Erika Cantu, MD
Pediatrics Physician · Houston, TX
Erika Cantu, MD is a pediatrics physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1023452877, issued on Apr 23, 2013. Check the license (Texas Q8842, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Erika Cantu
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pediatrics Physician 208000000X
- License number
- Q8842 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7333 North Fwy Ste 122, Houston, TX 77076
- Phone
- (713) 694-3177
- Enumerated
- Apr 23, 2013
- Record last updated
- Jun 12, 2026
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 7333 North Fwy Ste 122
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Erika Cantu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license Q8842Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $93.22
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 21,580 providers of this specialty with any payment received $842.05 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.
Erika Cantu among 5,641 pediatrics physician records in Texas
Erika Cantu, MD is one of 5,641 pediatrics physician records with a practice address in Texas. 47% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 70% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 70% of these records are older, 28% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 47% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 9% of these records are
- Record last updated2026 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208000000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1,038 pediatrics physician records list a practice address in Houston
They are 1,038 of the 61,221 NPPES records with a practice address in Houston, and 5,641 pediatrics physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Erika Cantu, MD's NPI number?
Erika Cantu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023452877, issued on Apr 23, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Erika Cantu, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7333 North Fwy Ste 122, Houston, TX, 77076. Phone: (713) 694-3177. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Erika Cantu, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number Q8842, 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.