Frances Karam Cena, M.D.
Anesthesiology Physician · San Antonio, TX
Frances Karam Cena, M.D. is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in San Antonio, Texas, and NPI 1407290810, issued on Apr 29, 2013. Check the license (Texas R1712, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Frances Karam Cena
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
- License numbers
- R1712 TX
BP10046226 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4242 Medical Dr Ste 3100, San Antonio, TX 78229
- Phone
- (210) 615-1187
- Enumerated
- Apr 29, 2013
- Record last updated
- May 14, 2024
- Fax
- (210) 614-2180
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20171026000075); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Southwestern Medical School At Dallas, 2013
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Frances Karam Cena in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license R1712Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 89.9 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $55.24
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Inc. The 17,774 providers of this specialty with any payment received $669.59 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 one group practice
- University OF Texas Health Science Center AT San AntonioSan Antonio, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Frances Karam Cena among 4,635 anesthesiology physician records in Texas
Frances Karam Cena, M.D. is one of 4,635 anesthesiology 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 2013, is newer than 76% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 76% of these records are older, 21% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2005 among the 3,293 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207L00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
419 anesthesiology physician records list a practice address in San Antonio
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Common questions
What is Frances Karam Cena, M.D.'s NPI number?
Frances Karam Cena, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407290810, issued on Apr 29, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Frances Karam Cena, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4242 Medical Dr Ste 3100, San Antonio, TX, 78229. Phone: (210) 615-1187. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Frances Karam Cena, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number R1712, 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.
What is Frances Karam Cena, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 89.9 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.