Mark Menefee Mettauer, M.D.
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · The Woodlands, TX
Mark Menefee Mettauer, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in The Woodlands, Texas, and NPI 1427043967, issued on Sep 12, 2005. Check the license (Texas K6486, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Mark Menefee Mettauer
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- K6486 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 17450 St Lukes Way Ste 290, The Woodlands, TX 77384
- Phone
- (936) 283-0264
- Enumerated
- Sep 12, 2005
- Record last updated
- Sep 25, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (936) 828-2498
- Medicaid ID
- 1560930-03 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160106000425); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Texas A & M University System, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 1997
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records → All 484 in Texas → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 17450 St Lukes Way Ste 290
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Shannon Domangue, PA-CPhysician Assistant1215258819
Verify Mark Menefee Mettauer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license K6486Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
82% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
18 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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): 91.3 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: $301.48
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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
- Baylor College OF MedicineThe Woodlands, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Mark Menefee Mettauer among 484 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Texas
Mark Menefee Mettauer, M.D. is one of 484 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Texas. 79% 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, 86% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 1996 among the 309 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Texas
There are 484 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Texas.
All 484 in Texas → Every provider in The Woodlands → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Vivekkumar Patel, M.D.The Woodlands, TX 773841649531617
- Michael Koeckert, M.D.The Woodlands, TX 773851366706392
- Clifford Kitten, M.D.Shenandoah, TX 773811396730826
- Stephen Maniscalco, M.D.Shenandoah, TX 773801891716403
- Thomas Donohue, M.D.Tomball, TX 773751427082940
- Emilio Hisse, MDBellaire, TX 774011790823037
- Jose Montalvo Fitzpatrick, MDKingwood, TX 773391013185230
- Scott Olsson, M.D.Cypress, TX 774291972682136
Common questions
What is Mark Menefee Mettauer, M.D.'s NPI number?
Mark Menefee Mettauer, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427043967, issued on Sep 12, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Mark Menefee Mettauer, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 17450 St Lukes Way Ste 290, The Woodlands, TX, 77384. Phone: (936) 283-0264. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Mark Menefee Mettauer, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number K6486, 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 Menefee Mettauer, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Mark Menefee Mettauer, M.D. had 18 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Mark Menefee Mettauer, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.3 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.