2026 NPPES data Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician NPI 1710167333 M.D.
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Michelle Cantu, M.D.

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician in San Antonio, Texas. This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 6,160 in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.

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Prescribing volume
1K
Medicare Part D claims · 70 beneficiaries · Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician avg: 600
Generic prescribing
88%
generic claims · 12% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
Industry payments
$2.6K
162 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Compiled from official public sources by the PlainDoctor editorial team.

What the federal data shows

Michelle Cantu, M.D. filed 1,150 Medicare Part D claims in 2023 as a Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician in San Antonio, Texas, prescribing 88% generic.

1K
Part D claims, 2023
88%
generic prescribing
$2.6K
industry payments (Sunshine Act)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

Michelle Cantu, M.D.'s Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber

Total Medicare Part D claims, 2023, across all CMS prescribers nationally

1,150 Top 23% higher than 77% of 1,370,886 prescribers

0–200: 670,926 prescribers (49%). Below this entry. 200–400: 182,923 prescribers (13%). Below this entry. 400–600: 90,619 prescribers (7%). Below this entry. 600–800: 56,224 prescribers (4%). Below this entry. 800–1,000: 40,919 prescribers (3%). Below this entry. 1,000–1,200: 31,827 prescribers (2%). This entry sits in this band. 1,200–1,400: 26,224 prescribers (2%). Above this entry. 1,400–1,600: 21,710 prescribers (2%). Above this entry. 1,600–1,800: 19,072 prescribers (1%). Above this entry. 1,800–2,000: 16,451 prescribers (1%). Above this entry. 2K+: 213,991 prescribers (16%). Above this entry. This provider 0 2K+ every Part D prescriber (claims/yr), bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2023

Board-eligible specialty (heuristic, not verified)

Michelle Cantu, M.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty but we don't have enough CMS-participation signals to confirm active board-certified status. Consult CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).

What does the federal data show about Michelle Cantu, M.D.?

Quality data not reported

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 11/12/2007

NPI 1710167333

Primary specialty

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician

Mid-sized

6,160 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

1,150 92% vs specialty avg

2023 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 600

Specialty distribution in Texas

How Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician compares to other specialties among Texas providers

Texas providers

Largest specialties in Texas (% of in-state providers)

Behavior Technician - 5.6%Behavior Technician5.6%Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program - 5.1%Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program5.1%Family Nurse Practitioner - 4.5%Family Nurse Practitioner4.5%Professional Counselor - 4.4%Professional Counselor4.4%Pharmacist - 4.4%Pharmacist4.4%Speech-Language Pathologist - 3.9%Speech-Language Pathologist3.9%Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician - 0.1%Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician0.1%
Largest specialties in Texas (% of in-state providers)

Board certification

Not published by CMS

CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field in NPPES. PlainDoctor does not have a reliable per-specialty certification rate to show for Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician. Verify directly:

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

Michelle Cantu, M.D. appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician provider holding M.D. credentials at 16007 VIA SHAVANO, San Antonio, TX, 78249, with a listed phone of (210) 615-5230. NPI 1710167333 was issued on 11/12/2007. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what Cantu most recently submitted to CMS rather than a vetted directory listing, which is why patients should always confirm the practice is still at this location before scheduling.

Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 1,150 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 70 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $236K in drug spend, split 12% brand-name and 88% generic by claim count. These figures capture only Medicare Part D, commercial insurance, Medicaid, and cash-pay prescriptions are not included, and any drug-beneficiary cell under 11 is suppressed by CMS for patient privacy.

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician is a mid-sized specialty nationwide, with 6,160 enrolled providers across 54 states and an average of 600 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist, always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.

Practice Address

16007 VIA SHAVANO
San Antonio, TX 78249

Provider Details

NPI 1710167333
Specialty Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician
Credentials M.D.
Gender Female
NPI Issued 11/12/2007

Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data

The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Michelle Cantu, M.D.. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.

