NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Alan Jeffrey Rechter, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Houston, TX

Alan Jeffrey Rechter, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1497732739, issued on Dec 28, 2005. Check the license (Texas J9542, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1497732739
Name
Alan Jeffrey Rechter
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
J9542 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
18885 Katy Freeway, Houston, TX 77094
Phone
(281) 828-2000
Enumerated
Dec 28, 2005
Record last updated
Jun 11, 2025
Fax
(281) 829-2220
Medicaid ID
096591501 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100429000574); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Creighton University School Of Medicine, 1994
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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7.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

2,520 Medicare Part D claims for 701 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were under 1% of claims. 357 claims were for opioids.

  1. Alan Rechter2,520
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Meloxicam1,716 claims
  2. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen264 claims
  3. Celecoxib163 claims
  4. Cephalexin66 claims
  5. Tramadol Hcl56 claims
  6. Cyclobenzaprine Hcl36 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 75.7 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score52.5
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%70.6
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%95.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $126,493.58

160 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Heron Therapeutics, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Alan Rechter$126,494
  2. Specialty average$23,023

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Action Therapy Centers LimitedHouston, TX
  2. Orthopaedic Associates LLPHouston, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Alan Jeffrey Rechter among 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Texas

Alan Jeffrey Rechter, MD is one of 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 82% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated1994 · median 2003 among the 1,016 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Texas

There are 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Texas.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Edward Baldwin, MDHouston, TX 770941578096012
  2. Corinne Cloud, MDHouston, TX 770941083144000
  3. Wasyl Fedoriw, MDHouston, TX 770941063669471
  4. Matthew Hays, MDHouston, TX 770941871157107
  5. James Nuttall, MDHouston, TX 770941528412731
  6. Christopher Smith, MDHouston, TX 770941770585226
  7. Alberto Cuellar, MDHouston, TX 770901710968714
  8. Stewart Dean, MDHouston, TX 770901912988312

Common questions

What is Alan Jeffrey Rechter, MD's NPI number?

Alan Jeffrey Rechter, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497732739, issued on Dec 28, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Alan Jeffrey Rechter, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 18885 Katy Freeway, Houston, TX, 77094. Phone: (281) 828-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Alan Jeffrey Rechter, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number J9542, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Alan Jeffrey Rechter, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Alan Jeffrey Rechter, MD had 2,520 Medicare Part D claims for 701 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Alan Jeffrey Rechter, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 75.7 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

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