NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Manuel Arnaldo Vilchez-Diaz, M.D.

Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Houston, TX

Manuel Arnaldo Vilchez-Diaz, M.D. is a critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1164684908, issued on Jul 1, 2008. Check the license (Texas S3889, 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
1164684908
Name
Manuel Arnaldo Vilchez-Diaz
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RC0200X
License numbers
S3889 TX
E-8963 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6565 Fannin St Ste 1003, Houston, TX 77030
Phone
(713) 441-1100
Enumerated
Jul 1, 2008
Record last updated
Mar 12, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20200128000817); accepts Medicare assignment
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 6565 Fannin St Ste 1003

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

  1. Javier Finkielman, M.D.Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1083651962
  2. Prakruthi Voore, MDCritical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1962767152

Verify Manuel Arnaldo Vilchez-Diaz 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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Industry payments in 2024: $348.68

5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcresta Therapeutics, Inc. The 2,708 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,958.68 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Manuel Vilchez-Diaz$348.68
  2. Specialty average$2,958.68

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. Cogent Healthcare OF Texas PAHouston, TX

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

Manuel Arnaldo Vilchez-Diaz among 413 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Texas

Manuel Arnaldo Vilchez-Diaz, M.D. is one of 413 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in Texas. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 41% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 41% of these records are older, 51% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • Graduated2003 · median 2007 among the 346 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0200X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in Texas

There are 413 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Texas.

The 8 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Bindu Akkanti, M.DHouston, TX 770301982663514
  2. Donna Calabrese, M.D.Houston, TX 770301538144845
  3. Christopher Cortes, M.D.Houston, TX 770301447258959
  4. John Crommett, M.D.Houston, TX 770301932141892
  5. Javier Finkielman, M.D.Houston, TX 770301083651962
  6. James Herlihy, M.D.Houston, TX 770301972555449
  7. David Powner, M.D.Houston, TX 770301417996356
  8. Iqbal Ratnani, M.D.Houston, TX 770301861440190

Common questions

What is Manuel Arnaldo Vilchez-Diaz, M.D.'s NPI number?

Manuel Arnaldo Vilchez-Diaz, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164684908, issued on Jul 1, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Manuel Arnaldo Vilchez-Diaz, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6565 Fannin St Ste 1003, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 441-1100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Manuel Arnaldo Vilchez-Diaz, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number S3889, 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.

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.