NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Carol Ann Andrus, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Corpus Christi, TX

Carol Ann Andrus, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Corpus Christi, Texas, and NPI 1629090899, issued on Jul 24, 2006. Check the license (Texas K0057, 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
1629090899
Name
Carol Ann Andrus
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
K0057 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
15217 S Padre Island Dr Ste 212, Corpus Christi, TX 78418
Phone
(361) 260-1400
Enumerated
Jul 24, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 31, 2026
Fax
(361) 260-1401
Medicaid ID
173721501 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040820000167); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Medical School At San Antonio, 1986
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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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
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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41% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

2,090 Medicare Part D claims for 71 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 17 claims were for opioids.

  1. Carol Andrus2,090
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Esomeprazole Magnesium179 claims
  2. Lactulose104 claims
  3. Lacosamide100 claims
  4. Alendronate Sodium89 claims
  5. Atorvastatin Calcium89 claims
  6. Levothyroxine Sodium87 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Health And Human Services CommissionCorpus Christi, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Carol Ann Andrus among 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas

Carol Ann Andrus, M.D. is one of 11,119 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% 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 12% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 54% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated1986 · median 2004 among the 7,095 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

193 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Corpus Christi

They are 193 of the 5,600 NPPES records with a practice address in Corpus Christi, and 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jackson Chen, M.D.Corpus Christi, TX 784181063494797
  2. Thomas Dorrell, MDCorpus Christi, TX 784181881674141
  3. David Foster, M.D.Corpus Christi, TX 784181750312377
  4. Juan Garcia, FNPCorpus Christi, TX 784181992289144
  5. Jared Shahan, M.D.Corpus Christi, TX 784181518144773
  6. Tracy Snow Mills, D.O.Corpus Christi, TX 784181225478019
  7. John Cook, MDCorpus Christi, TX 784191376171710
  8. Carolyn Franklin, M.D.Corpus Christi, TX 784191164407888

Common questions

What is Carol Ann Andrus, M.D.'s NPI number?

Carol Ann Andrus, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629090899, issued on Jul 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Carol Ann Andrus, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 15217 S Padre Island Dr Ste 212, Corpus Christi, TX, 78418. Phone: (361) 260-1400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Carol Ann Andrus, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number K0057, 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 Carol Ann Andrus, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Carol Ann Andrus, M.D. had 2,090 Medicare Part D claims for 71 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.