Dr. Cara A. East, MD
- Medicare services, 2023
- 204
- Part D claims, 2024
- 174
- Publications
- 27
- Clinical trials
- 2
- MIPS score, 2024
- 84
- Practice address
- 621 North Hall Street, Dallas, TX 75226
- Practice phone
- Call (214) 820-0600
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Dr. Cara A. East is an interventional cardiologist in Dallas, Texas
Dr. East practices at Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - Dallas in Dallas, Texas, part of Baylor Scott & White Health.
Dr. East's NPI, 1770530420, was assigned on May 28, 2006. Dr. East graduated from UT Southwestern Medical Center in 1981. Dr. East holds Texas license F9390.
- NPI
- 1770530420NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- NPI enumeration date
- May 28, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Practice phone
- (214) 820-0600
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Female
- Estimated age
- 71
- Medical school graduation
- 1981
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Cara A. East practices at Baylor Scott & White the Heart Hospital - Dallas in Dallas, Texas
Dr. East's primary practice is Baylor Scott & White the Heart Hospital - Dallas, at 621 North Hall Street, Dallas, TX 75226 in Dallas County. The practice phone is (214) 820-0600.
- Baylor Scott & White the Heart Hospital - Dallas621 North Hall Street, Dallas, TX 75226 · Dallas CountyPhone(214) 820-0600
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Cara A. East is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. East's primary practice is Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - Dallas in Dallas, Texas, part of Baylor Scott & White Health. The medical group on file is Texas Heart Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. East to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Cara A. East's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. East practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - Dallas | Available with a free account |
| +1 more affiliated site | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Cara A. East is one of 650 interventional cardiologists in Texas
Interventional cardiology is Dr. East's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RI0011X. Dr. East is board certified in cardiovascular disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. East is licensed in Texas.
Specialties and state licenses
- Interventional cardiology, TexasPrimary
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists aneurysm, atrial fibrillation and flutter, chronic hypertension, congestive heart failure, coronary artery disease, heart failure, heart valve disorders and high cholesterol among the conditions Dr. East treats.
Interventional cardiologists near Dr. East
Counts of interventional 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. Cara A. East billed Medicare for 204 services in 2023
CMS data shows 204 Medicare services from Dr. East across 9 procedure codes in 2023. Medicare paid $12,963 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. East's Medicare services by type, 2022 to 2023
- 2022
- 2023
- Tests and treatments
- 2022: 1452023: 12911%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2022: 762023: 751%
Dr. East compared with the Texas median for interventional cardiologists, 2023
- Dr. East
- Texas median
- Medicare services
- 204vs 2,04190% below
- Part D claims
- 80vs 2,42097% below
Medians across 640 interventional cardiologists in Texas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. East's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2023
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. Cara A. East's patients have a median age of 77
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. East's median patient age at 77, with 100% women.
Dr. East's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 77
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women100%
- Men0%
Source: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data
Dr. Cara A. East wrote 174 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. East wrote 174 Medicare Part D claims for 49 patients. 76% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 80 of them, across 4 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $12,560 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 378 claims across 14 drugs.
Dr. East's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic133 claims76%
- Brand-name41 claims24%
Dr. East's 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.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 3782024: 8079%
Drugs named by CMS: 4 in 2024, 14 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
Dr. Cara A. East scored 84 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 84 out of 100 for Dr. East for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group.
Dr. East's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 84of 100Final score
- 79.7of 100Quality
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 72of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Source: Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026
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Dr. Cara A. East has 27 publications on record
Dmand AI links 27 papers to Dr. East, published from 2012 to 2023. 2022 was the busiest year, with 5. The most frequent topics are Antihypertensive Agents, Hypertension and Kidney. Dr. East has published most often in Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent). Dr. East's most frequent co-authors are James W. Choi, MD, Raymond R. Townsend, MD and Kyle Bass, MD.
Dr. East's papers by year, 2012 to 2023
Topics Dr. East writes about most
- Antihypertensive Agents
- Hypertension
- Kidney
- Sympathectomy
- Anticholesteremic Agents
- Blood Pressure
- Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory
- Cholesterol, LDL
Dr. East's most frequent co-authors
- James W. Choi, MD6 shared papers
- Raymond R. Townsend, MD4 shared papers
- Kyle Bass, MD3 shared papers
Recent publications by Dr. East
Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent)
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Cara A. East has worked on 2 clinical trials
Dmand AI links Dr. East to 2 clinical trials. Conditions studied include Hypercholesterolemia, Hypertension and Hyperlipidemias. Open Payments lists research payments to Dr. East that name 1 trial.
