NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Fernando Luis Sanchez, MD

Infectious Disease Physician · Laredo, TX

Fernando Luis Sanchez, MD is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Laredo, Texas, and NPI 1598863813, issued on Sep 20, 2006. Check the license (Texas N1877, 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
1598863813
Name
Fernando Luis Sanchez
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
License numbers
N1877 TX
14527 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
121 Calle Del Norte Ste 104, Laredo, TX 78041
Phone
(956) 722-0995
Enumerated
Sep 20, 2006
Record last updated
Aug 6, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(956) 722-0993
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20090817000669); accepts Medicare assignment
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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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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96% more Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024

1,349 Medicare Part D claims for 249 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Fernando Sanchez1,349
  2. Specialty average689

Most prescribed

  1. Biktarvy189 claims
  2. Doxycycline Hyclate79 claims
  3. Cephalexin57 claims
  4. Fluconazole57 claims
  5. Daptomycin53 claims
  6. Atorvastatin Calcium38 claims

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: $354.32

19 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Gilead Sciences, Inc. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,362.19 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Fernando Sanchez$354.32
  2. Specialty average$4,362.19

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

  1. Fernando Sanchez, I.D., P.A.Laredo, TX

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

Fernando Luis Sanchez among 674 infectious disease physician records in Texas

Fernando Luis Sanchez, MD is one of 674 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in Texas. 84% 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 7% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • Graduated2001 · median 2002 among the 510 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Infectious Disease Physician providers in Texas

There are 674 infectious disease physician records in Texas.

The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Chamalee Weeratunge, M.D.New Braunfels, TX 781301245274026
  2. Bruce Wood, MDNew Braunfels, TX 781301972576031
  3. Miguel Sierra-Hoffman, M.D.Victoria, TX 779011265472906
  4. Nicolas Melgarejo, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782051386882520
  5. Jason Bowling, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782071477573095
  6. Divya Chandramohan, MDSan Antonio, TX 782071467972208
  7. Manuel Camilo Endo Carvajal, MDSan Antonio, TX 782071346760956
  8. Heta Javeri, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782071457517088

Common questions

What is Fernando Luis Sanchez, MD's NPI number?

Fernando Luis Sanchez, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598863813, issued on Sep 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Fernando Luis Sanchez, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 121 Calle Del Norte Ste 104, Laredo, TX, 78041. Phone: (956) 722-0995. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Fernando Luis Sanchez, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number N1877, 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 Fernando Luis Sanchez, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Fernando Luis Sanchez, MD had 1,349 Medicare Part D claims for 249 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. 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.