NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Franklin Augusto Argueta Tercero, MD

Hospitalist Physician · San Antonio, TX

Franklin Augusto Argueta Tercero, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in San Antonio, Texas, and NPI 1801321856, issued on Apr 27, 2017. Check the license (Texas S6115, 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
1801321856
Name
Franklin Augusto Argueta Tercero
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License number
S6115 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4502 Medical Dr, San Antonio, TX 78229
Phone
(210) 358-3555
Enumerated
Apr 27, 2017
Record last updated
May 28, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(210) 702-4239
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20200609000042); 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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Also registered at 4502 Medical Dr

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

  1. Aaron Abarbanell, MDThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1245497809
  2. Ayham AbdelAnesthesiology Physician1467147496
  3. Ali Abedi, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1346566312
  4. Jordan Abel, M.D.Infectious Disease Physician1417273301
  5. Aesha Aboueisha, MDHospitalist Physician1225527815
  6. Seena Abraham, MDFamily Medicine Physician1306338561

Verify Franklin Augusto Argueta Tercero in five checks

  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: $354.58

11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Franklin Argueta Tercero$354.58
  2. Specialty average$494.84

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Texas Ips LLCSan Antonio, TX

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

Franklin Augusto Argueta Tercero among 1,587 hospitalist physician records in Texas

Franklin Augusto Argueta Tercero, MD is one of 1,587 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Texas. 90% 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 63% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 63% of these records are older, 32% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • Graduated2011 · median 2013 among the 1,298 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 25% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hospitalist Physician providers in Texas

There are 1,587 hospitalist physician records in Texas.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Christine Andre, MDSan Antonio, TX 782291013928530
  2. Theodore Arevalo, MDSan Antonio, TX 782291922019447
  3. Gregory Bowling, MDSan Antonio, TX 782291275640245
  4. Andrea Darilek, MDSan Antonio, TX 782291053334904
  5. Sean Garcia, MDSan Antonio, TX 782291861509861
  6. Gustavo Medellin, MDSan Antonio, TX 782291871571968
  7. Jane O'Rorke, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782291669483541
  8. Raja Pathapati, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782291083669501

Common questions

What is Franklin Augusto Argueta Tercero, MD's NPI number?

Franklin Augusto Argueta Tercero, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801321856, issued on Apr 27, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Franklin Augusto Argueta Tercero, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4502 Medical Dr, San Antonio, TX, 78229. Phone: (210) 358-3555. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Franklin Augusto Argueta Tercero, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number S6115, 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.