J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
Dr. George A. Kantis, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 3,861
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 1,163
- Part D claims, 2024
- 6,993
- Publications
- 3
- Hospital affiliations
- 4
- Practice address
- 1140 Cypress Station Dr, Houston, TX 77090
- Practice phone
- Call (936) 266-3513
- Professional email
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- Personal email
- Get personal email
- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
Baylor St. Luke's Medical Group
Houston, Texas
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Dr. George A. Kantis is a cardiologist in Houston, Texas
Dr. Kantis practices at Baylor St. Luke's Medical Group in Houston, Texas.
Dr. Kantis' NPI, 1689646234, was assigned on February 7, 2006. Dr. Kantis graduated from St. George's University School of Medicine in 2001. Dr. Kantis' Texas license number on file is M8751.
- NPI
- 1689646234NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 0547218661
- NPI enumeration date
- February 7, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (936) 266-3513
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 51
- Medical school graduation
- 2001
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. George A. Kantis practices at Baylor St. Luke's Medical Group in Houston, Texas
Dr. Kantis' primary practice is Baylor St. Luke's Medical Group, at 1140 Cypress Station Dr, Houston, TX 77090 in Harris County. The practice phone is (936) 266-3513.
- Baylor St. Luke's Medical Group1140 Cypress Station Dr, Houston, TX 77090 · Harris CountyPhone(936) 266-3513
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. George A. Kantis is affiliated with 8 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Kantis' primary practice is Baylor St. Luke's Medical Group in Houston, Texas. Dr. Kantis is also affiliated with Memorial Hermann Greater Heights Hospital. The medical group on file is Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kantis to 3 more hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics, 1 home health agency and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. George A. Kantis' practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Kantis practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Baylor St. Luke's Medical Group | Available with a free account |
| +7 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. George A. Kantis is one of 1,481 cardiologists in Texas
Cardiovascular disease is Dr. Kantis' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RC0000X. Dr. Kantis is board certified in cardiovascular disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Kantis' licenses on file in 2 states: Texas and Connecticut.
Specialties and state licenses
- Cardiovascular disease, TexasPrimary
- Internal medicine, Connecticut
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists aneurysm, angioplasty, aortic atherosclerois, atrial fibrillation and flutter, cardiomyopathy, cerebrovascular disease, chronic hypertension and coronary artery disease among the conditions Dr. Kantis treats.
Cardiologists near Dr. Kantis
Counts of cardiologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. George A. Kantis billed Medicare for 3,861 services in 2024
CMS data shows 3,861 Medicare services from Dr. Kantis across 31 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,163 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $372,530 for them.
Dr. Kantis' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 2,0512024: 2,043No change
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1,3512024: 1,20611%
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 3682024: 3844%
- Imaging
- 2023: 1252024: 1241%
- Other services
- 2023: 2382024: 10456%
Where Dr. Kantis' Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office2,71170%
- In a facility1,15030%
Dr. Kantis compared with the Texas median for cardiologists, 2024
- Dr. Kantis
- Texas median
- Medicare services
- 3,861vs 1,95597% above
- Medicare patients
- 1,163vs 62885% above
- Part D claims
- 6,633vs 2,2323.0 times
Medians across 1,431 cardiologists in Texas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Kantis' most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. George A. Kantis treated 1,163 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 77
CMS counts 1,163 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kantis in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 493 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 4% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.79, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Kantis' median patient age at 74, with 45% women.
Dr. Kantis' Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Kantis' Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women52345%
- Men64055%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Kantis' Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis57%
- Ischemic heart disease51%
- Atrial fibrillation47%
- Chronic kidney disease39%
- Diabetes37%
- Heart failure37%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Kantis' patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 74
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women45%
- Men53%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. George A. Kantis wrote 6,993 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Kantis wrote 6,993 Medicare Part D claims for 870 patients. 81% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 6,633 of them, across 78 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,358,689 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 5,665 claims across 79 drugs.
Dr. Kantis' Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic5,674 claims81%
- Brand-name and other1,319 claims19%
Dr. Kantis' most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Kantis' Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics1%38 of 6,993 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 5,6652024: 6,63317%
Drugs named by CMS: 78 in 2024, 79 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
How Dr. George A. Kantis takes part in Medicare
Dr. Kantis accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. George A. Kantis has 3 publications on record
Dmand AI links 3 papers to Dr. Kantis. The most frequent topics are Endarterectomy, Carotid and Postoperative Complications. Dr. Kantis has published most often in J Vasc Surg. Dr. Kantis' most frequent co-authors are Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, Carlo Majid Hatem, MD and Paul Gerhard Loubser, MD.
