NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Nicholas Hendren, MD

Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician · Dallas, TX

Nicholas Hendren, MD is an advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician with a practice address in Dallas, Texas, and NPI 1043606502, issued on Apr 11, 2015. Check the license (Texas R0726, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1043606502
Name
Nicholas Hendren
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician 207RA0001X
License number
R0726 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5200 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, TX 75235
Phone
(214) 590-8000
Enumerated
Apr 11, 2015
Record last updated
Jul 1, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220521000093); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Wisconsin School Of Medicine, 2015
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 5200 Harry Hines Blvd

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

  1. Jazzmyne Aaron, LCSWClinical Social Worker1326550997
  2. Dallah Abdallahi, PAPhysician Assistant1093294811
  3. Carol AbousaabHospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1982231783
  4. Jocelyn AbrahamHospitalist Physician1144781121
  5. Misty AbrahamFamily Nurse Practitioner1063168177
  6. Sunitha AbrahamAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1538668413

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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21% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician in 2024

1,557 Medicare Part D claims for 290 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,965 among the 1,124 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Nicholas Hendren1,557
  2. Specialty average1,965

Most prescribed

  1. Metoprolol Succinate137 claims
  2. Carvedilol93 claims
  3. Spironolactone91 claims
  4. Losartan Potassium85 claims
  5. Pantoprazole Sodium72 claims
  6. Jardiance67 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 74.6 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score56.1
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%59.2
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $169.48

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 1,027 providers of this specialty with any payment received $10,265.85 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Nicholas Hendren$169
  2. Specialty average$10,266

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. University OF Texas Southwestern Medical Center AT DallasFrisco, TX

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

Nicholas Hendren among 83 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records in Texas

Nicholas Hendren, MD is one of 83 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 99% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 75% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 75% of these records are older, 16% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 99% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 93% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2008 among the 77 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 23% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RA0001X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician providers in Texas

There are 83 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records in Texas.

The 8 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Lauren Truby, MDDallas, TX 752351992190391
  2. Martin Berk, M.D.Dallas, TX 752311033118278
  3. Kartik TelukuntlaDallas, TX 752311619397072
  4. Song Li, M.D.Dallas, TX 752431376832998
  5. Claudius Mahr, D.O.Dallas, TX 752431770659526
  6. Farah Al-Saffar, MD, MPHDallas, TX 752461972846285
  7. Amit Alam, M.D.Dallas, TX 752461588906986
  8. Robert Gottlieb, M.D. PH.D.Dallas, TX 752461386855922

Common questions

What is Nicholas Hendren, MD's NPI number?

Nicholas Hendren, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043606502, issued on Apr 11, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Nicholas Hendren, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5200 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, TX, 75235. Phone: (214) 590-8000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Nicholas Hendren, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number R0726, 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 Nicholas Hendren, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Nicholas Hendren, MD had 1,557 Medicare Part D claims for 290 beneficiaries; the average among advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician prescribers was 1,965. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Nicholas Hendren, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 74.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.

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