Maria M. Patarroyo Aponte, M.D.
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician · Houston, TX
Maria M. Patarroyo Aponte, M.D. is an advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1962671842, issued on Feb 26, 2008. Check the license (Texas R7555, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Maria M. Patarroyo Aponte
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician 207RA0001X
- License numbers
- R7555 TX
MD453380 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6400 Fannin St Ste 2500, Houston, TX 77030
- Phone
- (713) 500-7528
- Enumerated
- Feb 26, 2008
- Record last updated
- Nov 27, 2023
- Fax
- (713) 500-0898
- Medicaid IDs
- 1029882700001 PA
3810028920 WV
0114948 OH - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20181126003840); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Maria M. Patarroyo Aponte in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license R7555Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
8% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician in 2024
1,806 Medicare Part D claims for 249 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,965 among the 1,124 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium115 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate98 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium90 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate87 claims
- Carvedilol71 claims
- Bumetanide65 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 82.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $782.98
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 1,027 providers of this specialty with any payment received $10,265.85 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
- UT PhysiciansHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Maria M. Patarroyo Aponte among 83 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records in Texas
Maria M. Patarroyo Aponte, M.D. is one of 83 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 99% 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 29% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 29% of these records are older, 61% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 99% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 93% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2008 among the 77 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 23% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RA0001X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician providers in Texas
There are 83 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records in Texas.
All 83 in Texas → Every provider in Houston → Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician nationwide →
The 8 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Arvind Bhimaraj, M.D.,Houston, TX 770301275864878
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- Janardhana Gorthi, MBBSHouston, TX 770301942492228
- Ashrith Guha, M.D.Houston, TX 770301962609693
- Ju Kim, M.D.Houston, TX 770301841426194
- Cindy Martin, MDHouston, TX 770301649468497
- Ajith Nair, M.D.Houston, TX 770301679747950
- Sriram Nathan, M.D.Houston, TX 770301285602607
Common questions
What is Maria M. Patarroyo Aponte, M.D.'s NPI number?
Maria M. Patarroyo Aponte, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962671842, issued on Feb 26, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Maria M. Patarroyo Aponte, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6400 Fannin St Ste 2500, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 500-7528. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Maria M. Patarroyo Aponte, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number R7555, 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 M. Patarroyo Aponte, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Maria M. Patarroyo Aponte, M.D. had 1,806 Medicare Part D claims for 249 beneficiaries; the average among advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician prescribers was 1,965. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Maria M. Patarroyo Aponte, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.4 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.