NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Vanessa Medrano

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Houston, TX

Vanessa Medrano is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1780905810, issued on Jun 11, 2010. Check the license (Texas Q9200, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1780905810
Name
Vanessa Medrano
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License numbers
Q9200 TX
BP10036768 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1709 Dryden RD # 5.70, Houston, TX 77030
Phone
(713) 798-0190
Enumerated
Jun 11, 2010
Record last updated
Apr 1, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20161207002266); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Texas Tech University Health Science Center School Of Medicine, 2010
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 1709 Dryden RD # 5.70

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

  1. John Hsieh, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1346560984
  2. Shane Jenks, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1619297231
  3. Natalia Khalaf, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1154615763
  4. Mirza Umair Khalid, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1104122332
  5. Austin Lee, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1124348719
  6. Malia Myers, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1023338100

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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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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

158 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims.

  1. Vanessa Medrano158
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Metoprolol Succinate30 claims
  2. Spironolactone19 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium18 claims
  4. Furosemide16 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): 84.1 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score84.5
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%54.4
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $155.22

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abiomed. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Vanessa Medrano$155.22
  2. Specialty average$3,819.56

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. Baylor College OF MedicineHouston, TX

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

Vanessa Medrano among 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records in Texas

Vanessa Medrano is one of 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Texas. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 75% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 75% of these records are older, 23% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • Graduated2010 · median 1998 among the 1,219 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Texas

There are 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records in Texas.

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Gregory Appleton, M.D.Houston, TX 770301114927928
  2. Jaime Benrey, MDHouston, TX 770301003810854
  3. Michael Bungo, M.D.Houston, TX 770301497756654
  4. Sayed Feghali, M.D.Houston, TX 770301326040486
  5. Jorge Garcia-Gregory, MDHouston, TX 770301760486450
  6. Ihab Hamzeh, MDHouston, TX 770301700886934
  7. Surendra Jain, MDHouston, TX 770301326036195
  8. Milton Klein, MDHouston, TX 770301689673568

Common questions

What is Vanessa Medrano's NPI number?

Vanessa Medrano's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780905810, issued on Jun 11, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Vanessa Medrano located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1709 Dryden RD # 5.70, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 798-0190. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Vanessa Medrano's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number Q9200, 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 Vanessa Medrano prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Vanessa Medrano had 158 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Vanessa Medrano's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.1 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.

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