Active NPI 1073556262 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Hector Cantu , DO

Emergency Medicine • Pasadena, TX

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Hector Cantu, DO is a certified Emergency Medicine practicing in Pasadena, TX. With approximately 42 years of clinical experience since graduating from University Of North Texas Hsc, College Of Osteopathic Med in 1984, Dr. Cantu delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 6002 FAIRMONT PKWY.

Dr. Cantu is affiliated with Ucp Physicians Of Central Texas, Pllc and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 1 mg, established patient outpatient office visit, injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

6002 Fairmont Pkwy

Pasadena, TX 775054037

Telephone 7133592100

Fax 7133592100

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Crown Of The Valley Emergency Physicians Pllc Facility NPI 1760822571

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

University Of North Texas Hsc, College Of Osteopathic Med

Graduation Year

1984

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Emergency Medicine in Pasadena, TX

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

42 Yrs +15.2 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 26.8 Yrs

State Avg: 22.2 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

26 Specialists

Practicing in Pasadena, TX (5048 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

3.8% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

67.3% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Cantu (42 Years) 42 Yrs

Pasadena Specialty Average (26.8 Years) 26.8 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
J1010 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 1 mg	980	26	$1.45	$0.13
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	102	77	$280.00	$85.79
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	46	36	$90.00	$13.61
87804 Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for influenza virus	41	20	$55.00	$16.22
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	37	37	$290.00	$106.74
87811 Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (covid-19)	28	27	$75.00	$40.55
81003 Automated urinalysis test	20	17	$20.00	$2.20

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	86	65	$280.00	$86.66
J0696 Injection, ceftriaxone sodium, per 250 mg	64	13	$25.00	$0.52
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	55	33	$90.00	$13.55
J1030 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg	26	23	$21.00	$7.45
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	26	26	$290.00	$107.63
87811 Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (covid-19)	21	20	$75.00	$40.55
81003 Automated urinalysis test	13	12	$20.00	$2.20

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J0696 Injection, ceftriaxone sodium, per 250 mg	68	15	$25.00	$0.50
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	63	54	$280.00	$87.81
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	42	42	$290.00	$107.74
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	39	29	$90.00	$13.91
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	32	31	$320.00	$124.24
87426 Detection test by immunoassay technique for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus	31	27	$75.00	$41.40
87804 Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for influenza virus	24	11	$55.00	$16.30
U0002 2019-ncov coronavirus, sars-cov-2/2019-ncov (covid-19), any technique, multiple types or subtypes (includes all targets), non-cdc	23	22	$75.00	$51.15
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	18	18	$350.00	$161.34
81003 Automated urinalysis test	15	13	$20.00	$2.22

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J0696 Injection, ceftriaxone sodium, per 250 mg	128	25	$25.00	$0.54
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	50	43	$270.10	$89.05
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	46	46	$272.61	$109.20
U0002 2019-ncov coronavirus, sars-cov-2/2019-ncov (covid-19), any technique, multiple types or subtypes (includes all targets), non-cdc	40	39	$75.00	$51.31
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	36	25	$49.00	$13.80
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	23	23	$350.00	$163.39
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	19	18	$335.79	$126.50
81003 Automated urinalysis test	18	16	$20.00	$2.25

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J0696 Injection, ceftriaxone sodium, per 250 mg	132	29	$25.00	$0.57
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	82	65	$350.00	$106.04
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	65	43	$49.00	$13.84
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	64	64	$350.00	$160.59
U0002 2019-ncov coronavirus, sars-cov-2/2019-ncov (covid-19), any technique, multiple types or subtypes (includes all targets), non-cdc	24	23	$75.00	$51.31
J1040 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg	23	19	$21.00	$11.59
81003 Automated urinalysis test	18	17	$20.00	$2.24

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J0696 Injection, ceftriaxone sodium, per 250 mg	212	47	$25.00	$0.58
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	100	77	$350.00	$104.88
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	86	58	$49.00	$15.98
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	48	48	$350.00	$156.86
87804 Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for influenza virus	22	11	$55.00	$16.22
J1040 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg	21	20	$21.00	$12.12
81003 Automated urinalysis test	21	19	$20.00	$2.44
J1030 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg	19	17	$21.00	$6.32

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J0696 Injection, ceftriaxone sodium, per 250 mg	256	61	$25.00	$0.62
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	113	88	$350.00	$97.37
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	106	74	$49.00	$18.43
J1040 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg	42	41	$21.00	$12.95
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	37	37	$265.00	$98.29
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	31	31	$350.00	$149.20
87804 Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for influenza virus	30	14	$55.00	$16.22
J1030 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg	17	13	$21.00	$6.62
81003 Automated urinalysis test	16	13	$20.00	$2.71

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J0696 Injection, ceftriaxone sodium, per 250 mg	305	69	$25.00	$0.64
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	141	78	$49.00	$22.24
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	109	87	$350.00	$95.05
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	76	76	$265.00	$95.95
J1040 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg	45	39	$21.00	$11.26
87804 Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for influenza virus	29	15	$55.00	$16.11
81003 Automated urinalysis test	19	18	$20.00	$3.02
J1030 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg	17	17	$21.00	$5.83
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	14	14	$350.00	$145.48
87880 Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for streptococcus, group a (strep)	13	13	$88.00	$16.11

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Emergency Medicine Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207P00000X

State License TX G8035

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.

Family Medicine

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207Q00000X

State License AR B3952

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

Medicaid State Provider ID

131710909 (TX)

Medicaid State Provider ID

131710907 (TX)

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Bcbstx

8S9238 (TX)

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

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 Timeline

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

6 Historical Events

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NPI Profile Active February 21, 2008

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location February 21, 2008

Registered at 6002 FAIRMONT PKWY, PASADENA, TX 775054037 (Tel: 7133592100)

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Updated Business Mailing Address February 21, 2008

Registered at PO BOX 200993, HOUSTON, TX 772160993 (Tel: 2817841111)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated February 21, 2008

Recorded as HECTOR CANTU, D.O.

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) February 21, 2008

Emergency Medicine (License #G8035 in TX)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration June 14, 2006

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1073556262

Entity Type:

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

Enumeration Date: June 14, 2006

Last Update: February 21, 2008

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

Po Box 200993

Houston, TX 772160993

Phone: 2817841111

Public Domain Record This profile contains public domain information published by CMS and NPPES under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

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