NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Thomas Ross Pollard, M.D.

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

Thomas Ross Pollard, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in San Antonio, Texas, and NPI 1225012693, issued on Nov 30, 2005. Check the license (Texas J1477, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1225012693
Name
Thomas Ross Pollard
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
License number
J1477 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
215 E Quincy St Ste 604, San Antonio, TX 78215
Phone
(210) 798-4311
Enumerated
Nov 30, 2005
Record last updated
Jun 3, 2025
Medicaid ID
3304381 TN
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20180410000412); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Medical School At San Antonio, 1989
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 215 E Quincy St Ste 604

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

  1. Gayatri Nandwani, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1093414468
  2. Manoj Panday, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1790834281
  3. Zachary Swanson, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTSurgical Physician Assistant1861624868

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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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  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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79% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024

21 Medicare Part D claims, 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. Thomas Pollard21
  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: $1,741.02

31 payments; by number, the most common kind was 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. Thomas Pollard$1,741.02
  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. Bhs Physicians Network, IncSan Antonio, TX

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

Thomas Ross Pollard among 484 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Texas

Thomas Ross Pollard, 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 86% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated1989 · median 1996 among the 309 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 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. Hector Escamilla, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782151154521490
  2. Truc Ly, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782171275667271
  3. Michael Savitt, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782171609838184
  4. Lawrence Hamner, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782091891722633
  5. Victor Bautista-Hernandez, MDSan Antonio, TX 782071972134013
  6. John Kupferschmid, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782071861459729
  7. Jose Urencio Marcue, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782241871872093
  8. Clinton Baisden, MDSan Antonio, TX 782291740291269

Common questions

What is Thomas Ross Pollard, M.D.'s NPI number?

Thomas Ross Pollard, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225012693, issued on Nov 30, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Thomas Ross Pollard, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 215 E Quincy St Ste 604, San Antonio, TX, 78215. Phone: (210) 798-4311. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Thomas Ross Pollard, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number J1477, 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 Thomas Ross Pollard, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Thomas Ross Pollard, M.D. had 21 Medicare Part D claims; 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.