Topics Dr. Kantis writes about most
- Endarterectomy, Carotid
- Postoperative Complications
Dr. Kantis' most frequent co-authors
- Jeffrey P. Gold, MD1 shared paper
- Carlo Majid Hatem, MD1 shared paper
- Paul Gerhard Loubser, MD1 shared paper
Recent publications by Dr. Kantis
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. George A. Kantis received $2,891 in industry payments from 2016 to 2023
CMS Open Payments shows 57 general payments to Dr. Kantis from 11 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2023. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Abbott Laboratories paid the most, $1,141.
General payments to Dr. Kantis by program year, 2016 to 2023
Companies that paid Dr. Kantis the most, 2016 to 2023
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. George A. Kantis has 2 awards and honors on record
Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Kantis, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.
Awards and honors for Dr. Kantis
- 2013
- CMS Stage 1 EHR
- Undated
- ACC Fellow
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. George A. Kantis graduated from St. George's University School of Medicine
Dr. Kantis graduated from St. George's University School of Medicine in 2001. Dr. Kantis is a member of ACC.
- Medical school
- Board certified in cardiovascular disease
- Board certified in internal medicine
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. George A. Kantis accepts plans from 21 insurance carriers
Dr. Kantis is in network with 21 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 15. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Elevance
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- United Healthcare
- Cigna
- HCSC
- Humana
- Alliant Health Plans
- +13 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Kantis accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO15
- HMO12
- Medicare10
- POS5
- EPO3
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. George A. Kantis's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Awards and committee roles | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. George A. Kantis' NPI number?
Dr. George A. Kantis' NPI number is 1689646234. It was assigned on February 7, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. George A. Kantis?
Dr. George A. Kantis is a cardiologist in Houston, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Cardiovascular Disease Physician (taxonomy code 207RC0000X).
Where does Dr. George A. Kantis practice?
Dr. Kantis practices at 1140 Cypress Station Dr, Houston, TX 77090. Dr. Kantis' primary practice is Baylor St. Luke's Medical Group in Houston, Texas. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kantis to 3 hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics, 1 home health agency and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. George A. Kantis' office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Kantis is (936) 266-3513.
What is Dr. George A. Kantis' medical license number?
Dr. Kantis' Texas license number on file is M8751, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. George A. Kantis been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Kantis in Texas (2008 to 2025) and Connecticut (2004 to 2009).
Which hospitals is Dr. George A. Kantis affiliated with?
Dr. Kantis is affiliated with Memorial Hermann Greater Heights Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Kantis to 3 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. George A. Kantis part of?
Dr. Kantis is linked to Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Group. Dmand AI links Dr. Kantis to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. George A. Kantis accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Kantis billed Medicare for 3,861 services in 2024, and Dr. Kantis accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. George A. Kantis see?
CMS counts 1,163 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kantis in 2024, with an average age of 77.
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Is Dr. George A. Kantis board certified?
Yes. Dr. Kantis is board certified in cardiovascular disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
What services does Dr. George A. Kantis bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Kantis' most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), heart test or procedure (93000) and injected or infused drug (J2785).
Where did Dr. George A. Kantis go to medical school?
Dr. Kantis graduated from St. George's University School of Medicine in 2001.
What drugs does Dr. George A. Kantis prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Kantis' most prescribed drugs by claims were Metoprolol Succinate, Eliquis and Atorvastatin Calcium.
Has Dr. George A. Kantis received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $2,891 in general payments to Dr. Kantis from 11 companies from 2016 to 2023. The largest total came from Abbott Laboratories.
How long has Dr. George A. Kantis been practicing?
Dr. Kantis graduated from medical school in 2001, 25 years ago.
Does Dr. George A. Kantis do research?
Dmand AI links 3 publications to Dr. Kantis.
Who does Dr. George A. Kantis publish with?
Dr. Kantis' most frequent co-authors are Jeffrey P. Gold, MD (1 shared paper), Carlo Majid Hatem, MD (1 shared paper) and Paul Gerhard Loubser, MD (1 shared paper).
What insurance does Dr. George A. Kantis accept?
Dr. Kantis is in network with 21 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 15. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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