Heriberto Cantu, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Harlingen, TX
Heriberto Cantu, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Harlingen, Texas, and NPI 1508494873, issued on Mar 31, 2020. Check the license (Texas V1047, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Heriberto Cantu
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- V1047 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2102 Treasure Hills Blvd, Harlingen, TX 78550
- Phone
- (956) 296-1491
- Enumerated
- Mar 31, 2020
- Record last updated
- Mar 9, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250415000043); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest internal medicine physician records → All 9,175 in Texas → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 2102 Treasure Hills Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Saroj Adhikari Yadav, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1295467173
- Madelaine AdkinsStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1063358406
- Nina Appareddy, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1740818095
- Santiago Balderas, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1881536332
- Ryan Barron, M.ED., LPC ASSOCIATEProfessional Counselor1902778103
- Stephanie BenderStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1629906029
Verify Heriberto Cantu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license V1047Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
151 Medicare Part D claims for 50 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Clopidogrel27 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium15 claims
- Spironolactone13 claims
- Lisinopril11 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $3,062.63
41 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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 2 group practices
- Concord Medical Group PLLCCorpus Christi, TX
- Gulf Coast Physician Services, PLLCBeeville, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Heriberto Cantu among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas
Heriberto Cantu, MD is one of 9,175 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 85% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 85% of these records are older, 12% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2004 among the 6,088 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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 207R00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
72 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Harlingen
They are 72 of the 2,419 NPPES records with a practice address in Harlingen, and 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas.
All 9,175 in Texas → Every provider in Harlingen → Internal Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Anshu Bhatla, MDHarlingen, TX 785501558371005
- Gustavo Garcia, MDHarlingen, TX 785501942299607
- Manoj Gogia, MDHarlingen, TX 785501841280518
- Shridhar Kotta, M.D.Harlingen, TX 785501780674432
- Mogbolahan Kuye, MDHarlingen, TX 785501083624746
- Teresa Lightner, MDHarlingen, TX 785501578553194
- Diana Lozano, M.D.Harlingen, TX 785501184620247
- Robert Minor, M.D.Harlingen, TX 785501972502599
Common questions
What is Heriberto Cantu, MD's NPI number?
Heriberto Cantu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508494873, issued on Mar 31, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Heriberto Cantu, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2102 Treasure Hills Blvd, Harlingen, TX, 78550. Phone: (956) 296-1491. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Heriberto Cantu, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number V1047, 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 Heriberto Cantu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Heriberto Cantu, MD had 151 Medicare Part D claims for 50 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.