NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Francis Joseph Zidar, MD

Interventional Cardiology Physician · Austin, TX

Francis Joseph Zidar, MD is an interventional cardiology physician with a practice address in Austin, Texas, and NPI 1972580652, issued on Dec 23, 2005. Check the license (Texas M1417, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1972580652
Name
Francis Joseph Zidar
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Interventional Cardiology Physician 207RI0011X
License number
M1417 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3801 N Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78756
Phone
(512) 206-3600
Enumerated
Dec 23, 2005
Record last updated
Jan 13, 2022
Fax
(512) 454-2581
Medicaid ID
174407002 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050610000839); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Michigan Medical School, 1997
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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Also registered at 3801 N Lamar Blvd

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. David Abrams, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1326049230
  2. Nicole Atack, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1114268158
  3. Jaclyn Bales-Allen, RNRegistered Nurse1548088578
  4. Kunjan Bhatt, MDAdvanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician1770668758
  5. Julie Bighouse, PAMedical Physician Assistant1720075591
  6. Joanna Brand, PA CMedical Physician Assistant1437150869

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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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6% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional cardiology physician in 2024

2,992 Medicare Part D claims for 442 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,179 among the 6,605 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Francis Zidar2,992
  2. Specialty average3,179

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium572 claims
  2. Metoprolol Succinate395 claims
  3. Rosuvastatin Calcium286 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate176 claims
  5. Ezetimibe174 claims
  6. Losartan Potassium161 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.

The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 89.9 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score88.2
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $32,403.67

88 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 6,394 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,062.29 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Francis Zidar$32,404
  2. Specialty average$7,062

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. St Davids Heart And Vascular PLLCAustin, TX

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

Interventional Cardiology Physician providers in Texas

There are 724 interventional cardiology physician records in Texas.

Other interventional cardiology physician records in Texas

  1. Aamer Abbas, MDEl Paso, TX1508975772
  2. Danish Abbasi, MDPearland, TX1629466610
  3. John Naeim Nakhla Abdelmalek, MDLubbock, TX1437719127
  4. Ramy AbdelmaseihGalveston, TX1922569466
  5. Yasir Abdul Ghaffar, M.D.San Antonio, TX1053674408
  6. Arif Abdullah, M.D.Conroe, TX1801803069
  7. Ghassan Abusaid, M.D.San Antonio, TX1487858072
  8. Ashraf Abusara, MDVictoria, TX1265745715
  9. John Adan, MDEl Paso, TX1295709665
  10. Tayo Addo, MDDallas, TX1457328403

Common questions

What is Francis Joseph Zidar, MD's NPI number?

Francis Joseph Zidar, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972580652, issued on Dec 23, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Francis Joseph Zidar, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3801 N Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX, 78756. Phone: (512) 206-3600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Francis Joseph Zidar, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number M1417, 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 Francis Joseph Zidar, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Francis Joseph Zidar, MD had 2,992 Medicare Part D claims for 442 beneficiaries; the average among interventional cardiology physician prescribers was 3,179. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Francis Joseph Zidar, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 89.9 of 100. 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.