William A. Peper, M.D.
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Waco, TX
William A. Peper, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Waco, Texas, and NPI 1952314908, issued on Aug 14, 2006. Check the license (Texas F7043, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William A. Peper
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- F7043 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1000 W State Highway 6 Ste 420, Waco, TX 76712
- Phone
- (254) 751-1700
- Enumerated
- Aug 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 1, 2022
- Fax
- (254) 751-0700
- Medicaid ID
- 159610802 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050613001275); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Southwestern Medical School At Dallas, 1980
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify William A. Peper in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license F7043Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
386 Medicare Part D claims for 133 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 32% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Clopidogrel130 claims
- Eliquis111 claims
- Cephalexin90 claims
- Triazolam22 claims
- Xarelto12 claims
- Cilostazol11 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: $5,167.43
17 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AngioDynamics, Inc. 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
- Heart OF Texas Cath Lab PLLCWoodway, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
William A. Peper among 484 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Texas
William A. Peper, 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 2006, is newer than 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1980 · median 1996 among the 309 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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.
All 484 in Texas → Every provider in Waco → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Arie Blitz, MDWaco, TX 767121629096011
- Thomas Damato, M.D.Waco, TX 767121073544235
- Richard Helmer, MDWaco, TX 767121881898666
- Christopher Kwon, MDWaco, TX 767121225074867
- Baljit Sharma, M.D.Waco, TX 767121720167372
- Yusuke Yahagi, M.D.Waco, TX 767121871704577
- Donald Young, M.D.Waco, TX 767121952335259
- Jess Cornell, MDSan Angelo, TX 769031427039460
Common questions
What is William A. Peper, M.D.'s NPI number?
William A. Peper, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952314908, issued on Aug 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William A. Peper, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1000 W State Highway 6 Ste 420, Waco, TX, 76712. Phone: (254) 751-1700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William A. Peper, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number F7043, 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 William A. Peper, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William A. Peper, M.D. had 386 Medicare Part D claims for 133 beneficiaries; 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.