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Thomas Alexander, MD

NPI 1033191838ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease· Corpus Christi, TX

Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease (MD) with Corpus Christi Heart Clinic, PLLC, practicing in Corpus Christi, Texas. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $983,457 for 4,844 claims, against $330,883 paid for services in 2024. Medtronic, Inc. was the largest of 22 companies reporting payments in 2025, $6,253 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Christus Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi and 1 other hospital as hospital affiliations.

Overview

NPI1033191838
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialMD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedNov 17, 2005
Last updated in NPPESJan 27, 2022

Specialties and licenses

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Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology) (TX)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients1,219
Services billed4,983 across 113 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$330,883

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)4,844 · 11,336 30-day fills
Patients821
Total drug cost$983,457
Generic share78% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Graduation year1987
Medicare specialtyCardiovascular Disease (Cardiology)
Secondary specialtiesInterventional Cardiology

Medical group

Hospital affiliations

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$6,253 · 116 payments from 22 companies
  • 2024$2,828 · 100 payments from 20 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Medtronic, Inc.$2,78764
Penumbra, Inc.$2,1748
Abiomed$296.786
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.$121.521
Heartflow, Inc.$119.011

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$3,844 · 108 payments
  • Travel and Lodging$2,389 · 7 payments
  • Education$20.22 · 1 payment

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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