NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Maria Elena L. Cantu, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · San Antonio, TX

Maria Elena L. Cantu, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in San Antonio, Texas, and NPI 1225236888, issued on Jul 5, 2007. Check the license (Texas D7740, 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
1225236888
Name
Maria Elena L. Cantu
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
D7740 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2819 NW Loop 410, San Antonio, TX 78230
Phone
(210) 598-8035
Enumerated
Jul 5, 2007
Record last updated
Mar 10, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 2819 NW Loop 410

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

  1. Elizabeth Jaramillo, APRN, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1831822964

Verify Maria Elena L. Cantu 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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Most of these Medicare Part D claims are vaccines, 99% of the cost of the top drugs

250 Medicare Part D claims for 87 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Maria Elena Cantu250
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

Pharmacies often give vaccines under a standing order that names one clinician, and CMS counts every such claim under that clinician's NPI. These claims are therefore not a measure of this clinician's own prescribing.

  1. Shingrix27 claims
  2. Arexvy25 claims
  3. Pantoprazole Sodium17 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.

Maria Elena L. Cantu among 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas

Maria Elena L. Cantu, M.D. 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 2007, is newer than 46% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 46% of these records are older, 45% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 64% of these records are
  • Record last updated2016 · 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.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Deborah Cardell, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782301932123262
  2. Louis Esquivel, MDSan Antonio, TX 782301760472682
  3. Mitchell Finnie, MDSan Antonio, TX 782301245236231
  4. Alejandro Garcia, MDSan Antonio, TX 782301346217643
  5. Juan Garza, MDSan Antonio, TX 782301669449971
  6. Simon GarzaSan Antonio, TX 782301447414081
  7. John Hierholzer, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782301215912118
  8. Mariel Lozano, MDSan Antonio, TX 782301386107464

Common questions

What is Maria Elena L. Cantu, M.D.'s NPI number?

Maria Elena L. Cantu, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225236888, issued on Jul 5, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Maria Elena L. Cantu, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2819 NW Loop 410, San Antonio, TX, 78230. Phone: (210) 598-8035. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Maria Elena L. Cantu, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number D7740, 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 Maria Elena L. Cantu, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Maria Elena L. Cantu, M.D. had 250 Medicare Part D claims for 87 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.

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