NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Chris Casso, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Edinburg, TX

Chris Casso, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Edinburg, Texas, and NPI 1568543866, issued on Oct 17, 2006. Check the license (Texas M3179, 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
1568543866
Name
Chris Casso
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
M3179 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4001 S Sugar RD Ste B, Edinburg, TX 78539
Phone
(956) 603-1515
Enumerated
Oct 17, 2006
Record last updated
Aug 20, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(956) 252-2017
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20071024000181); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston, 2004
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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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Also registered at 4001 S Sugar RD Ste B

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

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  2. Maria Madrid, MDFamily Medicine Physician1457312365

Verify Chris Casso in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
    Search for license M3179    Check the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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2.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024

7,107 Medicare Part D claims for 333 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims. 16 claims were for opioids.

  1. Chris Casso7,107
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Levothyroxine Sodium346 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium337 claims
  3. Losartan Potassium289 claims
  4. Rosuvastatin Calcium246 claims
  5. Montelukast Sodium231 claims
  6. Amlodipine Besylate229 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: $115.55

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Chris Casso$115.55
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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

  1. Mcallen Hospitalist Group PLLCEdinburg, TX

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

Chris Casso among 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas

Chris Casso, 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
  • Graduated2004 · median 2004 among the 7,095 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 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).

62 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Edinburg

They are 62 of the 2,724 NPPES records with a practice address in Edinburg, and 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas.

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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Maria Arango, MDEdinburg, TX 785391053313809
  2. Dario Arango, MDEdinburg, TX 785391437151289
  3. Juan Castillo, M.D.Edinburg, TX 785391457333411
  4. Diana Cortinas, MDEdinburg, TX 785391669480976
  5. Marin Garza, MDEdinburg, TX 785391164481834
  6. Jesus Garza-Tamez, M.D.Edinburg, TX 785391891773305
  7. Desmond Ikondu, MDEdinburg, TX 785391053393983
  8. Jose Lopez, MDEdinburg, TX 785391053383810

Common questions

What is Chris Casso, M.D.'s NPI number?

Chris Casso, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568543866, issued on Oct 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Chris Casso, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4001 S Sugar RD Ste B, Edinburg, TX, 78539. Phone: (956) 603-1515. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Chris Casso, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number M3179, 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 Chris Casso, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Chris Casso, M.D. had 7,107 Medicare Part D claims for 333 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.

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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.