NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kent Van Sickle, M.D.

Surgery Physician · San Antonio, TX

Kent Van Sickle, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in San Antonio, Texas, and NPI 1629085998, issued on Aug 1, 2006. Check the license (Texas 40800, 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
1629085998
Name
Kent Van Sickle
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
40800 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
7703 Floyd Curl Dr, San Antonio, TX 78229
Phone
(210) 257-1400
Enumerated
Aug 1, 2006
Record last updated
May 6, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(210) 257-1428
Medicaid ID
175605801 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050922001164); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Tennessee, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 1994
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 7703 Floyd Curl Dr

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

  1. Kollin AbbeStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1093599409
  2. David Abbott, DDSStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1336922004
  3. Hosam Abdallah, MDInternal Medicine Physician1548750813
  4. Raghdah AbduljabbarStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1427867134
  5. Sanaa AbidStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1215710983
  6. Parham AbolhassaniStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1831010651

Verify Kent Van Sickle 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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86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

20 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Kent Van Sickle20
  2. Specialty average147

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: $9,681.18

48 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Kent Van Sickle$9,681.18
  2. Specialty average$3,513.80

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. University OF Texas Health Science Center AT San AntonioSan Antonio, TX

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

Kent Van Sickle among 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas

Kent Van Sickle, M.D. is one of 2,192 surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 76% 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 10% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 58% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated1994 · median 2004 among the 1,350 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2009 · 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 208600000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in Texas

There are 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Steven Abbate, MDSan Antonio, TX 782291235117433
  2. Michael Cardenas, MDSan Antonio, TX 782291649200809
  3. David Crouch, MDSan Antonio, TX 782291306818760
  4. Brittany Deberry, MDSan Antonio, TX 782291891722179
  5. Brad Gurwitz, MDSan Antonio, TX 782291689604852
  6. Philip Manfredi, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782291912900010
  7. Alexander Miller, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782291265435663
  8. George Mimari, MDSan Antonio, TX 782291982602546

Common questions

What is Kent Van Sickle, M.D.'s NPI number?

Kent Van Sickle, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629085998, issued on Aug 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kent Van Sickle, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7703 Floyd Curl Dr, San Antonio, TX, 78229. Phone: (210) 257-1400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kent Van Sickle, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number 40800, 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 Kent Van Sickle, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kent Van Sickle, M.D. had 20 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.