Kermith Saul Vega Cartagena, MD
Family Medicine Physician · San Antonio, TX
Kermith Saul Vega Cartagena, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in San Antonio, Texas, and NPI 1174140842, issued on Jun 29, 2020. Check the license (Texas U0868, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kermith Saul Vega Cartagena
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- U0868 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4243 E Southcross Blvd Ste 205, San Antonio, TX 78222
- Phone
- (210) 304-3500
- Enumerated
- Jun 29, 2020
- Record last updated
- Jul 19, 2023
- Fax
- (210) 337-2909
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230707002716); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4243 E Southcross Blvd Ste 205
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Anna Schneider, PAPhysician Assistant1144155714
Verify Kermith Saul Vega Cartagena in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license U0868Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
23% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
4,345 Medicare Part D claims for 621 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims. 100 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium195 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate179 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium179 claims
- Lisinopril146 claims
- Gabapentin136 claims
- Losartan Potassium125 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: $26.17
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Wellmed Medical Group PASan Antonio, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kermith Saul Vega Cartagena among 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas
Kermith Saul Vega Cartagena, MD is one of 11,119 family 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 88% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 88% of these records are older, 9% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2004 among the 7,095 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
809 family medicine physician records list a practice address in San Antonio
They are 809 of the 37,749 NPPES records with a practice address in San Antonio, and 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Kermith Saul Vega Cartagena, MD's NPI number?
Kermith Saul Vega Cartagena, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174140842, issued on Jun 29, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kermith Saul Vega Cartagena, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4243 E Southcross Blvd Ste 205, San Antonio, TX, 78222. Phone: (210) 304-3500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kermith Saul Vega Cartagena, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number U0868, 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 Kermith Saul Vega Cartagena, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kermith Saul Vega Cartagena, MD had 4,345 Medicare Part D claims for 621 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.