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 7 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. Derek Moore, M.D.Houston, TX 770301528306511
  2. J Morales, M.D.Corpus Christi, TX 784041134170657
  3. Michael Mueller, M.D.Austin, TX 787561952315707
  4. Raghav Murthy, MBBSDallas, TX 752301750580114
  5. Terry Myrick, MDBeaumont, TX 777021235249483
  6. Peter Napoli, M.D.Bryan, TX 778021518922772
  7. Warren Naselsky, MD, MSHouston, TX 770301417311648
  8. Mir Timo Zadegh Nazari-Shafti, MDHouston, TX 770301225855919
  9. Michael Nazarian, M.D.Fort Worth, TX 761041245401637
  10. Robert Neely, M.D.Austin, TX 787561942460738
  11. David Nelson, M.D.Dallas, TX 753901407299761
  12. Soumya Neravetla, M.D.Round Rock, TX 786651558511865
  13. Duy Nguyen, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782291558688739
  14. Derek Nieber, M.D.Fort Worth, TX 761041992184675
  15. David Nielson, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782581972575827
  16. Hisashi Nikaidoh, MDFort Worth, TX 761041578525655
  17. James Norcross, MDArlington, TX 760121720042716
  18. Obieze Nwanna-Nzewunwa, MBBS, MSLongview, TX 756011558868380
  19. William Ogden, MDSan Antonio, TX 782011508862525
  20. Ugochukwu Ogwudu, M.D.Temple, TX 765081508070061
  21. Walter Ohara, MDHouston, TX 770301376541789
  22. Okezika Okereke, M.D. P.A.San Benito, TX 785861740264571
  23. Scott Olsson, M.D.Cypress, TX 774291972682136
  24. Shuab Omer, M.D.Cypress, TX 774291730333204
  25. Masahiro OnoAustin, TX 787051962807222
  26. Vicente Orozco -Sevilla, MDHouston, TX 770301902141245
  27. John Oswalt, M.D.Austin, TX 787561174547509
  28. Michael Oszczakiewicz, MDBeaumont, TX 777011134239387
  29. David Ott, M.D.Houston, TX 770301093802530
  30. Maral Ouzounian, M.D.Houston, TX 770301316281538
  31. Edmond Owen, M.D.Round Rock, TX 786651609859776
  32. Octavio Pajaro, M.D.Houston, TX 770301629065677
  33. Ralph Paone, M.D.Lubbock, TX 794151396892774
  34. Kavita Parikh, DOHouston, TX 770301861844169
  35. Han Ki Park, MDHouston, TX 770301518267970
  36. Deven Patel, MDHouston, TX 770301104448265
  37. Jayeshkumar Patel, MDHouston, TX 770301730195793
  38. Kirit Patel, M.D.Midland, TX 797011295724698
  39. Manish Patel, M.DHouston, TX 770301942453071
  40. Vivekkumar Patel, M.D.The Woodlands, TX 773841649531617
  41. Eric Peden, MDHouston, TX 770301356421770
  42. Matthias Peltz, MDDallas, TX 753901073717856
  43. Rick Peng, M.D.Houston, TX 770301154304103
  44. William Peper, M.D.Waco, TX 767121952314908
  45. Roman Petrov, MDLeague City, TX 775731437266822
  46. Vuong-Lam PhamHouston, TX 770301518351626
  47. Wendell Phillips, MDTyler, TX 757011164497871
  48. Laurens Pickard, MDHouston, TX 770301902980410
  49. Frank Pigula, MDCorpus Christi, TX 784111821103888
  50. Melvin Platt, MDDallas, TX 752311982692430

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.