NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Michael Anthony Lopez, D.O.

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Houston, TX

Michael Anthony Lopez, D.O. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1285096271, issued on Mar 28, 2016. Check the license (Texas S9179, 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
1285096271
Name
Michael Anthony Lopez
Credential
D.O.
Primary taxonomy
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
License number
S9179 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
11914 Astoria Blvd Ste 320, Houston, TX 77089
Phone
(713) 486-5250
Enumerated
Mar 28, 2016
Record last updated
Sep 15, 2023
Fax
(281) 316-5572
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230821003015); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Nova Southeastern College Of Osteo Medicine, 2016
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 11914 Astoria Blvd Ste 320

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

  1. Cesar Nahas, MDVascular Surgery Physician1508866120
  2. Rachel Patel, NPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1710012661

Verify Michael Anthony Lopez 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: $1,627.11

18 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, 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.

  1. Michael Lopez$1,627.11
  2. Specialty average$7,828.84

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. UT PhysiciansHouston, TX

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

Michael Anthony Lopez among 484 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Texas

Michael Anthony Lopez, D.O. 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 2016, is newer than 88% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 88% of these records are older, 10% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 1996 among the 309 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 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.

The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Devinder Bhatia, M.D.Houston, TX 770901073517702
  2. Dan Loberman, M.D.Houston, TX 770901578823043
  3. Keshava Rajagopal, MD PHDHouston, TX 770901295993889
  4. Javier Lafuente, M.D.Houston, TX 770941467481721
  5. Robert McKowen, M.D.Houston, TX 770821861534828
  6. Harry King, MD PAHouston, TX 770981811185200
  7. William Walker, M.D.Houston, TX 770981619242047
  8. Robert Baldwin, MDHouston, TX 770741154321487

Common questions

What is Michael Anthony Lopez, D.O.'s NPI number?

Michael Anthony Lopez, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285096271, issued on Mar 28, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Michael Anthony Lopez, D.O. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 11914 Astoria Blvd Ste 320, Houston, TX, 77089. Phone: (713) 486-5250. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Michael Anthony Lopez, D.O.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number S9179, 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.

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