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Dr. Jose A. Cantu, MD

(Dr. Jose Cantu, M.D.)

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Specializes in: Adult Pulmonology, Sleep Medicine and Adult Critical Care

6409 Memorial Drive
Texas City, TX 77591

(409) 935-2995

Dr. Jose A. Cantu, MD is a pulmonologist in League City, TX specializing in adult pulmonology, sleep medicine and adult critical care. Dr. Jose A. Cantu, MD is affiliated with HCA Houston Healthcare and HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake HCA Houston Healthcare Mainland.

Office Locations

1108 Gulf Freeway South Suite 220
League City, TX 77573

(409) 935-2995

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6409 Memorial Drive
Texas City, TX 77591

(409) 935-2995

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6807 Emmett F Lowry Expressway #303
Texas City, TX 77591

(409) 935-2995

(409) 935-3433

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Jose A. Cantu, MD in 2024

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

inpatient hospital care

By Affordability:

bronchoalveolar lavage

bronchoscopy

diagnostic bronchoscopy

diagnostic bronchoscopy without biopsy

diagnostic endoscopy

endoscopy

home polysomnography sleep study

hospital care

inpatient care

inpatient hospital care

polysomnography

In 2024, among providers in related specialties within Texas, Dr. Jose A. Cantu, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL), bronchoscopy, diagnostic bronchoscopy, diagnostic bronchoscopy without biopsy, diagnostic endoscopy, endoscopy, home polysomnography (type 2) sleep study, hospital care, inpatient care, inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital), and polysomnography (PSG) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 10%

By Volume:

chest ultrasound

By Affordability:

sleep study

thoracic imaging

In 2024, among providers in related specialties within Texas, Dr. Jose A. Cantu, MD performed more chest ultrasound procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of them and he also had a list price for sleep study, and thoracic (chest) imaging that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 25%

By Volume:

diagnostic bronchoscopy without biopsy

By Affordability:

chest ultrasound

home sleep study

minimally invasive procedures

ultrasound

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Texas, Dr. Jose A. Cantu, MD performed more diagnostic bronchoscopy without biopsy procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for chest ultrasound, home sleep study, minimally invasive procedures, and ultrasound (sonogram) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jose A. Cantu, MD treated as a pulmonologist in League City, TX during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jose A. Cantu, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	44
bronchoscopy	43
doctor visit	93
hospital care	1460
inpatient care	1460
pleural drainage	21
pulmonary testing	70
sleep study	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jose A. Cantu, MD treated as a pulmonologist in League City, TX during 2013 were inpatient care, hospital care, sleep study and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jose A. Cantu, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	84
aspiration	97
bronchoscopy	134
doctor visit	362
hospital care	3330
inpatient care	3330
minimally invasive procedures	18
pleural drainage	31
pulmonary testing	167
sleep study	182
thoracic (chest) imaging	25
thoracostomy	18
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	17
ultrasound (sonogram)	25

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jose A. Cantu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	356
Female	426

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	529
Black	170
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	272
From 75 to 84	228
85 and over	139
Less than 65	143

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jose A. Cantu, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	60
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	61
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	55
Diabetes	53
Dementia	28
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jose A. Cantu, MD treated as a pulmonologist in League City, TX during 2014 were inpatient care, hospital care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jose A. Cantu, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	52
aspiration	55
bronchoscopy	124
doctor visit	484
hospital care	3650
inpatient care	3650
minimally invasive procedures	18
pleural drainage	18
pulmonary testing	199
sleep study	129
thoracic (chest) imaging	34
thoracostomy	18
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	16
ultrasound (sonogram)	34

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jose A. Cantu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	414
Female	479

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	622
Black	168
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	305
From 75 to 84	275
85 and over	166
Less than 65	147

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jose A. Cantu, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	61
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	63
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	53
Diabetes	55
Dementia	34
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jose A. Cantu, MD treated as a pulmonologist in League City, TX during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jose A. Cantu, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	59
aspiration	32
bronchoscopy	103
doctor visit	600
hospital care	4202
inpatient care	4169
minimally invasive procedures	20
outpatient care	33
pleural drainage	20
pulmonary testing	214
sleep study	119
thoracic (chest) imaging	39
thoracostomy	20
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	14
ultrasound (sonogram)	39

