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Dr. Robert Baldwin, MD

Dr. Robert Baldwin, MD

Houston, TX

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    Who is Dr. Baldwin, Thoracic Surgeon in Houston, TX?

    Dr. Robert Baldwin, MD is a Thoracic Surgeon, who primarily practices in Houston, TX. He is board certified. Dr. Baldwin graduated from Baylor College of Medicine and completed his residency at St Lukes Episcopal Hosp, Thoracic Surgery; Baylor Coll Of Med, General Surgery. Dr. Baldwin is fluent in English and Spanish, and is currently seeing new patients. Dr. Baldwin’s practice accepts Medicare, UnitedHealthcare, Aetna and other major insurance plans. To book an appointment or to confirm insurance options, please call Dr. Baldwin’s office at (713) 776-3402.

    What are Areas of Expertise for Dr. Baldwin?

    Dr. Robert Baldwin, MD is a highly-rated, board-certified Thoracic Surgeon known for expertly diagnosing, treating, and managing a wide array of related conditions or procedures. Utilizing the latest medical advancements and evidence-based practices, Dr. Baldwin empowers patients to confidently navigate their health journey, specializing in Aneurysm-Aortic, Endovascular Surgery, or comprehensive wellness support. Serving the Houston/TX community, Dr. Baldwin is dedicated to enhancing lives through expert, patient-centered care.

    Where did Dr. Baldwin go to medical school and complete their residency?

    • Residency: St Lukes Episcopal Hosp, Thoracic Surgery; Baylor Coll Of Med, General Surgery | Baylor College of Medicine Program

    • Medical School: Baylor College of Medicine

    Is Dr. Baldwin board certified as a Thoracic Surgeon?

    Yes, Dr. Robert Baldwin, MD is board certified by the American Board of Surgery , American Board of Thoracic Surgery

    What languages does Dr. Baldwin speak?

    Dr. Baldwin and their clinical team can communicate with patients in the following languages:

    • English

    • Spanish

    What conditions does Dr. Baldwin treat?

    As a Thoracic Surgeon, Dr. Baldwin diagnoses, treats, and manages a wide range of conditions. This condition information is derived from anonymized insurance claims and highlights the medical conditions most commonly treated by Dr. Baldwin. It provides insight into the doctor’s areas of experience and expertise based on real-world patient encounters from the past two years, updated quarterly.

    Also known as:

    • Peripheral Artery Disease
    • Peripheral Artery Disease with Right Leg Pain When Walking
    • Peripheral Artery Disease with Both Legs Pain When Walking
    • Peripheral Artery Disease with Both Legs Pain at Rest
    • Atherosclerosis
    • Peripheral Arterial Disease
    • PVD
    • PAD
    • Poor Circulation in Legs
    • Blocked Leg Arteries
    • Right leg claudication
    • PAD right leg pain with activity
    • Right leg artery pain when walking
    • Bilateral leg claudication
    • PAD both legs pain with activity
    • Both legs artery pain when walking
    • PAD both legs pain at rest
    • Critical limb ischemia bilateral legs
    • Severe bilateral leg artery pain

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • I739: Peripheral vascular disease, unspecified
    • I70211: Atherosclerosis of native arteries of extremities with intermittent claudication, right leg
    • I70213: Atherosclerosis of native arteries of extremities with intermittent claudication, bilateral legs
    • I70223: Atherosclerosis of native arteries of extremities with rest pain, bilateral legs

    Also known as:

    • End-Stage Kidney Disease
    • End-Stage Kidney Disease from High Blood Pressure
    • Kidney Failure
    • Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)
    • Helping Your Child Adapt to Life with Chronic Kidney Disease
    • Chronic Kidney Disease
    • High Blood Pressure
    • ESRD
    • End-Stage Renal Failure
    • Hypertensive End-Stage Renal Disease
    • Kidney Failure due to High Blood Pressure
    • Stage 5 CKD from Hypertension

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • N186: End stage renal disease
    • I120: Hypertensive chronic kidney disease with stage 5 chronic kidney disease or end stage renal disease

