NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

David Enrique Catano, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Laredo, TX

David Enrique Catano, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Laredo, Texas, and NPI 1942863170, issued on Apr 14, 2019. Check the license (Texas T8780, 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
1942863170
Name
David Enrique Catano
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
T8780 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1700 E Saunders St Ste B680, Laredo, TX 78041
Phone
(956) 796-4934
Enumerated
Apr 14, 2019
Record last updated
Nov 12, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20221102003080); accepts Medicare assignment
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 1700 E Saunders St Ste B680

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

  1. Unknown Adil Mohammed SiddiquiStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1093657629

Verify David Enrique Catano in five checks

  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
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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71% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

1,018 Medicare Part D claims for 310 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 29 claims were for opioids.

  1. David Catano1,018
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium71 claims
  2. Doxycycline Hyclate38 claims
  3. Gabapentin33 claims
  4. Losartan Potassium33 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate32 claims
  6. Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide28 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: $17.87

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Dexcom, 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. David Catano$17.87
  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 2 group practices

  1. Hcc OF Laredo LLCLaredo, TX
  2. Hni Physician Services OF Texas IncLaredo, TX

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

David Enrique Catano among 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas

David Enrique Catano, MD 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 2019, is newer than 85% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 85% of these records are older, 12% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2004 among the 7,095 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 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).

70 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Laredo

They are 70 of the 2,290 NPPES records with a practice address in Laredo, and 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Richard Bang, M.D.Laredo, TX 780411467442848
  2. Luis Benavides, MDLaredo, TX 780411780656686
  3. Maurice Click, M.D.Laredo, TX 780411396791331
  4. Rene Compean, MDLaredo, TX 780411114942885
  5. Horacio Diaz, MDLaredo, TX 780411912999699
  6. Gustavo Garcia Ramos, MDLaredo, TX 780411609971423
  7. David Garza, D.O.Laredo, TX 780411073559324
  8. Beatriz Garza De Caldera, MDLaredo, TX 780411508850835

Common questions

What is David Enrique Catano, MD's NPI number?

David Enrique Catano, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942863170, issued on Apr 14, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is David Enrique Catano, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1700 E Saunders St Ste B680, Laredo, TX, 78041. Phone: (956) 796-4934. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify David Enrique Catano, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number T8780, 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 David Enrique Catano, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, David Enrique Catano, MD had 1,018 Medicare Part D claims for 310 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.