Ricardo E. Aguirre, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Danville, CA
Ricardo E. Aguirre, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Danville, California, and NPI 1699739219, issued on Apr 12, 2006. Check the license (California A299230, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ricardo E. Aguirre
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- A299230 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1320 EL Capitan Dr, Danville, CA 94526
- Phone
- (925) 676-2600
- Enumerated
- Apr 12, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 25, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (925) 689-3102
- Medicaid ID
- 00A299230 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041008000974); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1320 EL Capitan Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Murali Dharan, MDThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1336143882
- Jatinder Dhillon, MDThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1669581732
- Michael Gottlieb, M.D.Surgery Physician1609858075
- Andreas Kamlot, MDSurgery Physician1720019748
- Bela Kenessey, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1326111964
- Tanveer Khan, MDVascular Surgery Physician1386856839
Verify Ricardo E. Aguirre in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A299230Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
50% more Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
151 Medicare Part D claims for 63 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 38 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tramadol Hcl35 claims
- Eliquis19 claims
- Cephalexin13 claims
- Clopidogrel12 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): 90.3 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $19.79
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Mozarc Medical US LLC. 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.
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
- East Bay Cardiovascular And Thoracic Associates IncAntioch, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ricardo E. Aguirre among 634 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in California
Ricardo E. Aguirre, MD is one of 634 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in California. 75% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1968 · median 1997 among the 408 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 59% 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 California 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 California
There are 634 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in California.
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The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Murali Dharan, MDDanville, CA 945261336143882
- Jatinder Dhillon, MDDanville, CA 945261669581732
- Merry Uchiyama, M.D.Danville, CA 945261518255454
- Ramesh Veeragandham, MDDanville, CA 945261710972427
- Ka-Kit Wong, CCPConcord, CA 945201801698832
- Timothy Guenther, MDTravis Afb, CA 945351003261892
- Curtis Wozniak, M.D.Travis Afb, CA 945351023187358
- Brian Badduke, M.D.Fremont, CA 945381215174560
Common questions
What is Ricardo E. Aguirre, MD's NPI number?
Ricardo E. Aguirre, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699739219, issued on Apr 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ricardo E. Aguirre, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1320 EL Capitan Dr, Danville, CA, 94526. Phone: (925) 676-2600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ricardo E. Aguirre, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A299230, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ricardo E. Aguirre, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ricardo E. Aguirre, MD had 151 Medicare Part D claims for 63 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ricardo E. Aguirre, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 90.3 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.
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.