Robert E. Caro, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Corpus Christi, TX
Robert E. Caro, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Corpus Christi, Texas, and NPI 1316944903, issued on Jun 28, 2005. Check the license (Texas K7685, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Robert E. Caro
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- K7685 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6182 Dunbarton Oak St Ste B, Corpus Christi, TX 78414
- Phone
- (361) 452-9320
- Enumerated
- Jun 28, 2005
- Record last updated
- Dec 11, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (361) 452-9321
- Medicaid IDs
- 145596605 TX
145596604 TX - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041115000383); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Texas A & M University System, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 1998
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 6182 Dunbarton Oak St Ste B
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Amanda Caro, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1548589815
- Flavia Lopez, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1063072700
- Graciela Rodriguez, FNP-CNurse Practitioner1790666451
Verify Robert E. Caro in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license K7685Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
18% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
2,919 Medicare Part D claims for 433 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 112 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium82 claims
- Losartan Potassium80 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium77 claims
- Metformin Hcl76 claims
- Zolpidem Tartrate71 claims
- Alprazolam70 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: $479.50
26 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Attigo Infusion IncCorpus Christi, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Robert E. Caro among 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas
Robert E. Caro, MD 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 88% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2004 among the 7,095 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 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.
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Common questions
What is Robert E. Caro, MD's NPI number?
Robert E. Caro, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316944903, issued on Jun 28, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Robert E. Caro, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6182 Dunbarton Oak St Ste B, Corpus Christi, TX, 78414. Phone: (361) 452-9320. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Robert E. Caro, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number K7685, 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. Caro, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Robert E. Caro, MD had 2,919 Medicare Part D claims for 433 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.