    Also known as:

    • Carotid Artery Disease
    • Carotid Stenosis
    • Blocked Carotid Artery
    • Neck Artery Disease
    • Carotid Artery Narrowing

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • I6523: Occlusion and stenosis of bilateral carotid arteries

    Also known as:

    • Hardening of the Aorta
    • Atherosclerosis
    • Aortic artery hardening
    • Aortic plaque buildup
    • Aortic calcification

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • I700: Atherosclerosis of aorta

    Also known as:

    • Narrowed Aortic Valve
    • Heart Valve Disease
    • Aortic Valve Stenosis
    • Tight Aortic Valve

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • I350: Nonrheumatic aortic (valve) stenosis

    Also known as:

    • Other Peripheral Vascular Disease
    • Other PVD
    • Other Peripheral Artery Disease
    • Other PAD

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • I7389: Other specified peripheral vascular diseases

    Also known as:

    • Chronic Venous Insufficiency
    • Vascular Disease
    • CVI
    • Venous Reflux Disease
    • Leg Vein Incompetence
    • Peripheral Venous Insufficiency

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • I872: Venous insufficiency (chronic) (peripheral)

    Also known as:

    • Hardening of the Arteries in the Heart without Chest Pain
    • Atherosclerosis
    • Coronary Artery Disease
    • Silent Coronary Artery Disease
    • Asymptomatic Atherosclerosis

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • I2510: Atherosclerotic heart disease of native coronary artery without angina pectoris

    Also known as:

    • High Blood Pressure
    • Hypertension
    • Primary Hypertension
    • Essential Hypertension

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • I10: Essential (primary) hypertension

    Also known as:

    • Hardening of Right Leg Arteries with Foot Ulcer
    • Hardening of Left Leg Arteries with Leg Pain When Walking
    • Atherosclerosis
    • Peripheral Arterial Disease
    • PAD with foot wound
    • Right leg artery disease with foot ulcer
    • Vascular ulcer on foot
    • Left leg PAD with claudication
    • Left leg artery disease with pain
    • Intermittent claudication left leg

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • I70235: Atherosclerosis of native arteries of right leg with ulceration of other part of foot
    • I70212: Atherosclerosis of native arteries of extremities with intermittent claudication, left leg

    Also known as:

    • Arteriovenous Fistula Complication
    • AV Fistula Problem
    • Dialysis Fistula Issue
    • Mechanical AV Fistula Complication

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • T82590A: Other mechanical complication of surgically created arteriovenous fistula, initial encounter

    Also known as:

    • Aortic Aneurysm
    • Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
    • AAA
    • Aorta Bulge

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • I7140: Abdominal aortic aneurysm, without rupture, unspecified

    Also known as:

    • Peripheral Arterial Disease with Foot Ulcers in Left Leg
    • Atherosclerosis
    • Peripheral Arterial Disease
    • PAD with Foot Sores
    • Poor Circulation with Foot Wounds
    • Artery Disease with Foot Ulcers

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • I70245: Atherosclerosis of native arteries of left leg with ulceration of other part of foot

    Also known as:

    • Type 2 Diabetes
    • Diabetes Type 2
    • Type 2 diabetes
    • Diabetes Mellitus Type 2
    • Adult-Onset Diabetes
    • Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • E119: Type 2 diabetes mellitus without complications

    Also known as:

    • Mixed High Cholesterol and Triglycerides
    • Cholesterol
    • Triglycerides
    • Mixed hyperlipidemia
    • Combined hyperlipidemia
    • High lipids

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • E782: Mixed hyperlipidemia

    What procedures does Dr. Baldwin perform?

    As a Thoracic Surgeon, Dr. Baldwin performs a variety of medical procedures. This procedure information is derived from anonymized insurance claims and highlights the medical procedures most commonly performed by Dr. Baldwin. It provides insight into the doctor’s areas of experience and expertise based on real-world patient encounters from the past two years, updated quarterly.

