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Dr. Claudia Cavazos , DDS

Dentist - General Practice β€’ Laredo, TX

Active NPI 1427088269 Individual Practitioner Female Practitioner
Practice location in NPPES

1515 Pappas St
Laredo, TX 780411705

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Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

1515 Pappas St

Laredo, TX 780411705

Telephone 9567958100
Fax 9567186294
Organization at the Same NPPES Address or Phone
Gateway Community Health Center, Inc. Facility NPI 1013948447

Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.

30-day fills

86 standardized 30-day fills in 2024

CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.

What this does not show: 30-day fills

It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.

Part D drug cost

$215 in 2024

The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.

What this does not show: Part D drug cost

A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.

Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024.

Open Payments general payments, program year 2022

All general payments: $42.33 across 2 records.

By nature of payment

  • Education: $25.00 across 1 record.
  • Food and Beverage: $17.33 across 1 record.

Reporting-company totals

  • STERIS CORPORATION: $25.00 across 1 record.
  • 3M Company: $17.33 across 1 record.

A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.

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Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2022 (published June 30, 2026).

Guide: How to read an Open Payments record

NPI first issued

2006

The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.

What this does not show: NPI first issued

NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.

Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.

Medicare assignment not listed

CMS data do not show whether this clinician accepts Medicare assignment. This does not mean they do not accept Medicare. Ask the office.

Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, β€œDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”

Guide: What Medicare assignment means

No telehealth indicator

CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.

Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.

Guide: How Medicare covers telehealth

Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)

Dr. Cavazos has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.

It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.

Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.

Guide: What Medicare enrollment (PECOS) means

Can order Medicare-covered services

CMS lists Dr. Cavazos as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.

What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services

It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.

Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.

Guide: What ordering and referring status means

Compared with the same specialty in Laredo and Texas

Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.

Medicare Part D prescriptions

More Part D prescriptions than 60% of clinicians listed under Dentist - General Practice in Laredo, TX (2024, 25 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 55. Middle half: 22 to 99.

More Part D prescriptions than 70% of clinicians listed under Dentist - General Practice in Texas (2024, 4,654 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 42. Middle half: 21 to 88.

Part D drug cost

Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Dentist - General Practice in Laredo, TX (2024, 25 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $204. Middle half: $73 to $318.

A higher Part D drug cost than 65% of clinicians listed under Dentist - General Practice in Texas (2024, 4,654 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $126. Middle half: $57 to $299.

48 active clinicians are listed under Dentist - General Practice with a practice address in Laredo, TX (10,075 in Texas).

Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.

Telehealth indicator in Laredo

0% of these 48 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.

0% of these 48 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.

Sources: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2022), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.

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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures

Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments

Open Payments Β· Program Year 2022

Program year 2022 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2022): fewer than 11 records totaling $42.33.

Manufacturer Payment Nature Product Type Amount ($)
STERIS CORPORATION
Education
In-kind items and services
β€” General $25.00
3M Company
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
3M ESPE Filtek Supreme Ultra Universal Restorative General $17.33

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2022, released June 30, 2026.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications

Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.

CMS Part D Β· Data Year 2024
Prescription Year:
Brand Name Generic Name Prescriptions Day Supply Total Cost Patients
Amoxicillin Amoxicillin 68 440 $148.62 61
Ibuprofen Ibuprofen 18 120 $66.74 17

Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits

Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES

Dentist - General Practice Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 1223G0001X

License # reported to NPPES TX 18993

A general dentist is the primary dental care provider for patients of all ages. The general dentist is responsible for the diagnosis, treatment, management and overall coordination of services related to patients' oral health needs.

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Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Medicaid ID
091273501 (TX)
Other Identifier License Number
18993 (TX)

Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility

Source: CMS PECOS
Medicare FFS Enrollment Status Medicare Enrollment on File
CMS Provider Specialty

PRACTITIONER - DENTIST

Medicare Enrollment ID

I20250401001668

Enrollment State Jurisdiction

TX

PECOS Control ID

7810206190

Medicare Order & Referring Eligibility
Clinical Lab & Imaging (Part B) Eligible
Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Eligible
Home Health Agency (HHA) Eligible
Power Mobility Devices (PMD) Not Eligible

Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.

Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone

Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.

37 listed
Yvonne Athanatos , APRN FNP-BC

Nurse Practitioner - Family

NPI 1407158157

APRNFNPBC

Cesar Banuelos , PA-C

Physician Assistant

NPI 1093022568

Physician Assistant (Certified)

Dr. Pedro Castaneda , MD

Pediatrics - Adolescent Medicine

NPI 1609861251

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Dr. Gilberto Castillo , DDS

Dentist - General Practice

NPI 1306139514

Doctor of Dental Surgery

NPI 1275026445

Doctor of Dental Surgery

Dr. Ninfa Coffey , DDS

Dentist - General Practice

NPI 1912568288

Doctor of Dental Surgery

Career & Practice History

NPI enumerated July 04, 2006.

No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from January 2017 to August 2026.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1427088269
Entity Type:
Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)
Enumeration Date: July 04, 2006
Last Update: December 03, 2015
Sole Proprietor: No

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Mailing Address

1515 Pappas St

Laredo, TX 780411705

Phone: 9567958100

About This Data NPPES fields (address, phone, specialty, license) are self-reported and may be outdated; Medicare fields follow the CMS dataset named in each section. Correct directly at NPPES.