Carole C. Aponte, MD
Dermatology Physician · Richardson, TX
Carole C. Aponte, MD is a dermatology physician with a practice address in Richardson, Texas, and NPI 1053374033, issued on Apr 10, 2006. Check the license (Texas L5655, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Carole C. Aponte
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
- License number
- L5655 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3005 E. Renner Road, Richardson, TX 75082
- Phone
- (972) 699-0000
- Enumerated
- Apr 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 28, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (972) 699-0004
- Medicaid ID
- 162493401 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060728000293); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Baylor College Of Medicine, 1999
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest dermatology physician records → All 1,172 in Texas → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 3005 E. Renner Road
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Cameron Coury, MDDermatology Physician1104020767
Verify Carole C. Aponte in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license L5655Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
50% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatology physician in 2024
400 Medicare Part D claims for 211 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Triamcinolone Acetonide70 claims
- Fluorouracil51 claims
- Ketoconazole33 claims
- Clobetasol Propionate25 claims
- Clindamycin Phosphate21 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate20 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: $1,267.67
61 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Biotech, Inc. The 10,250 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,544.61 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
- Dermatology Specialists, PARichardson, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Carole C. Aponte among 1,172 dermatology physician records in Texas
Carole C. Aponte, MD is one of 1,172 dermatology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 88% 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, 63% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2008 among the 926 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207N00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Dermatology Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,172 dermatology physician records in Texas.
All 1,172 in Texas → Every provider in Richardson → Dermatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 dermatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Cameron Coury, MDRichardson, TX 750821104020767
- Diana Nguyen, MDRichardson, TX 750821750385688
- Kara Pretzlaff, M.D.Richardson, TX 750821760878029
- Sara Chapman, MDRichardson, TX 750801891801106
- Angie Koriakos, DORichardson, TX 750801396060794
- Kelsie Riemenschneider, MDRichardson, TX 750801508397837
- Donald Glass, M.D., PH,D,Prosper, TX 750781508052036
- Susanne Lockhart, MDProsper, TX 750781497857585
Common questions
What is Carole C. Aponte, MD's NPI number?
Carole C. Aponte, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053374033, issued on Apr 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Carole C. Aponte, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3005 E. Renner Road, Richardson, TX, 75082. Phone: (972) 699-0000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Carole C. Aponte, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number L5655, 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 Carole C. Aponte, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Carole C. Aponte, MD had 400 Medicare Part D claims for 211 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. 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.