    Also known as:

    • Selective Artery Catheter Placement
    • Catheter Placement in Aorta
    • Arterial Catheterization
    • Vascular Catheter Placement
    • Diagnostic Catheter Insertion
    • Aortic catheterization
    • Aorta access procedure
    • Main artery catheter insertion
    • Diagnostic Angiography Catheter

    CPT Codes:

    • 36247: Selective catheter placement, arterial system; initial third order or more selective abdominal, pelvic, or lower extremity artery branch, within a vascular family
    • 36200: Introduction of catheter, aorta
    • 36246: Selective catheter placement, arterial system; initial second order abdominal, pelvic, or lower extremity artery branch, within a vascular family

    Also known as:

    • Leg Artery Angioplasty
    • Tibial Artery Angioplasty
    • Peroneal Artery Angioplasty
    • Leg Artery Revascularization

    CPT Codes:

    • 37228: Revascularization, endovascular, open or percutaneous, tibial, peroneal artery, unilateral, initial vessel; with transluminal angioplasty

    Also known as:

    • Leg Artery Stent Placement
    • Femoral Artery Stenting
    • Popliteal Artery Stenting
    • Leg Artery Angioplasty
    • Endovascular Revascularization

    CPT Codes:

    • 37226: Revascularization, endovascular, open or percutaneous, femoral, popliteal artery(s), unilateral; with transluminal stent placement(s), includes angioplasty within the same vessel, when performed

    Also known as:

    • Iliac Artery Stent Placement
    • Endovascular iliac artery stenting
    • Iliac artery angioplasty with stent
    • Pelvic artery revascularization

    CPT Codes:

    • 37221: Revascularization, endovascular, open or percutaneous, iliac artery, unilateral, initial vessel; with transluminal stent placement(s), includes angioplasty within the same vessel, when performed

    Also known as:

    • Dialysis Access Angioplasty and Stenting
    • Dialysis Fistula Repair
    • Dialysis Graft Stenting
    • Peripheral Dialysis Circuit Intervention

    CPT Codes:

    • 36903: Introduction of needle(s) and/or catheter(s), dialysis circuit, with diagnostic angiography of the dialysis circuit, including all direct puncture(s) and catheter placement(s), injection(s) of contrast, all necessary imaging from the arterial anastomosis and adjacent artery through entire venous outflow including the inferior or superior vena cava, fluoroscopic guidance, radiological supervision and interpretation and image documentation and report; with transcatheter placement of intravascular stent(s), peripheral dialysis segment, including all imaging and radiological supervision and interpretation necessary to perform the stenting, and all angioplasty within the peripheral dialysis segment

    Also known as:

    • Revision of Arteriovenous (AV) Fistula
    • AV fistula repair
    • Dialysis graft revision
    • Open AV fistula revision

    CPT Codes:

    • 36832: Revision, open, arteriovenous fistula; without thrombectomy, autogenous or nonautogenous dialysis graft (separate procedure)

    Also known as:

    • Dialysis Access Stent Placement
    • Dialysis fistula stenting
    • Central dialysis segment angioplasty
    • Dialysis graft stent

    CPT Codes:

    • 36908: Transcatheter placement of intravascular stent(s), central dialysis segment, performed through dialysis circuit, including all imaging and radiological supervision and interpretation required to perform the stenting, and all angioplasty in the central dialysis segment (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure)

    Also known as:

    • TAVR (Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement)
    • TAVI
    • Percutaneous Aortic Valve Replacement
    • Transfemoral Aortic Valve Replacement
    • Minimally Invasive Heart Valve Surgery

    CPT Codes:

    • 33361: Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR/TAVI) with prosthetic valve; percutaneous femoral artery approach

    Also known as:

    • Long-Term Central Venous Catheter Insertion
    • Tunneled central line placement
    • Central venous access device insertion
    • Hickman catheter insertion
    • Broviac catheter insertion

    CPT Codes:

    • 36558: Insertion of tunneled centrally inserted central venous catheter, without subcutaneous port or pump; age 5 years or older

    Also known as:

    • Leg Artery Angioplasty (Femoral/Popliteal)
    • Femoral Artery Angioplasty
    • Popliteal Artery Angioplasty
    • Leg Artery Revascularization

