NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician in Texas

484 NPPES records list thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Texas, 1.6 per 100,000 residents, the 34th highest rate of 51. Houston and Dallas have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Texas license search. Page 10 of 10.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 208G00000X · method

Houston has the most, 139

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician records in Texas

  1. Georg Van Den Sigtenhorst, M.D.Victoria, TX 779011396745790
  2. Ara Vaporciyan, M.D.Houston, TX 770301114013091
  3. Gonzalo Vargas, MDHouston, TX 770741265432314
  4. Neil Venardos, MDAustin, TX 787231477842136
  5. Jose Vidal, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782011790707982
  6. Jaime Villarreal, MDMcAllen, TX 785011396766838
  7. Michael Wait, MDDallas, TX 753901831154632
  8. Ori Wald, M.D PH.DHouston, TX 770301518339126
  9. William Walker, M.D.Houston, TX 770981619242047
  10. Jon-Cecil Walkes, MDHouston, TX 770181669472288
  11. William Wallace, DODecatur, TX 762341225087562
  12. Garrett Walsh, M.D.Houston, TX 770301164528071
  13. John Waters, MDPlano, TX 750931710205208
  14. Stephen Weatherford, MDPort Arthur, TX 776401285738930
  15. Courtney Weber, M.D.Austin, TX 787561386177822
  16. Jaye WestonDallas, TX 753901255795233
  17. Robert Wilcott, MDSherman, TX 750901073559209
  18. Travis Wilder, M.D.Fort Worth, TX 761041386958726
  19. Derek Williams, MDRichardson, TX 750821336349448
  20. Matthew Williams, DOBeaumont, TX 777021336475904
  21. Randall Wolf, M.D.Houston, TX 770301851369417
  22. Richard Wood, M.D.Dallas, TX 752461902840903
  23. Moritz Wyler Von Ballmoos, MD/PHD/MPHHouston, TX 770301487970463
  24. Anna Xue, M.D.Houston, TX 770301932633542
  25. Yusuke Yahagi, M.D.Waco, TX 767121871704577
  26. Jonathan Yang, MDAustin, TX 787561528206901
  27. Roderick Yang, MDAustin, TX 787231437513934
  28. Ibrahim Yazji, MDKingwood, TX 773391609106020
  29. Jesse Yeager, CSFADallas, TX 752141710757794
  30. Fumiya YoneyamaHouston, TX 770301710511209
  31. Donald Young, M.D.Waco, TX 767121952335259
  32. James Young, M.D.Nacogdoches, TX 759651427024074
  33. Arshad Yousuf, M.D.Lufkin, TX 759041245511567
  34. Albert Yurvati, DOFort Worth, TX 761071629014915

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 208G00000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Texas ranks 34 of 51 per resident

  1. Mississippi1.6
  2. South Dakota1.6
  3. California1.6
  4. Texas1.6
  5. Oregon1.6
  6. Virginia1.5
  7. 50 states and D.C.1.9

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 208G00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

78.7% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 76.2% 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. Texas78.7%
  2. United States76.2%

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician records in Texas, measured

  • In a Medicare file381 of 484 · 78.7% here, 76.2% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file309 · 63.8% here, 63.5% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more238 · 49.2% here, 54.0% nationally
  • Median graduation year1996 · the 309 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 208G00000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

484 NPPES records list thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician (208G00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Texas: 1.6 per 100,000 residents against 1.9 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Houston has 139 of them (29%).

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. Florida468
  2. New York446
  3. Pennsylvania377
  4. California634

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Oregon1.6
  2. South Dakota1.6
  3. Mississippi1.6
  4. Virginia1.5

The largest states

  1. California634
  2. Florida468
  3. New York446
  4. Pennsylvania377
  5. Ohio310

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.