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 5 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. Scott Johnson, MDSan Antonio, TX 782291821105990
  2. William Jones, MDDallas, TX 752081649231705
  3. Matheau Julien, MDRound Rock, TX 786651619189933
  4. Rajat Kalra, MDHouston, TX 770301114432093
  5. Christos Katsigiannis, MDHouston, TX 770081194725234
  6. Ryo Kawasumi, MDHouston, TX 770301033033386
  7. Faraz Kerendi, MDAustin, TX 787561376727842
  8. Kemp Kernstine, MD, PH.D.Dallas, TX 753901245338623
  9. William Kessler, M.D.Austin, TX 787561013925585
  10. S M Khalafi, MDFort Worth, TX 761041265457071
  11. Kamal Khalil, M.D.Houston, TX 770041396939070
  12. Ahmed Khouqeer, M.DWebster, TX 775981942687157
  13. Jonathan Kiev, MDFrisco, TX 750331336222405
  14. Brian Kilmartin, M.D.Dallas, TX 752351679916944
  15. Hwan Wook Kim, MDHouston, TX 770301114649290
  16. Min Kim, M.D.Houston, TX 770301558689661
  17. Harry King, MD PAHouston, TX 770981811185200
  18. Lewis King, M.D.Round Rock, TX 786651295750214
  19. James Kirby, M.D.Bryan, TX 778021861458804
  20. John Kirchmer, M.D.Beaumont, TX 777061457734618
  21. Hunter Kirkland, M.D.Austin, TX 787561942214788
  22. Clifford Kitten, M.D.Shenandoah, TX 773811396730826
  23. Panat Kittisit, M.D.Houston, TX 770301730001710
  24. James Knight, MDSan Antonio, TX 782011730142688
  25. Wade Knight, M.D.Temple, TX 765081710947189
  26. Michael Koeckert, M.D.The Woodlands, TX 773851366706392
  27. Ferenc Korompai, M.D.Temple, TX 765021164400115
  28. Harry Kourlis, MDTexarkana, TX 755031902865678
  29. Anita Krueger, M.D.Fort Worth, TX 761041992023568
  30. John Kupferschmid, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782071861459729
  31. Christopher Kwon, MDWaco, TX 767121225074867
  32. Saverio La Francesca, M.D.Houston, TX 770301306000567
  33. Stephen La Mendola, MDBeaumont, TX 777021497863419
  34. Javier Lafuente, M.D.Houston, TX 770941467481721
  35. Stephen Langley, M.D.Corpus Christi, TX 784111356531347
  36. Sharon Larson, D.O.Fort Worth, TX 761041578768339
  37. Gerald Lawrie, MDHouston, TX 770301457351074
  38. Andres Leal, M.D.Dallas, TX 752311891131900
  39. Charles Lee, M.D.Tyler, TX 757011245338748
  40. Daniel Lee, M.D.Temple, TX 765081235386392
  41. Fred Lee, M.D.Plano, TX 750931275850844
  42. Rachel Lee, M.D., M.S.P.H.Katy, TX 774941356704621
  43. Taek Yeon Lee, MDHouston, TX 770301326213661
  44. David Lehenbauer, MDDallas, TX 752351720217870
  45. Himalaya Lele, M.D.Arlington, TX 760141962407007
  46. Scott Lemaire, M.D.Houston, TX 770301932289337
  47. Steven Leonard, MDDallas, TX 752351750343737
  48. Alan Leshnower, M.D.Odessa, TX 797641801908942
  49. George Letsou, MDPasadena, TX 775051730118902
  50. Kenneth Liao, MDHouston, TX 770301417053869

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.