    CPT Codes:

    • 37224: Revascularization, endovascular, open or percutaneous, femoral, popliteal artery(s), unilateral; with transluminal angioplasty

    Also known as:

    • Arteriovenous Fistula Creation
    • AV Fistula Surgery
    • Cimino Fistula
    • Vascular Access for Dialysis

    CPT Codes:

    • 36821: Arteriovenous anastomosis, open; direct, any site (eg, Cimino type) (separate procedure)

    Also known as:

    • Reoperation for Leg Artery Bypass
    • Femoral-popliteal reoperation
    • Tibial artery re-bypass
    • Leg artery revision surgery
    • Peripheral artery reoperation

    CPT Codes:

    • 35700: Reoperation, femoral-popliteal or femoral (popliteal)-anterior tibial, posterior tibial, peroneal artery, or other distal vessels, more than 1 month after original operation (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure)

    Does Dr. Baldwin accept my insurance?

    Dr. Baldwin accepts most major insurance plans. Important: Please call our office at (713) 776-3402 before your appointment to verify that your specific plan and network are accepted.

    What insurance plans does Dr. Baldwin accept in Houston, TX?

    Dr. Baldwin in Houston, TX accepts plans from many carriers. While this list is updated regularly, it is not a guarantee of coverage.

    Top Insurances

    • All Other Third Party

    • CVS Health (formerly Aetna)

    • Department of Defense / Tricare

    • Express Scripts

    • Fallon Community Health Plan

    • KelseyCare Advantage

    • Medicare

    • Other Health Care Provider

    • State of Tennessee

    • UnitedHealthcare

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    Where is Dr. Baldwin's office located?

    Dr. Robert Baldwin's Primary Practice

    7737 Southwest Fwy Ste 201

    Houston, TX 77074

    (713) 776-3402

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    What is Dr. Baldwin's NPI number?An National Provider Identifier (NPI) is a unique ID number that identifies doctors and healthcare providers nationwide.

    Dr. Baldwin's National Provider Identifier (NPI) number is 1154321487.

    What common questions do patients ask about Dr. Baldwin?

    Here are answers to patients Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s) about Dr. Baldwin

    What is Dr. Robert Baldwin's specialty?

    Dr. Baldwin is a Thoracic Surgeon near Houston, TX. A thoracic surgeon is a healthcare expert with specialization in the surgical, perioperative, and critical care of patients with conditions affecting the chest. Their expertise encompasses the surgical treatment of coronary artery disease, lung, esophageal, and chest wall cancers, tracheal abnormalities, and issues with the great vessels and heart valves. They also address congenital anomalies, mediastinal tumors, and diaphragm diseases. Additionally, thoracic surgeons manage airway issues and chest injuries as part of their medical specialty. Contact Dr. Baldwin to book an appointment today.

    Is this Dr. Robert Baldwin affiliated with a ranked Castle Connolly Top Hospital?

    No, Baldwin is not affiliated with a Castle Connolly Top Hospital, but is affiliated with the following hospitals: Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital. Castle Connolly Top Hospitals are identified through a rigorous peer nomination process, evaluating factors like patient outcomes, quality of care, and expertise. The list recognizes hospitals that excel in 20 or more specific medical procedures, representing the top 25% nationwide. Castle Connolly Top Hospitals

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    Is Robert Baldwin accepting new patients in Houston, TX?

    Yes, Dr. Robert Baldwin is accepting new patients at this time.

    Does Dr. Robert Baldwin offer online booking?

    Please contact Dr. Baldwin's office at (713) 776-3402 for information about online booking, telehealth, or to schedule an appointment.

    How can I make an appointment with Robert Baldwin?

    Please contact Dr. Baldwin's office at (713) 776-3402 for information regarding telehealth appointment availability or for scheduling assistance.

    Which board certifications does Dr. Robert Baldwin have?

    Dr. Robert Baldwin is certified by the American Board of Surgery and American Board of Thoracic Surgery.

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