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 4 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. Katherine Gray, MDHouston, TX 770301306189360
  2. Igor Gregoric, M.D.Houston, TX 770301043308844
  3. Shawn Groth, M.D.Houston, TX 770301073657235
  4. Gustavo Guajardo Salinas, MDSan Antonio, TX 782581144403387
  5. Alfredo Gurmendi, MDGreenville, TX 754011346241361
  6. Joshua Gustafson, M.D.Fort Sam Houston, TX 782341467687897
  7. Lee Hafen, MDPlano, TX 750931275882524
  8. Charles Hallman, M.D.Houston, TX 770301154418671
  9. Baron Hamman, MDDallas, TX 752461326002072
  10. Lawrence Hamner, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782091891722633
  11. Henry Hansen, MDHouston, TX 770701104881945
  12. James Harrell, MDLongview, TX 756051235194069
  13. Katherine Harrington, M.D.Plano, TX 750931538349360
  14. Lacy Harville, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782291871577239
  15. Hidenori Hayashi, MDHouston, TX 770301598545493
  16. Yuncen He, M.D.Houston, TX 770301598127292
  17. Robert Hebeler, MDDallas, TX 752461295794584
  18. Christopher HeidDallas, TX 753901487041075
  19. Jeffrey Heinle, MDHouston, TX 770301568542827
  20. Richard Helmer, MDWaco, TX 767121881898666
  21. Albert Henry, MDDallas, TX 752261518927557
  22. Robert Hetz, M.D.Houston, TX 770241093064495
  23. Edward Hickey, MDHouston, TX 770301336797729
  24. Brandon Hill, MDDallas, TX 752311376754879
  25. Benjamin Hirsch, M.D.Lubbock, TX 794151326209891
  26. Emilio Hisse, MDBellaire, TX 774011790823037
  27. Jonathan Ho, MDHouston, TX 770301417949264
  28. Thomas Hoang, MDTexarkana, TX 755031730143975
  29. Eric Hoenicke, MDAustin, TX 787561356313043
  30. Wayne Hofstetter, M.D.Houston, TX 770301790874360
  31. David Horne, M.D.Houston, TX 770301407230287
  32. H. Hudgens, MDFort Worth, TX 761041336107127
  33. Lynn Huffman, M.D.Dallas, TX 753901154532463
  34. Dawn Hui, MDSan Antonio, TX 782291043414998
  35. Andrew Hume, M.D.San Angelo, TX 769031063435915
  36. Kelley Hutcheson, M.D.Plano, TX 750931518162650
  37. Connie HuttonConroe, TX 773041760402598
  38. Brannon Hyde, MDAustin, TX 787561487858056
  39. Yuki IkenoHouston, TX 770301790471365
  40. John Ikonomidis, MDDallas, TX 752081578678595
  41. Michiaki Imamura, MD, PHDHouston, TX 770301215028402
  42. Adel Irani, M.D.Houston, TX 770301912093113
  43. Ali Irshad, M.D.Tyler, TX 757011548608219
  44. Shuta IshigamiHouston, TX 770301770364838
  45. John Jay, MDDallas, TX 752081033170196
  46. David Jayakar, M.D.Longview, TX 756051417911660
  47. Mark Jayawant, M.D.Georgetown, TX 786261033221486
  48. Michael Jessen, MDDallas, TX 753901275597015
  49. Gary Jett, M.D.Plano, TX 750931184690810
  50. George Johnson, M.D.Denton, TX 762101124027164

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.