Mark B. Cua, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Brownsville, TX
Mark B. Cua, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Brownsville, Texas, and NPI 1841284668, issued on Sep 8, 2005. Check the license (Texas K6831, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Mark B. Cua
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- K6831 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 213 Heart Drive, Brownsville, TX 78520
- Phone
- (956) 504-3278
- Enumerated
- Sep 8, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 7, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (956) 504-3287
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100803000747); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 213 Heart Drive
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Kalim Habet, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1306830096
- Roberto Robles, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1588659890
Verify Mark B. Cua in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license K6831Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
56% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
4,800 Medicare Part D claims for 657 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 12 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Carvedilol360 claims
- Losartan Potassium245 claims
- Eliquis243 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate207 claims
- Entresto201 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium187 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $91.03
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Biotronik Inc. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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
- Heart Institute OF Brownsville,llp.Brownsville, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Mark B. Cua among 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records in Texas
Mark B. Cua, MD is one of 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Texas. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 80% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 1998 among the 1,219 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records in Texas.
All 1,603 in Texas → Every provider in Brownsville → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kalim Habet, MDBrownsville, TX 785201306830096
- Edward McGlynn, M.DBrownsville, TX 785201902106354
- Roberto Robles, MDBrownsville, TX 785201588659890
- Jaime Silva, MDBrownsville, TX 785201689634883
- Jaime Gomez, MDBrownsville, TX 785261376595256
- Ruben Abreu, M.D.McAllen, TX 785041679528244
- Yamil Aude, MDMcAllen, TX 785041942301619
- Mahesh Changlani, MDMcAllen, TX 785041861499808
Common questions
What is Mark B. Cua, MD's NPI number?
Mark B. Cua, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841284668, issued on Sep 8, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Mark B. Cua, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 213 Heart Drive, Brownsville, TX, 78520. Phone: (956) 504-3278. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Mark B. Cua, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number K6831, 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 Mark B. Cua, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Mark B. Cua, MD had 4,800 Medicare Part D claims for 657 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Mark B. Cua, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.5 of 100. 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.