Total received

$2.6K

Largest payer

ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.)

Most common payment type

Food and Beverage

Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.

License & disciplinary context - Texas TMB 2023 annual report

Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~77K Texas medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Michelle Cantu, M.D.. To verify Michelle Cantu, M.D.'s current license status, search the TMB public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.

344
Total board actions, Texas 2023
Across 334 cases
4.47
Actions per 1,000 licensees
Texas statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
94 cases

TMB publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Texas disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.

Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Typical

Michelle Cantu, M.D. - brand share 12.0%
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician average

12% brand-name claims vs 88% generic, on 1,150 2023 Medicare Part D claims.

The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.

1,150
Total Claims
$236K
Total Drug Cost
70
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
1,768
Total Day Supply
51,951
Brand vs Generic
12% brand / 88% generic
Brand Drug Cost
$177K
Generic Drug Cost
$59K

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
63.0 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
1.16
Gender Split
77% female / 23% male
Age Distribution
<65: 28, 65-74: 28, 75-84: 14, 85+: 0

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What Michelle Cantu, M.D. prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2023
Drug Claims
Alprazolam
53
Aripiprazole
53
Duloxetine Hcl
50
Trazodone Hcl
50
Clonazepam
42
Dextroamphetamine-Amphetamine
Dextroamphetamine/Amphetamine
42
Lamotrigine
42
Desvenlafaxine Succinate Er
Desvenlafaxine Succinate
39
Quetiapine Fumarate
39
Sertraline Hcl
37

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician Overview

How Michelle Cantu, M.D. fits within the Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician landscape nationally.

6,160
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician Providers in US
54
States with Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician
600
Avg Claims per Provider

Michelle Cantu, M.D.'s 1,150 claims are above the specialty average of 600.

Nearby Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician Providers in Texas

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Texas, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Cantu.

Compare Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Before you book an appointment

Use this federal record as your verification checklist, not as a recommendation.

  • Confirm the NPI record is current in the official CMS registry, providers update their own NPPES details, and moves can lag. Verify this NPI
  • Check the active license and any disciplinary history with the Texas medical board, federal registration is not a license check. Credential verification guide
  • Weigh a second option: compare this provider with a nearby Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician peer on Medicare volume and prescribing patterns. Compare providers

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Michelle Cantu, M.D.'s specialty?
Michelle Cantu, M.D. specializes in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician and practices in San Antonio, Texas. Credentials: M.D..
How much does Michelle Cantu, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2023, Michelle Cantu, M.D. wrote 1,150 Medicare Part D claims totaling $236K in drug costs for 70 beneficiaries.
Where is Michelle Cantu, M.D. located?
Michelle Cantu, M.D. is located at 16007 VIA SHAVANO, San Antonio, TX, 78249. Phone: (210) 615-5230.
What is Michelle Cantu, M.D.'s NPI number?
Michelle Cantu, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710167333, issued on 11/12/2007.
Does Michelle Cantu, M.D. prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs?
Michelle Cantu, M.D.'s prescribing is 12% brand-name and 88% generic drugs by claim count, with $177K in brand drug costs.
How many Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician providers are there in the US?
There are 6,160 Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician providers across 54 states in the US. The average Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician provider writes 600 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Michelle Cantu, M.D. prescribe most often?
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, Michelle Cantu, M.D.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Alprazolam, Aripiprazole, Duloxetine Hcl. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Michelle Cantu, M.D. accept Medicare?
Michelle Cantu, M.D. appears in CMS Medicare data with 1,150 Part D claims and 70 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Michelle Cantu, M.D.'s credentials?
Michelle Cantu, M.D.'s NPI is 1710167333 with credentials M.D.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Disclaimer: Data from CMS NPPES and Medicare Part D. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Provider information is self-reported and may not be current. Always verify information directly with the provider. About · Methodology

Compiled from official public sources by the PlainDoctor editorial team.