NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Cara A. East, MD

Interventional Cardiology Physician · Dallas, TX

Cara A. East, MD is an interventional cardiology physician with a practice address in Dallas, Texas, and NPI 1770530420, issued on May 28, 2006. Check the license (Texas F9390, 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
1770530420
Name
Cara A. East
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Interventional Cardiology Physician 207RI0011X
License number
F9390 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3600 Gaston Ave, Dallas, TX 75246
Phone
(214) 826-6044
Enumerated
May 28, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 13, 2026
Fax
(214) 823-7183
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 3600 Gaston Ave

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

  1. Carol Adair, M.D.Anatomic Pathology Physician1790756369
  2. Paul Aggarwal, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1740228063
  3. Ashley Agura, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1871988519
  4. Abrar Ahmad, MDHospitalist Physician1346270634
  5. Tanveer Ahmed, MDCritical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1265491724
  6. Lisette Alfaro-Berg, MDHospitalist Physician1437189727

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  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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95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional cardiology physician in 2024

174 Medicare Part D claims for 49 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,179 among the 6,605 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 24% of claims.

  1. Cara East174
  2. Specialty average3,179

Most prescribed

  1. Rosuvastatin Calcium34 claims
  2. Repatha Sureclick18 claims
  3. Metoprolol Succinate14 claims
  4. Olmesartan-Hydrochlorothiazide14 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: $13,271.39

42 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 6,394 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,062.29 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Cara East$13,271
  2. Specialty average$7,062

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Cara A. East among 724 interventional cardiology physician records in Texas

Cara A. East, MD is one of 724 interventional cardiology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 97% 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 15% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 57% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 97% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 90% of these records are
  • Record last updated2026 · 31% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0011X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Interventional Cardiology Physician providers in Texas

There are 724 interventional cardiology physician records in Texas.

The 8 interventional cardiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Vikas Jindal, M.D.Dallas, TX 752461033126321
  2. Carlos Velasco, MDDallas, TX 752461013955319
  3. Sudhir Thotakura, M.D.Dallas, TX 752431730447756
  4. Armando Yepes, M.D.Dallas, TX 752431710987458
  5. William Posligua, M.D.Dallas, TX 752371902080484
  6. Roberto Wayhs, MDDallas, TX 752371760430458
  7. Jose Iturbe, MDDallas, TX 752351174753198
  8. Oladipupo OlafiranyeDallas, TX 752351679757876

Common questions

What is Cara A. East, MD's NPI number?

Cara A. East, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770530420, issued on May 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Cara A. East, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3600 Gaston Ave, Dallas, TX, 75246. Phone: (214) 826-6044. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Cara A. East, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number F9390, 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 Cara A. East, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Cara A. East, MD had 174 Medicare Part D claims for 49 beneficiaries; the average among interventional cardiology physician prescribers was 3,179. 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.