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 3 of 10.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 208G00000X · 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, 139

  1. Houston139
  2. Dallas51
  3. San Antonio45
  4. Austin25
  5. Plano21

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician records in Texas

  1. Brendan Dewan, MDAustin, TX 787561134445539
  2. Stephen Dewan, M.D.Austin, TX 787561245254515
  3. Todd Dewey, M.D.Dallas, TX 752301891783403
  4. Emery Dilling, M.D.Austin, TX 787561073527008
  5. John Dimaio, MDPlano, TX 750931124082904
  6. Thomas Donohue, M.D.Tomball, TX 773751427082940
  7. Neelan Doolabh, M.D.Tyler, TX 757011598789117
  8. Carolyn Dubeau, MDSan Antonio, TX 782291821619511
  9. John Duncan, M.D.Houston, TX 770301003903543
  10. Lucas Duvall, MDHouston, TX 770701598975898
  11. Lester Dyke, M.D.McAllen, TX 785031528030426
  12. Dennis Eastman, M.D.Lubbock, TX 794101720097520
  13. Luis Echeverri, MDHouston, TX 770741457351777
  14. James Edgerton, M.D.Plano, TX 750931386632909
  15. Takashi Eguchi, MDDallas, TX 752351740780972
  16. Afshin Ehsan, M.D.Temple, TX 765081508890260
  17. Kenneth Eisenberg, M.D.El Paso, TX 799021659376929
  18. Steven Eisenberg, M.D.Houston, TX 770301073512513
  19. Julius Ejiofor, M.D.Plano, TX 750931629335039
  20. Sheikh Elahi, MDTemple, TX 765081083910186
  21. Christiana Ellison, PA-CHouston, TX 770301962373654
  22. Trevor Ellison, M.D., PH.D., MBADallas, TX 752081285787341
  23. Abdussalam Elsenousi, MDHouston, TX 770301225690654
  24. Carlos Encarnacion, M.D.Houston, TX 770041508132812
  25. Michael Eppinger, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782291871573105
  26. Eldad Erez, MDFort Worth, TX 761041366552051
  27. Hector Escamilla, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782151154521490
  28. Jose Escobar, MDEdinburg, TX 785391144424920
  29. Aaron Estrera, MDDallas, TX 753901194788802
  30. Anthony Estrera, M.D.Houston, TX 770301811915457
  31. Douglas Farmer, M.D.Fort Sam Houston, TX 782341346535309
  32. Jason Felger, MDSan Angelo, TX 769031538182951
  33. Mark Felger, M.D.Austin, TX 787561770507030
  34. Ramiro FernandezHouston, TX 770301073855284
  35. Katharina Fetten, M.D.Dallas, TX 752261871976605
  36. Hector Flores, M.D.El Paso, TX 799021972784247
  37. Renata Ford, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782011972685907
  38. David Fosdick, MDDallas, TX 752311518955129
  39. Charles Fraser, MDAustin, TX 787231104906452
  40. O Frazier, M.D.Houston, TX 770301528156304
  41. Davi Freitas Tenorio, MDAustin, TX 787231255107348
  42. Rodney Fritz, M.D.Irving, TX 750381669473278
  43. Pankaj Garg, MDTemple, TX 765081881241370
  44. James Garrison, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782291003843830
  45. Matthew Gaudet, M.D.Austin, TX 787451477743060
  46. Jason Gauthier, MDSan Antonio, TX 782291336520501
  47. Timothy George, MDPlano, TX 750931336340041
  48. Ravi Ghanta, M.D.Houston, TX 770301144308164
  49. Hasnain Gondal, MDHouston, TX 770301245916410
  50. Gonzalo Gonzalez Stawinski, M.D.Dallas, TX 752461578572186

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.