NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Nathan J. Bernal, MD

Family Medicine Physician · San Antonio, TX

Nathan J. Bernal, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in San Antonio, Texas, and NPI 1558622522, issued on Jun 6, 2012. Check the license (Texas Q5618, 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
1558622522
Name
Nathan J. Bernal
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
Q5618 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
11130 Christus Hills, San Antonio, TX 78251
Phone
(210) 703-9001
Enumerated
Jun 6, 2012
Record last updated
Oct 13, 2022
Fax
(210) 703-9155
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20151210001533); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Medical School At San Antonio, 2012
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 11130 Christus Hills

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

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  4. Christine Criscuolo Higgins, MDFamily Medicine Physician1881695864
  5. Serena Cuellar, MDFamily Medicine Physician1811554108
  6. Gayle Dasher, ANP-BCAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1598102162

Verify Nathan J. Bernal 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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92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

288 Medicare Part D claims for 147 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 40 claims were for opioids.

  1. Nathan Bernal288
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Ciprofloxacin Hcl24 claims
  2. Acetaminophen-Codeine20 claims
  3. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen13 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $138.62

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Nathan Bernal$138.62
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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. Bexar Physician Services, PLLCSan Antonio, TX

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

Nathan J. Bernal among 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas

Nathan J. Bernal, MD is one of 11,119 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 67% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 67% of these records are older, 30% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · median 2004 among the 7,095 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

809 family medicine physician records list a practice address in San Antonio

They are 809 of the 37,749 NPPES records with a practice address in San Antonio, and 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Nick Aguilar, MDSan Antonio, TX 782511639176340
  2. Yolanda Alonzo, DOSan Antonio, TX 782511396734711
  3. Maria Ballesteros, MDSan Antonio, TX 782511881699361
  4. Eric Bernstein, MDSan Antonio, TX 782511508978487
  5. Duane Brieger, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782511205896230
  6. Christine Criscuolo Higgins, MDSan Antonio, TX 782511881695864
  7. Jose Dejesus, MDSan Antonio, TX 782511245237049
  8. Jose Hinojosa, MDSan Antonio, TX 782511063435063

Common questions

What is Nathan J. Bernal, MD's NPI number?

Nathan J. Bernal, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558622522, issued on Jun 6, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Nathan J. Bernal, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 11130 Christus Hills, San Antonio, TX, 78251. Phone: (210) 703-9001. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Nathan J. Bernal, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number Q5618, 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 Nathan J. Bernal, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Nathan J. Bernal, MD had 288 Medicare Part D claims for 147 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

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.