Dr. Hector Cantu , DO
Emergency Medicine • Pasadena, TX
6002 Fairmont Pkwy
Pasadena, TX 775054037
This profile restates public CMS/NPPES data; T-MedInfo gives no medical advice — consult a licensed professional, and call 911 for emergencies.
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Dr. Hector Cantu is listed in NPPES under Emergency Medicine.
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NPI assigned on June 14, 2006; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 1,254 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- J1010 — Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 1 mg: 980 service units.
- 99213 — Established patient outpatient office visit: 102 service units.
- 96372 — Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle: 46 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
CPT® only copyright 2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2024). CPT notice
See all 7 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 281 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Cefdinir — 86 prescription fills, including refills.
- Azithromycin — 53 prescription fills, including refills.
- Prednisone — 35 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 9 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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More Medicare Part B services than 95% of clinicians listed under Emergency Medicine in Pasadena, TX (2024, 20 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 208. Middle half: 123 to 323.
More Medicare Part B services than 95% of clinicians listed under Emergency Medicine in Texas (2024, 3,145 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 290. Middle half: 132 to 513.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 408 in 2020 to 1,254 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2020–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
6002 Fairmont Pkwy
Pasadena, TX 775054037
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Ucp Physicians Of Central Texas, Pllc. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
University Of North Texas Hsc, College Of Osteopathic Med
1984
What Public CMS Data Show
Emergency Medicine: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
115 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $15,298 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $9,243 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
286 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
$2,935 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
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 2025
All general payments: $148.23 across 6 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $148.23 across 6 records.
Reporting-company totals
- Boston Scientific Corporation: $148.23 across 6 records.
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.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
42 years (graduated 1984)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 1984 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
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.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
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, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
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.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Cantu 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.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Cantu 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.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
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.
Compared with the same specialty in Pasadena and Texas
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
More Medicare Part B services than 95% of clinicians listed under Emergency Medicine in Pasadena, TX (2024, 20 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 208. Middle half: 123 to 323.
More Medicare Part B services than 95% of clinicians listed under Emergency Medicine in Texas (2024, 3,145 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 290. Middle half: 132 to 513.
Medicare-allowed amount
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 65% of clinicians listed under Emergency Medicine in Pasadena, TX (2024, 20 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $24,691. Middle half: $15,046 to $41,081.
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 75% of clinicians listed under Emergency Medicine in Texas (2024, 3,145 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $36,170. Middle half: $16,337 to $61,083.
Paid by Medicare
A lower Medicare payment amount than 75% of clinicians listed under Emergency Medicine in Pasadena, TX (2024, 20 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $19,039. Middle half: $10,283 to $31,154.
A lower Medicare payment amount than 80% of clinicians listed under Emergency Medicine in Texas (2024, 3,145 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $27,475. Middle half: $12,386 to $47,065.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
More Part D prescriptions than 70% of clinicians listed under Emergency Medicine in Pasadena, TX (2024, 20 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 179. Middle half: 109 to 312.
More Part D prescriptions than 80% of clinicians listed under Emergency Medicine in Texas (2024, 2,614 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 114. Middle half: 46 to 221.
Part D drug cost
A higher Part D drug cost than 75% of clinicians listed under Emergency Medicine in Pasadena, TX (2024, 20 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $1,154. Middle half: $873 to $2,921.
A higher Part D drug cost than 85% of clinicians listed under Emergency Medicine in Texas (2024, 2,614 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $839. Middle half: $311 to $1,721.
25 active clinicians are listed under Emergency Medicine with a practice address in Pasadena, TX (4,895 in Texas).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Pasadena
4% of these 25 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
52% of these 25 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services increased 207% from 408 in 2020 to 1,254 in 2024.
- 2020: 408
- 2021: 360
- 2022: 355
- 2023: 291
- 2024: 1,254
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 29% from $21,486 in 2020 to $15,298 in 2024.
