Arthur R. Fernandez, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Corpus Christi, TX
Arthur R. Fernandez, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Corpus Christi, Texas, and NPI 1053354555, issued on Jun 13, 2006. Check the license (Texas M2617, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Arthur R. Fernandez
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- M2617 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 14493 South Padre Island Drive, Corpus Christi, TX 78418
- Phone
- (713) 204-8341
- Enumerated
- Jun 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 29, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20061010000757); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Arthur R. Fernandez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license M2617Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
45% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
124 Medicare Part D claims for 86 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim22 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl13 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass12 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl12 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 79.6 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).
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Laredo Emergency Medicine Associates PALaredo, TX
- Webb Emergency Medicine Associates PALaredo, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Arthur R. Fernandez among 4,885 emergency medicine physician records in Texas
Arthur R. Fernandez, MD is one of 4,885 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 83% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 67% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2013 among the 2,779 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
155 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Corpus Christi
They are 155 of the 5,600 NPPES records with a practice address in Corpus Christi, and 4,885 emergency medicine physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Arthur R. Fernandez, MD's NPI number?
Arthur R. Fernandez, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053354555, issued on Jun 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Arthur R. Fernandez, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 14493 South Padre Island Drive, Corpus Christi, TX, 78418. Phone: (713) 204-8341. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Arthur R. Fernandez, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number M2617, 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 Arthur R. Fernandez, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Arthur R. Fernandez, MD had 124 Medicare Part D claims for 86 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Arthur R. Fernandez, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 79.6 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.