Robert E. Cantu, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Austin, TX
Robert E. Cantu, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Austin, Texas, and NPI 1891771499, issued on Dec 16, 2005. Check the license (Texas H4211, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Robert E. Cantu
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- H4211 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1717 W 6TH St, Austin, TX 78703
- Phone
- (512) 469-0536
- Enumerated
- Dec 16, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Robert E. Cantu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license H4211Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
28% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
719 Medicare Part D claims for 63 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Duloxetine Hcl78 claims
- Alprazolam59 claims
- Bupropion Xl45 claims
- Mirtazapine45 claims
- Trazodone Hcl41 claims
- Zolpidem Tartrate36 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: $876.12
29 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 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.
Robert E. Cantu among 3,318 psychiatry physician records in Texas
Robert E. Cantu, MD is one of 3,318 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Texas. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 95% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 45% of these records are
- Record last updated2026 · 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 2084P0800X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
343 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Austin
They are 343 of the 26,585 NPPES records with a practice address in Austin, and 3,318 psychiatry physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Robert E. Cantu, MD's NPI number?
Robert E. Cantu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891771499, issued on Dec 16, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Robert E. Cantu, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1717 W 6TH St, Austin, TX, 78703. Phone: (512) 469-0536. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Robert E. Cantu, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number H4211, 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 Robert E. Cantu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Robert E. Cantu, MD had 719 Medicare Part D claims for 63 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.