Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Edward Baptista, M.D.

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Humble, TX

Edward Baptista, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Humble, Texas, and NPI 1487762209, issued on Aug 29, 2006. Check the license (Texas K2843, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1487762209
Name
Edward Baptista
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License number
K2843 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
18450 Highway 59 N, Humble, TX 77338
Phone
(281) 446-6656
Enumerated
Aug 29, 2006
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 18450 Highway 59 N

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

  1. Syed Ali, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1194286864
  2. Armita Atashband, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1285872804
  3. Victoria Brinkley, APRNAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1588972111
  4. Dylan Brooks, MDVascular Surgery Physician1528640273
  5. Maria Codreanu, M.D.Vascular Surgery Physician1710131933
  6. Michael Daniel, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1275896649

Verify Edward Baptista 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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2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

6,765 Medicare Part D claims for 894 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,149 among the 19,556 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.

  1. Edward Baptista6,765
  2. Specialty average3,149

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium415 claims
  2. Losartan Potassium406 claims
  3. Metoprolol Succinate403 claims
  4. Carvedilol395 claims
  5. Eliquis393 claims
  6. Clopidogrel390 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 80.2 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score62.2
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%97.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $1,958.86

91 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 16,209 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,923.81 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Edward Baptista$1,958.86
  2. Specialty average$4,923.81

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

One hospital or facility affiliation

  1. Cardiovascular Association, P.L.L.C.Humble, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

31 cardiovascular disease physician records list a Humble practice address

They are 31 of the 1,933 NPPES records with a Humble practice address, and 1,578 cardiovascular disease physician records in Texas.

Other cardiovascular disease physician records in Texas

  1. Aamir Abbas, M.D.Houston, TX1487948030
  2. Ismaile Abdalla, M.D.Amarillo, TX1386610285
  3. Yasir Abdul Ghaffar, M.D.San Antonio, TX1053674408
  4. Amer Abdulla, MDGalveston, TX1437533205
  5. Arif Abdullah, M.D.Conroe, TX1801803069
  6. Nabeel Abdullah, MDPort Arthur, TX1952306565
  7. Zainul Abedin, MDEl Paso, TX1265460885
  8. William Abide, M.D.San Marcos, TX1932307261
  9. Wael Abo-Auda, M.D.McKinney, TX1891782512
  10. Dia Abochamh, MDPort Arthur, TX1417952029

Common questions

What is Edward Baptista, M.D.'s NPI number?

Edward Baptista, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487762209, issued on Aug 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Edward Baptista, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 18450 Highway 59 N, Humble, TX, 77338. Phone: (281) 446-6656. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Edward Baptista, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number K2843, 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 Edward Baptista, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Edward Baptista, M.D. had 6,765 Medicare Part D claims for 894 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,149. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Edward Baptista, M.D.'s Medicare quality score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 80.2 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), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.