Active NPI 1508866120 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Cesar Nahas , MD

Surgery - Vascular Surgery • Houston, TX

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Cesar Nahas, MD is a certified Surgery - Vascular Surgery practicing in Houston, TX. With approximately 43 years of clinical experience since completing medical education in 1983, Dr. Nahas delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 11914 ASTORIA BLVD STE 320.

Dr. Nahas is affiliated with Ut Physicians and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include established patient outpatient office visit, new patient outpatient office visit, ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

11914 Astoria Blvd Ste 320

Houston, TX 770896048

Telephone 7134865250

Fax 2813165572

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Other

Graduation Year

1983

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Surgery - Vascular Surgery in Houston, TX

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

43 Yrs +20.9 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 22.1 Yrs

State Avg: 24.8 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

66 Specialists

Practicing in Houston, TX (377 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

30.3% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

82.0% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Nahas (43 Years) 43 Yrs

Houston Specialty Average (22.1 Years) 22.1 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	45	41	$223.00	$91.37
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	38	38	$379.00	$165.68
93880 Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow	37	35	$973.00	$179.29
93978 Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts	31	28	$1107.00	$160.19
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	29	24	$317.00	$129.13
33361 Replacement of aortic valve through the skin and femoral artery	22	21	$6730.00	$750.77
93925 Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts	21	17	$1152.00	$238.75
93923 Complete ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries	19	15	$709.00	$102.83
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	15	15	$139.00	$56.97
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	12	12	$519.00	$172.39
33533 Coronary artery bypass using artery graft, 1 graft	11	11	$9793.00	$1924.17

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	60	52	$223.00	$92.78
93880 Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow	48	42	$973.00	$185.88
93978 Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts	44	36	$1107.00	$166.44
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	27	27	$379.00	$171.28
93923 Complete ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries	26	23	$709.00	$105.85
93925 Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts	25	22	$1152.00	$247.78
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	21	20	$139.00	$58.10
33361 Replacement of aortic valve through the skin and femoral artery	20	20	$6730.00	$756.20
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	18	17	$317.00	$131.20
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	18	18	$519.00	$178.09
33533 Coronary artery bypass using artery graft, 1 graft	12	12	$9793.00	$1607.43
33508 Harvest of veins for coronary artery bypass procedure using an endoscope	11	11	$81.00	$16.53

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
93880 Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow	59	50	$973.00	$190.56
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	56	50	$223.00	$93.51
93978 Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts	39	32	$1107.00	$164.56
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	38	33	$317.00	$132.08
93923 Complete ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries	37	28	$709.00	$107.03
93925 Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts	36	27	$1152.00	$256.84
33533 Coronary artery bypass using artery graft, 1 graft	23	23	$9793.00	$1807.12
33508 Harvest of veins for coronary artery bypass procedure using an endoscope	22	22	$81.00	$16.08
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	21	21	$379.00	$170.57
76998 Ultrasonic guidance during surgery	20	20	$215.00	$61.06
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	19	18	$200.00	$72.35
33518 Coronary artery bypass using vein or artery graft, 2 grafts	13	13	$2481.00	$417.87
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	13	12	$139.00	$58.22
33361 Replacement of aortic valve through the skin and femoral artery	12	12	$6730.00	$768.21

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	71	61	$223.00	$94.93
93880 Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow	55	50	$973.00	$191.48
93925 Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts	47	39	$1152.00	$267.50
93978 Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts	47	40	$1107.00	$171.44
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	41	34	$317.00	$134.73
93923 Complete ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries	40	33	$709.00	$109.76
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	24	24	$200.00	$70.67
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	23	23	$379.00	$174.29
33361 Replacement of aortic valve through the skin and femoral artery	17	17	$6730.00	$781.29
76998 Ultrasonic guidance during surgery	14	14	$215.00	$64.25
33508 Harvest of veins for coronary artery bypass procedure using an endoscope	14	14	$81.00	$16.30
33533 Coronary artery bypass using artery graft, 1 graft	13	13	$9793.00	$1934.94

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	89	71	$154.26	$77.08
93880 Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow	59	50	$973.00	$196.30
93978 Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts	53	40	$1107.00	$167.26
93925 Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts	47	32	$1152.00	$264.61
93923 Complete ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries	47	32	$709.00	$109.25
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	35	29	$230.00	$113.16
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	26	24	$283.00	$108.83
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	21	21	$200.00	$74.90
33533 Coronary artery bypass using artery graft, 1 graft	21	21	$9793.00	$1880.30
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	20	20	$240.00	$111.79
33508 Harvest of veins for coronary artery bypass procedure using an endoscope	19	19	$81.00	$17.46
33361 Replacement of aortic valve through the skin and femoral artery	11	11	$6730.00	$805.86

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	168	111	$152.66	$75.29
93880 Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow	87	74	$973.00	$189.97
93978 Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts	84	71	$1107.00	$168.94
93923 Complete ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries	81	58	$709.00	$107.51
93925 Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts	81	57	$1152.00	$260.63
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	42	42	$200.00	$73.87
33533 Coronary artery bypass using artery graft, 1 graft	27	27	$9970.78	$1807.53
33508 Harvest of veins for coronary artery bypass procedure using an endoscope	25	25	$81.00	$16.79
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	19	19	$240.00	$106.11
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	14	14	$190.00	$77.39
33518 Coronary artery bypass using vein or artery graft, 2 grafts	13	13	$2481.00	$426.15