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jose A. Cantu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1060
Female	1142

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1568
Black	398
Hispanic	210
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	724
From 75 to 84	674
85 and over	458
Less than 65	346

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jose A. Cantu, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	64
Asthma	36
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	64
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	53
Diabetes	50
Dementia	35
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jose A. Cantu, MD treated as a pulmonologist in League City, TX during 2016 were inpatient care, hospital care, pulmonary testing and nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jose A. Cantu, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	67
aspiration	19
bronchoscopy	72
doctor visit	598
hospital care	3809
inpatient care	3809
minimally invasive procedures	15
nursing home care	214
pleural drainage	15
pulmonary testing	278
sleep study	139
thoracic (chest) imaging	33
thoracostomy	15
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	11
ultrasound (sonogram)	33

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jose A. Cantu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	535
Female	629

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	831
Black	218
Hispanic	99
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	422
From 75 to 84	358
85 and over	217
Less than 65	167

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jose A. Cantu, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	65
Asthma	55
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	61
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	54
Diabetes	51
Dementia	39
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jose A. Cantu, MD treated as a pulmonologist in League City, TX during 2017 were inpatient care, hospital care, nursing home care and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jose A. Cantu, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	65
aspiration	18
bronchoscopy	73
doctor visit	593
hospital care	3973
inpatient care	3973
minimally invasive procedures	25
nursing home care	207
pleural drainage	25
pulmonary testing	188
sleep study	132
thoracic (chest) imaging	31
thoracostomy	25
ultrasound (sonogram)	31

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jose A. Cantu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	509
Female	576

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	764
Black	199
Hispanic	104
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	400
From 75 to 84	342
85 and over	198
Less than 65	145

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jose A. Cantu, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	71
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	69
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	64
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	55
Diabetes	52
Dementia	41
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jose A. Cantu, MD treated as a pulmonologist in League City, TX during 2018 were inpatient care, hospital care, pulmonary testing and nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jose A. Cantu, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	44
aspiration	17
bronchoscopy	58
doctor visit	628
hospital care	3337
inpatient care	3337
minimally invasive procedures	20
nursing home care	152
pleural drainage	20
pulmonary testing	190
sleep study	126
thoracic (chest) imaging	41
thoracostomy	20
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	14
ultrasound (sonogram)	41

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jose A. Cantu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	469
Female	539

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	677
Black	207
Hispanic	98
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	373
From 75 to 84	303
85 and over	181
Less than 65	151

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jose A. Cantu, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	64
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	59
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	53
Diabetes	52
Dementia	37
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jose A. Cantu, MD treated as a pulmonologist in League City, TX during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jose A. Cantu, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	27
bronchoscopy	35
doctor visit	590
hospital care	3345
inpatient care	3345
minimally invasive procedures	20
nursing home care	116
pleural drainage	20
pulmonary testing	155
sleep study	64
thoracic (chest) imaging	29
thoracostomy	20
ultrasound (sonogram)	29

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jose A. Cantu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	450
Female	499

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	665
Black	176
Hispanic	90
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	350
From 75 to 84	291
85 and over	172
Less than 65	136

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jose A. Cantu, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	67
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	63
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	54
Diabetes	54
Dementia	38
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jose A. Cantu, MD treated as a pulmonologist in League City, TX during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jose A. Cantu, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	15
doctor visit	463
hospital care	2702
inpatient care	2702
pulmonary testing	57

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jose A. Cantu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	361
Female	429

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	519
Black	155
Hispanic	99
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	323
From 75 to 84	249
85 and over	117
Less than 65	101

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jose A. Cantu, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	71
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	73
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	58
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	47
Diabetes	59
Dementia	39
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jose A. Cantu, MD treated as a pulmonologist in League City, TX during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jose A. Cantu, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	15
doctor visit	476
hospital care	2771
inpatient care	2771
pulmonary testing	98
thoracic (chest) imaging	29
ultrasound (sonogram)	29

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jose A. Cantu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	315
Female	337

