Donald S. Cross, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Waco, TX
Donald S. Cross, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Waco, Texas, and NPI 1447256110, issued on Jun 27, 2005. Check the license (Texas K4671, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Donald S. Cross
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- K4671 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7125 New Sanger Avenue, Waco, TX 76712
- Phone
- (254) 399-5400
- Enumerated
- Jun 27, 2005
- Record last updated
- Nov 10, 2023
- Fax
- (254) 772-8669
- Medicaid IDs
- 157559903 TX
157559901 TX - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100726000488); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston, 1996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 7125 New Sanger Avenue
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Donald S. Cross in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license K4671Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
8,468 Medicare Part D claims for 1,130 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate745 claims
- Carvedilol657 claims
- Eliquis593 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium521 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate429 claims
- Furosemide404 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): 100 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $3,426.61
38 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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 2 group practices
- Cardiac Cath Lab OF Waco LPWaco, TX
- Waco Cardiology AssociatesWaco, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Donald S. Cross among 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records in Texas
Donald S. Cross, M.D. is one of 1,603 cardiovascular disease 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 80% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 1998 among the 1,219 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records in Texas.
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The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Attas, M.D.Waco, TX 767121669476487
- Rodney Brown, M.D.Waco, TX 767121639174337
- Douglas Johnson, D.O.Waco, TX 767121841464153
- Dane LangsjoenWaco, TX 767121245597400
- Phuong Tram Le, M.D.Waco, TX 767121659639433
- Thomas Lundeen, M.D.Waco, TX 767121174527998
- James Myatt, MDWaco, TX 767121871778001
- Ruchir Shah, MDWaco, TX 767121336533637
Common questions
What is Donald S. Cross, M.D.'s NPI number?
Donald S. Cross, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447256110, issued on Jun 27, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Donald S. Cross, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7125 New Sanger Avenue, Waco, TX, 76712. Phone: (254) 399-5400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Donald S. Cross, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number K4671, 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 Donald S. Cross, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Donald S. Cross, M.D. had 8,468 Medicare Part D claims for 1,130 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Donald S. Cross, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.