Charles Schwartz, DO
Surgery Physician · Laredo, TX
Charles Schwartz, DO is a surgery physician with a practice address in Laredo, Texas, and NPI 1437133725, issued on Dec 1, 2005. Check the license (Texas L0574, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Charles Schwartz
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- L0574 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6801 Mcpherson Ave, Laredo, TX 78041
- Phone
- (956) 795-1991
- Enumerated
- Dec 1, 2005
- Record last updated
- Mar 4, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (956) 795-1955
- Medicaid ID
- 031206801 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120404000971); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of North Texas Hsc, College Of Osteopathic Med, 1995
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Charles Schwartz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license L0574Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
45% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
213 Medicare Part D claims for 174 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 16 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levofloxacin43 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim22 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl18 claims
- Acetaminophen-Codeine14 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass12 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): 79.6 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Laredo Emergency Medicine Associates PALaredo, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Charles Schwartz among 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas
Charles Schwartz, DO 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 90% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2004 among the 1,350 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 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 Laredo → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Raul Cantu-Willman, M.D.Laredo, TX 780411588842611
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- Roberto Gomez-Vazquez, M.D.Laredo, TX 780411245397694
- Ivan Mederos, M.D.Laredo, TX 780411205809258
- Michael Morris, M.D.Laredo, TX 780411336313576
- Gary Unzeitig, M.D.Laredo, TX 780411528129921
- Jorge Vela, M.D.Laredo, TX 780411235247735
- Marcia Chung, MDLaredo, TX 780451285907535
Common questions
What is Charles Schwartz, DO's NPI number?
Charles Schwartz, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437133725, issued on Dec 1, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Charles Schwartz, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6801 Mcpherson Ave, Laredo, TX, 78041. Phone: (956) 795-1991. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Charles Schwartz, DO's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number L0574, 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 Charles Schwartz, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Charles Schwartz, DO had 213 Medicare Part D claims for 174 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Charles Schwartz, DO's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 79.6 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), 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.