Wayne Xavier Shandera, M.D.
Infectious Disease Physician · Houston, TX
Wayne Xavier Shandera, M.D. is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1114936911, issued on Aug 8, 2006. Check the license (Texas G2223, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Wayne Xavier Shandera
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License number
- G2223 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1504 Taub Loop, Houston, TX 77030
- Phone
- (713) 873-3389
- Enumerated
- Aug 8, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 28, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (713) 798-6400
- Medicaid ID
- P081J2748 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110310000474); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Johns Hopkins University School Of Medicine, 1977
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Wayne Xavier Shandera in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license G2223Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
43% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024
393 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Triumeq40 claims
- Juluca38 claims
- Gabapentin20 claims
- Biktarvy18 claims
- Ezetimibe15 claims
- Amitriptyline Hcl13 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $37.23
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was ViiV Healthcare Company. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,362.19 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
- Baylor College OF MedicineHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Wayne Xavier Shandera among 674 infectious disease physician records in Texas
Wayne Xavier Shandera, M.D. is one of 674 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in Texas. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated1977 · median 2002 among the 510 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Infectious Disease Physician providers in Texas
There are 674 infectious disease physician records in Texas.
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The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Lisa Armitige, M.D.Houston, TX 770301568480820
- Ben Barnett, M.D.Houston, TX 770301457379687
- Tanvir Bell, M.D.Houston, TX 770301720012644
- Victor Fainstein, MDHouston, TX 770301912985664
- Richard Harris, M.D.Houston, TX 770301851373039
- Rodrigo Hasbun, M.D., M.P.H.Houston, TX 770301659334100
- Jiejian Lin, M.D.Houston, TX 770301679533533
- Cezarina Mindru, MDHouston, TX 770301497780787
Common questions
What is Wayne Xavier Shandera, M.D.'s NPI number?
Wayne Xavier Shandera, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1114936911, issued on Aug 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Wayne Xavier Shandera, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1504 Taub Loop, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 873-3389. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Wayne Xavier Shandera, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number G2223, 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 Wayne Xavier Shandera, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Wayne Xavier Shandera, M.D. had 393 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Wayne Xavier Shandera, M.D.'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.
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.