NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Erik Eddie Suarez, M.D.

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Houston, TX

Erik Eddie Suarez, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1356589675, issued on Jan 23, 2009. Check the license (Texas P4387, 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
1356589675
Name
Erik Eddie Suarez
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
License number
P4387 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1101 Bates Ave, Houston, TX 77030
Phone
(713) 798-1300
Enumerated
Jan 23, 2009
Record last updated
Mar 23, 2026
Medicaid IDs
311799602 TX
311799605 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20121012000173); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Southwestern Medical School At Dallas, 2001
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 1101 Bates Ave

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

  1. Trayna AdamsSurgical Assistant1578253944
  2. Alma AguilarPharmacist1023737673
  3. Yossef AlsabawiStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1346184157
  4. Jace Anderson, PHARMDSolid Organ Transplant Pharmacist1437079662
  5. Ariella Azimi, DOHospitalist Physician1932773314
  6. Noureddeen Bitar, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1164124509

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  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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Industry payments in 2024: $13,267.64

15 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Paragonix Technologies, 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.

  1. Erik Suarez$13,268
  2. Specialty average$7,829

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. Baylor College OF MedicineHouston, TX
  2. Tmh Physician Associates PLLCHouston, TX

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

Erik Eddie Suarez among 484 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Texas

Erik Eddie Suarez, M.D. 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 2009, is newer than 71% of them.

  • NPI issued2009 · 71% of these records are older, 27% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated2001 · median 1996 among the 309 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 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.

The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Marvin Atkins, MDHouston, TX 770301730160706
  2. Steven Eisenberg, M.D.Houston, TX 770301073512513
  3. Jonathan Ho, MDHouston, TX 770301417949264
  4. Gerald Lawrie, MDHouston, TX 770301457351074
  5. Thomas Macgillivray, MDHouston, TX 770301184605354
  6. Walter Ohara, MDHouston, TX 770301376541789
  7. Octavio Pajaro, M.D.Houston, TX 770301629065677
  8. Rick Peng, M.D.Houston, TX 770301154304103

Common questions

What is Erik Eddie Suarez, M.D.'s NPI number?

Erik Eddie Suarez, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356589675, issued on Jan 23, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Erik Eddie Suarez, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1101 Bates Ave, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 798-1300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Erik Eddie Suarez, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number P4387, 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.

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.