Conditions in Dr. East's trials
- Hypercholesterolemia
- Hypertension
- Hyperlipidemias
- Vascular Diseases
Investigators on the most trials with Dr. East
- Suhail Qadir Allaqaband, MD1 shared trial
- William B. Bachinsky, MD1 shared trial
- Bryan N. Batson, MD1 shared trial
Recent clinical trials with Dr. East
Alirocumab in Patients on a Stable Dialysis Regimen (opens in a new tab)
Sources: Dmand AI Research Linkage; and ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine)
Dr. Cara A. East received $71,874 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 356 general payments to Dr. East from 24 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 50% of the total. Medtronic, Inc. paid the most, $34,152. It also lists 8 research payments totaling $97,746 from 2021 to 2025, naming 1 clinical trial.
General payments to Dr. East by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. East by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Speaker and faculty fees$35,96150%
- Travel and lodging$22,39931%
- Food and beverage$8,62312%
- Consulting fees$4,8497%
- Education$430%
Companies that paid Dr. East the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Cara A. East graduated from UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dr. East graduated from UT Southwestern Medical Center in 1981.
- Medical school
- Board certified in cardiovascular disease
- Board certified in endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism
- Board certified in internal medicine
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Cara A. East accepts plans from 11 insurance carriers
Dr. East is in network with 11 carriers, including United Healthcare, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Elevance. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 7. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- United Healthcare
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- Elevance
- Aetna
- HCSC
- Alliant Health Plans
- Aspirus Health Plan
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City
- +3 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. East accepts, by number of carriers
- HMO7
- PPO7
- EPO3
- POS2
- Medicare1
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Cara A. East'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 | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand 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 Data |
| 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 | Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (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 |
| Clinical trials and co-investigators | Dmand AI Research LinkageClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| 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. Cara A. East's NPI number?
Dr. Cara A. East's NPI number is 1770530420. It was assigned on May 28, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Cara A. East?
Dr. Cara A. East is an interventional cardiologist in Dallas, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Interventional Cardiology Physician (taxonomy code 207RI0011X).
Where does Dr. Cara A. East practice?
Dr. East practices at 621 North Hall Street, Dallas, TX 75226. Dr. East's primary practice is Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - Dallas in Dallas, Texas, part of Baylor Scott & White Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. East to 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Cara A. East's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. East is (214) 820-0600.
What is Dr. Cara A. East's medical license number?
Dr. East holds Texas license F9390.
Which hospitals is Dr. Cara A. East affiliated with?
Dr. East practices at Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - Dallas in Dallas, Texas.
What medical group is Dr. Cara A. East part of?
Dr. East is linked to Texas Heart Center.
Does Dr. Cara A. East accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. East billed Medicare for 204 services in 2023.
What is Dr. Cara A. East's MIPS score?
Dr. East's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 84 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
Is Dr. Cara A. East board certified?
Yes. Dr. East is board certified in cardiovascular disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
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What services does Dr. Cara A. East bill to Medicare?
In 2023, Dr. East's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), heart test or procedure (93000) and heart test or procedure (93356).
Where did Dr. Cara A. East go to medical school?
Dr. East graduated from UT Southwestern Medical Center in 1981.
What drugs does Dr. Cara A. East prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. East's most prescribed drugs by claims were Rosuvastatin Calcium, Repatha Sureclick and Metoprolol Succinate.
Has Dr. Cara A. East received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $71,874 in general payments to Dr. East from 24 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Medtronic, Inc.
How long has Dr. Cara A. East been practicing?
Dr. East graduated from medical school in 1981, 45 years ago.
Does Dr. Cara A. East do research?
Dmand AI links 27 publications to Dr. East, published from 2012 to 2023. Dr. East has worked on 2 clinical trials.
Who does Dr. Cara A. East publish with?
Dr. East's most frequent co-authors are James W. Choi, MD (6 shared papers), Raymond R. Townsend, MD (4 shared papers) and Kyle Bass, MD (3 shared papers).
What insurance does Dr. Cara A. East accept?
Dr. East is in network with 11 carriers, including United Healthcare, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Elevance. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 7. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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