John Bret Hood, M.D.
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician · San Antonio, TX
John Bret Hood, M.D. is a hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician with a practice address in San Antonio, Texas, and NPI 1487745865, issued on Sep 28, 2006. Check the license (Texas K3908, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Bret Hood
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician 207QH0002X
- License number
- K3908 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5430 Fredericksburg RD, San Antonio, TX 78229
- Phone
- (210) 348-4012
- Enumerated
- Sep 28, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 3, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040506000665); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At Houston, 1996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify John Bret Hood in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license K3908Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician in 2024
29 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,129 among the 731 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Health And Human Services CommissionAbilene, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John Bret Hood among 79 hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician records in Texas
John Bret Hood, M.D. is one of 79 hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician records with a practice address in Texas. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 75% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2007 among the 50 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 28% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207QH0002X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician providers in Texas
There are 79 hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician records in Texas.
All 79 in Texas → Every provider in San Antonio → Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician nationwide →
The 8 hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Veronica Escobar, DOSan Antonio, TX 782291093882466
- Wesley Harden, MDSan Antonio, TX 782291902032873
- Melida Juarez-Briggs, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782291124414909
- Sandra Oakes, MDSan Antonio, TX 782291821176488
- Anjuli Vasquez, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782291114360518
- Heather Veeder, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782291528352143
- Linda May, MDSan Antonio, TX 782321134412786
- Edgar Carretero, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782161114180700
Common questions
What is John Bret Hood, M.D.'s NPI number?
John Bret Hood, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487745865, issued on Sep 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Bret Hood, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5430 Fredericksburg RD, San Antonio, TX, 78229. Phone: (210) 348-4012. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Bret Hood, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number K3908, 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 John Bret Hood, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John Bret Hood, M.D. had 29 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries; the average among hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician prescribers was 1,129. 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.