NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Renata B. Ford, M.D.

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · San Antonio, TX

Renata B. Ford, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in San Antonio, Texas, and NPI 1972685907, issued on Oct 19, 2006. Check the license (Texas 41383, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1972685907
Name
Renata B. Ford
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
License numbers
41383 TX
2009-02088 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6800 W IH 10 Ste 200, San Antonio, TX 78201
Phone
(210) 519-5797
Enumerated
Oct 19, 2006
Record last updated
May 8, 2023
Fax
(210) 579-7027
Medicaid ID
183371701 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20070205000193); accepts Medicare assignment
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 6800 W IH 10 Ste 200

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

  1. Cristina Cortez, MDFamily Medicine Physician1528055167
  2. Huynh Nelson, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1447883335

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  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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80% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024

20 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Renata Ford20
  2. Specialty average101

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: $15.11

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abiomed. 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. Renata Ford$15.11
  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. Renata Ford MD PASan Antonio, TX

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

Renata B. Ford among 484 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Texas

Renata B. Ford, M.D. 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 2006, is newer than 14% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 45% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated1994 · 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. Robert Bennett, MDSan Antonio, TX 782011518906825
  2. James Knight, MDSan Antonio, TX 782011730142688
  3. William Ogden, MDSan Antonio, TX 782011508862525
  4. Ourania Preventza, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782011508984303
  5. John Smith, MDSan Antonio, TX 782011770589525
  6. Jose Vidal, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782011790707982
  7. Victor Bautista-Hernandez, MDSan Antonio, TX 782071972134013
  8. John Kupferschmid, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782071861459729

Common questions

What is Renata B. Ford, M.D.'s NPI number?

Renata B. Ford, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972685907, issued on Oct 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Renata B. Ford, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6800 W IH 10 Ste 200, San Antonio, TX, 78201. Phone: (210) 519-5797. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Renata B. Ford, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number 41383, 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 Renata B. Ford, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Renata B. Ford, M.D. had 20 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. 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.