Edward Sako, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · San Antonio, TX
Edward Sako, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in San Antonio, Texas, and NPI 1871502187, issued on Aug 5, 2006. Check the license (Texas J2774, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Edward Sako
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- J2774 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7703 Floyd Curl Dr, San Antonio, TX 78229
- Phone
- (210) 257-1400
- Enumerated
- Aug 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 6, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (210) 257-1428
- Medicaid ID
- 102909202 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090409000167); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Minnesota Medical School, 1982
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Edward Sako in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license J2774Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
71% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
29 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $143.01
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Atricure, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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 one group practice
- University OF Texas Health Science Center AT San AntonioSan Antonio, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Edward Sako among 484 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Texas
Edward Sako, MD is one of 484 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Texas. 79% 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 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1982 · median 1996 among the 309 with a school on file
- Record last updated2009 · 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 208G00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Texas
There are 484 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Texas.
All 484 in Texas → Every provider in San Antonio → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Clinton Baisden, MDSan Antonio, TX 782291740291269
- John Calhoon, MDSan Antonio, TX 782291568579548
- Andrea Carpenter, MDSan Antonio, TX 782291902913981
- William Davis, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782291437195187
- Daniel De Armond, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782291861595779
- Nilto De Oliveira, MDSan Antonio, TX 782291376507939
- Michael Eppinger, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782291871573105
- James Garrison, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782291003843830
Common questions
What is Edward Sako, MD's NPI number?
Edward Sako, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871502187, issued on Aug 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Edward Sako, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7703 Floyd Curl Dr, San Antonio, TX, 78229. Phone: (210) 257-1400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Edward Sako, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number J2774, 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 Sako, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Edward Sako, MD had 29 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. 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.