Carlos Garcia Cantu, MD
Surgery Physician · McAllen, TX
Carlos Garcia Cantu, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in McAllen, Texas, and NPI 1942234588, issued on Jul 10, 2006. Check the license (Texas K0763, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Carlos Garcia Cantu
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- K0763 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1100 E Dove Ave Ste 300, McAllen, TX 78504
- Phone
- (956) 362-8170
- Enumerated
- Jul 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 27, 2023
- Fax
- (956) 362-8168
- Medicaid IDs
- 031450204 TX
031450203 TX
031450205 TX
031450208 TX - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050329000819); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1100 E Dove Ave Ste 300
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Carlos Garcia Cantu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license K0763Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
41% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
87 Medicare Part D claims for 65 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 44 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Acetaminophen-Codeine42 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass11 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): 86.2 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: $148.20
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Endologix LLC. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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 one group practice
- Renaissance Specialty SurgeryMcAllen, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Carlos Garcia Cantu among 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas
Carlos Garcia Cantu, MD is one of 2,192 surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 76% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1985 · median 2004 among the 1,350 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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 208600000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Texas
There are 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas.
All 2,192 in Texas → Every provider in McAllen → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jose Almeda, M.D.McAllen, TX 785041144438383
- Raul Barreda, MDMcAllen, TX 785041881621365
- Edgar Cruz-Gonzalez, MDMcAllen, TX 785041609952092
- Jennifer Garza, MDMcAllen, TX 785041568502912
- Victor Haddad, MDMcAllen, TX 785041760568240
- Cera Kroenke, D.O.McAllen, TX 785041306371711
- Ricardo Martinez, M.D.McAllen, TX 785041609867308
- John Orfanos, MDMcAllen, TX 785041366476921
Common questions
What is Carlos Garcia Cantu, MD's NPI number?
Carlos Garcia Cantu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942234588, issued on Jul 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Carlos Garcia Cantu, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1100 E Dove Ave Ste 300, McAllen, TX, 78504. Phone: (956) 362-8170. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Carlos Garcia Cantu, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number K0763, 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 Garcia Cantu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Carlos Garcia Cantu, MD had 87 Medicare Part D claims for 65 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Carlos Garcia Cantu, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 86.2 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.