Carlos Cardenas
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Dallas, TX
Carlos Cardenas is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Dallas, Texas, and NPI 1538588728, issued on Apr 15, 2014. Check the license (Texas Q6160, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Carlos Cardenas
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- Q6160 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5939 Harry Hines Blvd 6TH FL Ste 620, Dallas, TX 75390
- Phone
- (214) 645-5505
- Enumerated
- Apr 15, 2014
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Carlos Cardenas in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license Q6160Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
46% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
805 Medicare Part D claims for 147 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,498 among the 6,594 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 56% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Fluticasone Propionate68 claims
- Azithromycin59 claims
- Spiriva Respimat51 claims
- Trelegy Ellipta47 claims
- Anoro Ellipta46 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa44 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 74.6 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $118.59
1 payment, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.. The 4,997 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,850.73 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.
One hospital or facility affiliation
- University OF Texas Southwestern Medical Center AT DallasDallas, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
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Common questions
What is Carlos Cardenas's NPI number?
Carlos Cardenas's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538588728, issued on Apr 15, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Carlos Cardenas located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5939 Harry Hines Blvd 6TH FL Ste 620, Dallas, TX, 75390. Phone: (214) 645-5505. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Carlos Cardenas's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number Q6160, 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 Carlos Cardenas prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Carlos Cardenas had 805 Medicare Part D claims for 147 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,498. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Carlos Cardenas's Medicare quality score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 74.6 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), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.