NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Fernando Ramirez Del Val, MD

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

Fernando Ramirez Del Val, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1144753526, issued on Apr 4, 2017. Check the license (Texas U7937, 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
1144753526
Name
Fernando Ramirez Del Val
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
License number
U7937 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
13300 Hargrave RD Ste 340, Houston, TX 77070
Phone
(281) 737-2918
Enumerated
Apr 4, 2017
Record last updated
Nov 7, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240205003163); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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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  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: $39.30

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medinc of Texas. 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. Fernando Ramirez Del Val$39.30
  2. Specialty average$7,828.84

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. Houston Methodist Specialty PhysiciansHouston, 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).

Fernando Ramirez Del Val among 484 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Texas

Fernando Ramirez Del Val, 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 2017, is newer than 90% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 90% of these records are older, 8% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated2009 · median 1996 among the 309 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 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. Lucas Duvall, MDHouston, TX 770701598975898
  2. Henry Hansen, MDHouston, TX 770701104881945
  3. Robert Baldwin, MDHouston, TX 770741154321487
  4. Dharmraj Chauhan, M.D.Houston, TX 770741568775096
  5. Luis Echeverri, MDHouston, TX 770741457351777
  6. Gonzalo Vargas, MDHouston, TX 770741265432314
  7. Robert McKowen, M.D.Houston, TX 770821861534828
  8. Cornelius Davis, M.D.Houston, TX 770561528037975

Common questions

What is Fernando Ramirez Del Val, MD's NPI number?

Fernando Ramirez Del Val, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144753526, issued on Apr 4, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Fernando Ramirez Del Val, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 13300 Hargrave RD Ste 340, Houston, TX, 77070. Phone: (281) 737-2918. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Fernando Ramirez Del Val, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number U7937, 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.