Fernando E. Silva, MD
Neurological Surgery Physician · Shenandoah, TX
Fernando E. Silva, MD is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Shenandoah, Texas, and NPI 1194744763, issued on Jul 18, 2006. Check the license (Texas M3737, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Fernando E. Silva
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
- License number
- M3737 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 17189 Interstate 45 S Ste 675, Shenandoah, TX 77385
- Phone
- (936) 270-3905
- Enumerated
- Jul 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 5, 2024
- Fax
- (936) 271-1584
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20061025000765); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 17189 Interstate 45 S Ste 675
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Fernando E. Silva in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license M3737Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
66% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurological surgery physician in 2024
58 Medicare Part D claims for 31 beneficiaries, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 19 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen18 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: $1,247.66
24 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Houston Methodist Specialty PhysiciansSugar Land, TX
- Tmh Physician Associates PLLCSugar Land, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Fernando E. Silva among 669 neurological surgery physician records in Texas
Fernando E. Silva, MD is one of 669 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 80% 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 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2004 among the 451 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurological Surgery Physician providers in Texas
There are 669 neurological surgery physician records in Texas.
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The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Cyril Sebastian, MDThe Woodlands, TX 773851760494496
- Mickey Smith, M.D.The Woodlands, TX 773851821434713
- Marcus Wong, MDShenandoah, TX 773851245723311
- Mirza Baig, M.D., PH.D.Shenandoah, TX 773841194947879
- Joey Grochmal, MD, PHDThe Woodlands, TX 773841053832527
- Nilesh Kotecha, MDSpring, TX 773861831103720
- David Tomaszek, M.D.Conroe, TX 773841780609768
- Samer Elfallal, D.O.Spring, TX 773891700047412
Common questions
What is Fernando E. Silva, MD's NPI number?
Fernando E. Silva, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194744763, issued on Jul 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Fernando E. Silva, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 17189 Interstate 45 S Ste 675, Shenandoah, TX, 77385. Phone: (936) 270-3905. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Fernando E. Silva, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number M3737, 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 E. Silva, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Fernando E. Silva, MD had 58 Medicare Part D claims for 31 beneficiaries; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. 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.