBS prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Amit Kishore Taggarse, MBBS had 22 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Amit Kishore Taggarse, MBBS's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.7 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.