- 2020: $21,486
- 2021: $18,296
- 2022: $20,398
- 2023: $12,104
- 2024: $15,298
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 36% from $14,358 in 2020 to $9,243 in 2024.
- 2020: $14,358
- 2021: $15,563
- 2022: $16,702
- 2023: $7,992
- 2024: $9,243
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions increased 107% from 136 in 2020 to 281 in 2024.
- 2020: 136
- 2021: 148
- 2022: 235
- 2023: 344
- 2024: 281
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30-day fills
30-day fills increased 110% from 136 in 2020 to 286 in 2024.
- 2020: 136
- 2021: 148
- 2022: 236
- 2023: 344
- 2024: 286
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost increased 166% from $1,103 in 2020 to $2,935 in 2024.
- 2020: $1,103
- 2021: $2,055
- 2022: $2,644
- 2023: $5,112
- 2024: $2,935
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $35.65 in 2020 to $148.23 in 2025.
- 2020: $35.65
- 2021: $12.00
- 2022: $866.18
- 2024: $40.77
- 2025: $148.23
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), 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
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2025): fewer than 11 records totaling $148.23.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Boston Scientific Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Rhythmia Mapping System | General | $30.57 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Rhythmia Mapping System | General | $26.21 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Rhythmia Mapping System | General | $25.73 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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FARAPULSE | General | $23.21 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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General - EP | General | $21.75 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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General - EP | General | $20.76 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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J1010
Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 1 mg
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980 | 26 | $1.45 | $0.13 |
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99213
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
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102 | 77 | $280.00 | $85.79 |
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96372
Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle
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46 | 36 | $90.00 | $13.61 |
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87804
Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for influenza virus
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41 | 20 | $55.00 | $16.22 |
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99203
New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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37 | 37 | $290.00 | $106.74 |
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87811
Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (covid-19)
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28 | 27 | $75.00 | $40.55 |
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81003
Automated urinalysis test
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20 | 17 | $20.00 | $2.20 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Cefdinir | Cefdinir | 86 | 812 | $1,624.50 | 82 |
| Azithromycin | Azithromycin | 53 | 259 | $186.28 | 46 |
| Prednisone | Prednisone | 35 | 225 | $36.13 | 27 |
| Albuterol Sulfate Hfa | Albuterol Sulfate | 25 | 633 | $530.90 | 23 |
| Methylprednisolone | Methylprednisolone | 23 | 139 | $134.70 | 23 |
| Clindamycin Hcl | Clindamycin Hcl | 20 | 171 | $224.22 | 20 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass | Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 15 | 144 | $78.92 | 13 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | Doxycycline Hyclate | 13 | 98 | $74.16 | 12 |
| Amoxicillin | Amoxicillin | 11 | 104 | $45.57 | 11 |
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
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207P00000X
An emergency physician focuses on the immediate decision making and action necessary to prevent death or any further disability both in the pre-hospital setting by directing emergency medical technicians and in the emergency department. The emergency physician provides immediate recognition, evaluation, care, stabilization and disposition of a generally diversified population of adult and pediatric patients in response to acute illness and injury.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207Q00000X
Family Medicine is the medical specialty which is concerned with the total health care of the individual and the family. It is the specialty in breadth which integrates the biological, clinical, and behavioral sciences. The scope of family medicine is not limited by age, sex, organ system, or disease entity.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - FAMILY PRACTICE
I20031114000419
TX
5991619868
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Ucp Physicians Of Central Texas, Pllc
1331 Northpark Dr, Kingwood, TX 773391636
Phone: 2813595330
Ucp Physicians Of Central Texas, Pllc
1240 E Palm Valley Blvd, Round Rock, TX 786643202
Phone: 5127339100
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated June 14, 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.
NPI Administrative Meta
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- Dr. Ernesto Juarez, DO
- Dr. Earl Miller, MD
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Mailing Address
Po Box 200993
Houston, TX 772160993
Phone: 2817841111