Ernesto Varela, MD
Pediatrics Physician · San Antonio, TX
Ernesto Varela, MD is a pediatrics physician with a practice address in San Antonio, Texas, and NPI 1831142322, issued on May 18, 2006. Check the license (Texas H8880, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ernesto Varela
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pediatrics Physician 208000000X
- License number
- H8880 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 315 N San Saba Ste 1075, San Antonio, TX 78207
- Phone
- (210) 922-7000
- Enumerated
- May 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 21, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (210) 227-0282
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 315 N San Saba Ste 1075
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Ernesto Varela in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license H8880Check 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: $15.70
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. 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.
Ernesto Varela among 5,641 pediatrics physician records in Texas
Ernesto Varela, 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 2006, is newer than 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 47% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 9% of these records are
- Record last updated2020 · 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).
462 pediatrics physician records list a practice address in San Antonio
They are 462 of the 37,749 NPPES records with a practice address in San Antonio, and 5,641 pediatrics physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Ernesto Varela, MD's NPI number?
Ernesto Varela, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831142322, issued on May 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ernesto Varela, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 315 N San Saba Ste 1075, San Antonio, TX, 78207. Phone: (210) 922-7000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ernesto Varela, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number H8880, 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.