Robert Andrew Hetz, M.D.
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Houston, TX
Robert Andrew Hetz, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1093064495, issued on Aug 31, 2012. Check the license (Texas P8789, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Robert Andrew Hetz
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- P8789 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 915 Gessner RD Ste 585, Houston, TX 77024
- Phone
- (713) 486-6690
- Enumerated
- Aug 31, 2012
- Record last updated
- Dec 11, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (713) 464-6427
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20181009000284); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 915 Gessner RD Ste 585
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Juan Abreu, M.D.Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1598053092
- Nereyda Delacruz, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1225532294
- Emily Murphy, MSN, AG-ACNP - BCAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1295292498
- Danny Ramzy, MDThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1679723175
- Akiko Tanaka, M.D., PH.D.Vascular Surgery Physician1174917306
Verify Robert Andrew Hetz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license P8789Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 82.4 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: $3,559.01
42 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Edwards Lifesciences Corporation. 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
- UT PhysiciansHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Robert Andrew Hetz among 484 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Texas
Robert Andrew Hetz, 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 2012, is newer than 79% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 79% of these records are older, 18% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 1996 among the 309 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 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.
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The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Juan Abreu, M.D.Houston, TX 770241598053092
- Danny Ramzy, MDHouston, TX 770241679723175
- Jon Spiers, MD JDHouston, TX 770251184782120
- Steven Eisenberg, M.D.Houston, TX 770301073512513
- Jonathan Ho, MDHouston, TX 770301417949264
- Gerald Lawrie, MDHouston, TX 770301457351074
- Thomas Macgillivray, MDHouston, TX 770301184605354
- Walter Ohara, MDHouston, TX 770301376541789
Common questions
What is Robert Andrew Hetz, M.D.'s NPI number?
Robert Andrew Hetz, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1093064495, issued on Aug 31, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Robert Andrew Hetz, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 915 Gessner RD Ste 585, Houston, TX, 77024. Phone: (713) 486-6690. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Robert Andrew Hetz, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number P8789, 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.
What is Robert Andrew Hetz, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.4 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.