Hector A. Flores, M.D.
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · El Paso, TX
Hector A. Flores, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in El Paso, Texas, and NPI 1972784247, issued on Nov 15, 2007. Check the license (Texas N7539, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Hector A. Flores
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- N7539 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1600 Medical Center Dr Ste 212, El Paso, TX 79902
- Phone
- (915) 532-3977
- Enumerated
- Nov 15, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jun 12, 2026
- Fax
- (915) 532-5866
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20111115000196); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At San Antonio, 2003
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records → All 484 in Texas → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 1600 Medical Center Dr Ste 212
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Pamela Abascal, AGACNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1275191512
- Daniel Mackey, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1336513860
- Connor McDonald, MDThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1003378993
- Melissa Rangel, APRN, AGACNP-BCAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1730649815
Verify Hector A. Flores in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license N7539Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
41% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
60 Medicare Part D claims for 38 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $7,824.85
27 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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
- EL Paso Southwestern Cardiovascular AssociatesEl Paso, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Hector A. Flores among 484 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Texas
Hector A. Flores, M.D. is one of 484 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) 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 2007, is newer than 55% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 55% of these records are older, 35% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 1996 among the 309 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Texas
There are 484 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Texas.
All 484 in Texas → Every provider in El Paso → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kenneth Eisenberg, M.D.El Paso, TX 799021659376929
- Ian Lyn, MDEl Paso, TX 799021376529826
- Connor McDonald, MDEl Paso, TX 799021003378993
- Robert Santoscoy, M.D.El Paso, TX 799021467455022
- E Cox, M.D.El Paso, TX 799201598757767
- Alan Leshnower, M.D.Odessa, TX 797641801908942
- Gaddum ReddyBig Spring, TX 797201043224496
- Raed Abdulkareem, MDMidland, TX 797011639511926
Common questions
What is Hector A. Flores, M.D.'s NPI number?
Hector A. Flores, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972784247, issued on Nov 15, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Hector A. Flores, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1600 Medical Center Dr Ste 212, El Paso, TX, 79902. Phone: (915) 532-3977. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Hector A. Flores, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number N7539, 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 Hector A. Flores, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Hector A. Flores, M.D. had 60 Medicare Part D claims for 38 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. 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.