NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Patricia Ann Cantu, MD PA

Family Medicine Physician · Corpus Christi, TX

Patricia Ann Cantu, MD PA is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Corpus Christi, Texas, and NPI 1003928979, issued on Aug 31, 2006. Check the license (Texas K9240, 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
1003928979
Name
Patricia Ann Cantu
Credential
MD PA
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
K9240 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
7629 S Staples St Ste 106A, Corpus Christi, TX 78413
Phone
(361) 888-2820
Enumerated
Aug 31, 2006
Record last updated
Feb 26, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050602000907); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston, 1996
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 7629 S Staples St Ste 106A

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

  1. Elizabeth Chavarria, APRN, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1346079886
  2. Melanie Chipman, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1306226923
  3. Michael Lowry, DOGeneral Practice Physician1306073267
  4. Alicia Mimms, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1679346100
  5. Bevi Wilson, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1376112284
  6. Catherine Yeung, MDFamily Medicine Physician1811126295

Verify Patricia Ann Cantu 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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79% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

760 Medicare Part D claims for 142 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.

  1. Patricia Cantu760
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium109 claims
  2. Metformin Hcl Er48 claims
  3. Rosuvastatin Calcium35 claims
  4. Levothyroxine Sodium31 claims
  5. Lisinopril30 claims
  6. Simvastatin28 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.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. QC Professional PLLCCorpus Christi, TX
  2. QC Urgent Care PLLCCorpus Christi, TX

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

Patricia Ann Cantu among 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas

Patricia Ann Cantu, MD PA 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 2006, is newer than 12% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 54% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated1996 · median 2004 among the 7,095 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 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).

193 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Corpus Christi

They are 193 of the 5,600 NPPES records with a practice address in Corpus Christi, and 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ruben Almanza, MDCorpus Christi, TX 784131003815499
  2. David Chao, D.O.Corpus Christi, TX 784131073769030
  3. Sergio Solorzano, M.D.Corpus Christi, TX 784131669594438
  4. Rob Tschauner, MDCorpus Christi, TX 784131427033067
  5. Catherine Yeung, MDCorpus Christi, TX 784131811126295
  6. George Benavidez, M.D.Corpus Christi, TX 784121598749129
  7. Catherine Bussieres, M.D.Corpus Christi, TX 784141619984457
  8. Crystal Campos Valls, M.D.Corpus Christi, TX 784141679508360

Common questions

What is Patricia Ann Cantu, MD PA's NPI number?

Patricia Ann Cantu, MD PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003928979, issued on Aug 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Patricia Ann Cantu, MD PA located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7629 S Staples St Ste 106A, Corpus Christi, TX, 78413. Phone: (361) 888-2820. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Patricia Ann Cantu, MD PA's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number K9240, 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 Patricia Ann Cantu, MD PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Patricia Ann Cantu, MD PA had 760 Medicare Part D claims for 142 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.