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	435
Black	137
Hispanic	69
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	262
From 75 to 84	212
85 and over	95
Less than 65	83

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jose A. Cantu, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	58
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	47
Diabetes	53
Dementia	37
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jose A. Cantu, MD treated as a pulmonologist in League City, TX during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jose A. Cantu, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	45
doctor visit	610
hospital care	1744
inpatient care	1744
pulmonary testing	168
sleep study	35
thoracic (chest) imaging	42
ultrasound (sonogram)	42

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jose A. Cantu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	290
Female	317

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	437
Black	102
Hispanic	56
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	238
From 75 to 84	196
85 and over	104
Less than 65	69

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jose A. Cantu, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	20
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	43
Heart Failure	53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	57
Diabetes	54
Dementia	23
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jose A. Cantu, MD treated as a pulmonologist in League City, TX during 2023 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jose A. Cantu, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	50
doctor visit	593
hospital care	1768
inpatient care	1768
minimally invasive procedures	18
nursing home care	60
pleural drainage	18
pulmonary testing	108
sleep study	29
thoracic (chest) imaging	39
thoracostomy	18
ultrasound (sonogram)	39

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jose A. Cantu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	278
Female	318

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	439
Black	91
Hispanic	50
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	214
From 75 to 84	219
85 and over	102
Less than 65	61

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jose A. Cantu, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	43
Heart Failure	56
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	58
Diabetes	53
Dementia	28
Cancer	25

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jose A. Cantu, MD treated as a pulmonologist in League City, TX during 2024 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jose A. Cantu, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	42
doctor visit	586
hospital care	1901
inpatient care	1901
minimally invasive procedures	20
nursing home care	12
pulmonary testing	146
sleep study	34
thoracic (chest) imaging	35
ultrasound (sonogram)	35

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jose A. Cantu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	296
Female	361

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	495
Black	94
Hispanic	47
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	253
From 75 to 84	221
85 and over	115
Less than 65	68

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jose A. Cantu, MD in 2024

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	42
Heart Failure	54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	55
Diabetes	48
Dementia	27
Cancer	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jose A. Cantu, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Jose A. Cantu, MD treated as a pulmonologist in League City, TX were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and nursing home care.

airway management	56
aspiration	40
bronchoscopy	62
doctor visit	513
hospital care	2922
inpatient care	2919
minimally invasive procedures	19
nursing home care	126
outpatient care	33
pleural drainage	20
pulmonary testing	156
sleep study	91
thoracic (chest) imaging	34
thoracostomy	19
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	14
ultrasound (sonogram)	34

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jose A. Cantu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	410
Female	465

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	162
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	613
Hispanic	70
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	274
85 and over	158
Less than 65	124
65 to 74	318

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jose A. Cantu, MD From 2012 - 2024

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Jose A. Cantu, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	19
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	49
Diabetes	48
Atrial Fibrillation	28
Cancer	16
Dementia	31

Education & Training

He has a state license in Texas.

Licensed In: Texas

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Jose A. Cantu, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Mylan Specialty L.P.	$13,863 Yupelri $13,508	Perforomist $212	$144
Insmed, Inc.	$9,715 Arikayce $9,642	Brinsupri $32	$42
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$4,742 FASENRA $1,039	SYMBICORT $1,010	BREZTRI $926	TEZSPIRE $886	AIRSUPRA $567	Other $315
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$4,117 TRELEGY ELLIPTA $1,446	NUCALA $1,167	ARNUITY $308	BREO $255	INCRUSE $238	Other $703
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$2,176 OFEV $723	STIOLTO RESPIMAT $662	SPIRIVA RESPIMAT $367	STIOLTO $192	COMBIVENT RESPIMAT $153	Other $79
Other	$14,292 DUPIXENT $2,022	SMARTVEST $901	OPSUMIT $737	Wakix $656	Prolastin-C Liquid $601	Other $9,376

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$28,071
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$16,320
Consulting Fee	$2,434
Travel and Lodging	$1,713
Education	$369

Biography

Dr. Jose Cantu sees patients in Texas City, TX. His medical specialty is adult pulmonology. He is professionally affiliated with HCA Houston Healthcare.