Hector Uriel Lopez, M.D.
Sports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician · San Antonio, TX
Hector Uriel Lopez, M.D. is a sports medicine (family medicine) physician with a practice address in San Antonio, Texas, and NPI 1043494032, issued on Dec 26, 2007. Check the license (Texas N3844, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Hector Uriel Lopez
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Sports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician 207QS0010X
- License numbers
- N3844 TX
40756 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 21 Spurs LN, San Antonio, TX 78240
- Phone
- (210) 699-8326
- Enumerated
- Dec 26, 2007
- Record last updated
- Sep 11, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (210) 561-7121
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110518000041); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At San Antonio, 2006
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Hector Uriel Lopez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license N3844Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
44% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average sports medicine (family medicine) physician in 2024
476 Medicare Part D claims for 206 beneficiaries, against an average of 855 among the 2,237 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam202 claims
- Prednisone105 claims
- Gabapentin35 claims
- Ibuprofen30 claims
- Celecoxib21 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl19 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): 99.2 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $23.21
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. The 1,218 providers of this specialty with any payment received $781.49 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
- Sports Medicine Associates OF San Antonio PASan Antonio, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Hector Uriel Lopez among 198 sports medicine (family medicine) physician records in Texas
Hector Uriel Lopez, M.D. is one of 198 sports medicine (family medicine) physician records with a practice address in Texas. 88% 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 18% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 18% of these records are older, 71% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2013 among the 149 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 38% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207QS0010X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Sports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician providers in Texas
There are 198 sports medicine (family medicine) physician records in Texas.
All 198 in Texas → Every provider in San Antonio → Sports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician nationwide →
The 8 sports medicine (family medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jose Garcia, MDSan Antonio, TX 782401053873190
- Timothy Palomera, MDSan Antonio, TX 782401841347614
- Stephen Saenz, D.O.San Antonio, TX 782401043742059
- Eliot Young, MDSan Antonio, TX 782401942206008
- David Barrera, M.D.Jbsa Lackland, TX 782361518286285
- Soren Estvold, MD MPH CAQSMJbsa Lackland, TX 782361831714211
- Robert Hill, DOJbsa Lackland, TX 782361477174654
- Rajen Patel, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782361154718971
Common questions
What is Hector Uriel Lopez, M.D.'s NPI number?
Hector Uriel Lopez, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043494032, issued on Dec 26, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Hector Uriel Lopez, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 21 Spurs LN, San Antonio, TX, 78240. Phone: (210) 699-8326. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Hector Uriel Lopez, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number N3844, 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 Uriel Lopez, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Hector Uriel Lopez, M.D. had 476 Medicare Part D claims for 206 beneficiaries; the average among sports medicine (family medicine) physician prescribers was 855. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Hector Uriel Lopez, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 99.2 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.