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	188	134	$147.49	$71.79
93880 Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow	117	102	$973.00	$186.09
93925 Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts	102	73	$1152.00	$255.15
93978 Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts	89	75	$1107.00	$159.71
93923 Complete ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries	50	42	$709.00	$104.75
33533 Coronary artery bypass using artery graft, 1 graft	25	25	$9519.32	$1832.06
33508 Harvest of veins for coronary artery bypass procedure using an endoscope	24	24	$81.00	$15.75
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	24	21	$214.67	$106.00
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	24	24	$224.67	$106.25
93990 Ultrasound of dialysis access	24	12	$630.00	$137.25
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	18	18	$165.17	$71.81
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	14	14	$163.64	$73.76
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	13	13	$225.31	$102.77

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	181	142	$150.55	$107.57
93880 Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow	168	148	$525.00	$187.99
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	146	140	$174.00	$102.03
93978 Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts	126	113	$650.00	$164.46
93925 Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts	125	100	$525.00	$261.32
93923 Complete ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries	121	95	$330.00	$110.20
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	113	102	$95.00	$73.47
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	59	59	$250.00	$163.24
76998 Ultrasonic guidance during surgery	43	43	$195.35	$64.47
33533 Coronary artery bypass using artery graft, 1 graft	43	43	$8194.00	$1838.61
33508 Harvest of veins for coronary artery bypass procedure using an endoscope	41	41	$50.00	$16.71
93990 Ultrasound of dialysis access	41	24	$330.00	$136.62
33518 Coronary artery bypass using vein or artery graft, 2 grafts	20	20	$2481.00	$425.62
75630 Review by radiologist of abdominal aorta and both leg arteries image	17	17	$328.53	$89.40
35301 Removal of blood clot and portion of artery of neck	14	12	$4586.00	$1137.81
33519 Coronary artery bypass using vein or artery graft, 3 grafts	13	13	$3331.00	$562.89
93975 Complete ultrasound of abdomen and pelvis artery and vein blood flow	11	11	$825.00	$283.12

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

CMS Verified: 2024-07-29

Surgery - Vascular Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 2086S0129X

State License TX H5276

A surgeon with expertise in the management of surgical disorders of the blood vessels, excluding the intracranial vessels or the heart.

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208G00000X

State License TX H5276

A thoracic surgeon provides the operative, perioperative and critical care of patients with pathologic conditions within the chest. Included is the surgical care of coronary artery disease, cancers of the lung, esophagus and chest wall, abnormalities of the trachea, abnormalities of the great vessels and heart valves, congenital anomalies, tumors of the mediastinum and diseases of the diaphragm. The management of the airway and injuries of the chest is within the scope of the specialty.

Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Medicaid State Provider ID

047658202 (TX)

Medicaid State Provider ID

047658201 (TX)

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Ecfmg

3565850

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Bcbs

89822B (TX)

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Ut Physicians

11914 Astoria Blvd, Houston, TX 770896081

Phone: 7134861120

Ut Physicians

11800 Astoria Blvd, Houston, TX 770896041

Phone: 2819296100

Ut Physicians

6410 Fannin St, Houston, TX 770303005

Secondary Practice Locations

450 W Medical Center Blvd, Suite 201

Webster, TX 775984234

Phone: 2813166003

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

Healthcare professionals and specialists practicing at this location or sharing practice phone/fax

2 Associated Practitioners

Dr. Michael Lopez , DO

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)

NPI 1285096271

Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)

Rachel Patel , NP

Nurse Practitioner - Acute Care

NPI 1710012661

Nurse Practitioner

Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

11 Historical Events

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NPI Profile Active January 18, 2018

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location January 18, 2018

Registered at 11914 ASTORIA BLVD STE 320, HOUSTON, TX 770896048 (Tel: 7134865250)

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Updated Business Mailing Address January 18, 2018

Registered at 11914 ASTORIA BLVD STE 320, HOUSTON, TX 770896048 (Tel: 7134865250)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated January 18, 2018

Recorded as CESAR NAHAS, MD

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) January 18, 2018

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) (License #H5276 in TX)

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NPI Profile Active September 16, 2014

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location September 16, 2014

Registered at 450 W MEDICAL CENTER BLVD, SUITE 201, WEBSTER, TX 775984234 (Tel: 2813166003)

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Updated Business Mailing Address September 16, 2014

Registered at 450 W MEDICAL CENTER BLVD, SUITE 201, WEBSTER, TX 775984234 (Tel: 2813166003)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated September 16, 2014

Recorded as CESAR NAHAS, MD

🎓

Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) September 16, 2014

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) (License #H5276 in TX)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration July 26, 2005

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1508866120

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: July 26, 2005

Last Update: February 12, 2026

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

11914 Astoria Blvd Ste 320

Houston, TX 770896048

Phone: 7134865250

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