NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Cardiovascular Disease Physician in Texas

1,603 NPPES records list cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Texas, 5.3 per 100,000 residents, the 43rd highest rate of 51. Houston and Dallas have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Texas license search. Page 6 of 33.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 207RC0000X · method

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

Houston has the most, 312

  1. Houston312
  2. Dallas143
  3. San Antonio137
  4. Plano57
  5. Austin53

Cardiovascular Disease Physician records in Texas

  1. Long Cao, M.D.Richmond, TX 774691124281118
  2. Charles Caplan, M.D.Houston, TX 770241245232362
  3. Robert Card, M.D.Houston, TX 770301326075920
  4. David Cardona Estrada, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782071407208861
  5. Stephen Carey, M.D.New Braunfels, TX 781301235159195
  6. Carl Carlino, MDCedar Park, TX 786131538270129
  7. Nathaniel Carman, M.D.Jbsa Ft Sam Houston, TX 782341396106217
  8. Robert Carney, MDTyler, TX 757011063407203
  9. Curtis Carothers, MDLubbock, TX 794241346244225
  10. Melissa Carry, M.D.Dallas, TX 752261386618510
  11. Spencer Carter, MDFrisco, TX 750331922591114
  12. Spencer CarterDallas, TX 753901740676238
  13. Anthony Caruso, MDAustin, TX 787311861417958
  14. William Cashion, MDHarker Heights, TX 765481497756860
  15. Miguel Castellanos, MDOrange, TX 776301144256926
  16. Leticia Castillo Kontak, MDRound Rock, TX 786651891994968
  17. Joseph Cavallaro, DOSan Antonio, TX 782341548753031
  18. Michael Cavazos, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782121205181674
  19. Hector Ceccoli, MDTyler, TX 757011548250392
  20. Paul Celio, MDSan Antonio, TX 782291023095965
  21. Ronald Chaffin, M.D.Amarillo, TX 791061528057379
  22. Srujana Chakilam, M.D.Fort Worth, TX 761041629215587
  23. Ripa Chakravorty, MDAustin, TX 787041821364167
  24. Fotini Chalkias, M.D.Austin, TX 787581518065317
  25. Sarma Challa, M.D.Baytown, TX 775211699776286
  26. Madhu Challapalli, MDSan Antonio, TX 782581609847029
  27. Mohammed Chamsi-Pasha, M.D.Houston, TX 770301871805978
  28. Harish Chandna, MDVictoria, TX 779011013928688
  29. Alvin Chandra, M.D.Dallas, TX 753901003174954
  30. Jeevaratnam Chandra, M.D.Lufkin, TX 759041649256322
  31. Ravi Chandrasekhara, MDDallas, TX 752371457395360
  32. Joseph Chang, MDEl Paso, TX 799051104320621
  33. Peter Chang, M.D., PH.D.Bellaire, TX 774011285623009
  34. Su Chang, MDHouston, TX 770301164499240
  35. Mahesh Changlani, MDMcAllen, TX 785041861499808
  36. G Chant, MDAbilene, TX 796011144327180
  37. Muhammad Chaudhry, MDTyler, TX 757081194973701
  38. Siddharth ChauhanSugar Land, TX 774791942799705
  39. Joe Chavez, M.D.Pflugerville, TX 786601972595635
  40. Dave Chawla, MDMarble Falls, TX 786541275790149
  41. Lakshmi Chebrolu, M.DPearland, TX 775841871757963
  42. Daniel Cheeran, M.D.Dallas, TX 752351508155466
  43. Jorge Cheirif, MDDallas, TX 752311598703803
  44. Kasi Chekuri, MDCorpus Christi, TX 784041093797193
  45. Jacob Chemmalakuzhy, M.D.Irving, TX 750391992723241
  46. Chris Chen, MD PHDSugar Land, TX 774781841309341
  47. Kuruvilla Cheriparambil, M.D.Lufkin, TX 759041619953239
  48. Olasimbo Chiadika, M.D.Houston, TX 770301699825299
  49. Venkata Chilakapati, MDPlano, TX 750931679740310
  50. Christopher Chiles, M.D.Temple, TX 765081215997283

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207RC0000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Texas ranks 43 of 51 per resident

  1. New Mexico5.5
  2. Nevada5.5
  3. Iowa5.3
  4. Texas5.3
  5. South Dakota4.9
  6. Mississippi4.8
  7. 50 states and D.C.7.9

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207RC0000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

87.8% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 83.3% nationally

A Medicare file here is Part D prescribing (2024), a MIPS score (2023), an Open Payments record (2024) or Medicare group billing (CMS Doctors and Clinicians). A record outside them may still see patients: these files cover Medicare only.

  1. Texas87.8%
  2. United States83.3%

Cardiovascular Disease Physician records in Texas, measured

  • In a Medicare file1,408 of 1,603 · 87.8% here, 83.3% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file1,224 · 76.4% here, 70.2% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more747 · 46.6% here, 58.2% nationally
  • Median graduation year1998 · the 1,219 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 207RC0000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

1,603 NPPES records list cardiovascular disease physician (207RC0000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Texas: 5.3 per 100,000 residents against 7.9 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Houston has 312 of them (19%).

A record is a registration a provider made and keeps up to date: it shows neither that the provider is licensed nor that they still practice there. The state's own license search is the check.

States with a similar number

  1. Pennsylvania1,476
  2. Florida1,946
  3. New Jersey1,102
  4. Massachusetts1,080

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Iowa5.3
  2. Nevada5.5
  3. New Mexico5.5
  4. South Carolina5.6

The largest states

  1. New York2,583
  2. California2,574
  3. Florida1,946
  4. Pennsylvania1,476
  5. New Jersey1,102

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy; 2023 Census population estimates. A registry record 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.