Alex Eduardo Lechin, M.D., F.C.C.P.
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Houston, TX
Alex Eduardo Lechin, M.D., F.C.C.P. is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1790710895, issued on Jul 11, 2006. Check the license (Texas J3139, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alex Eduardo Lechin
- Credential
- M.D., F.C.C.P.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- J3139 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 14262 Gulf Fwy, Houston, TX 77034
- Phone
- (281) 481-0091
- Enumerated
- Jul 11, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 2, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (281) 481-0093
- Medicaid ID
- 115565702 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100108000796); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 14262 Gulf Fwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Dean Nasser, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1366526733
Verify Alex Eduardo Lechin in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license J3139Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
3,078 Medicare Part D claims for 284 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 36% of claims. 12 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Omeprazole303 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa189 claims
- Trelegy Ellipta178 claims
- Ozempic131 claims
- Furosemide90 claims
- Famotidine89 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $1,350.41
63 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Hoskinson Health And Wellness Clinic LLCGillette, WY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Alex Eduardo Lechin among 967 pulmonary disease physician records in Texas
Alex Eduardo Lechin, M.D., F.C.C.P. is one of 967 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Texas. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 16% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 2001 among the 773 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Texas
There are 967 pulmonary disease physician records in Texas.
All 967 in Texas → Every provider in Houston → Pulmonary Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Dean Nasser, M.D.Houston, TX 770341366526733
- Robert Wang, M.D.Houston, TX 770361235113119
- Anusha Alam, MDHouston, TX 770301184359416
- Moe Ameri, MD, MSCHouston, TX 770301538736533
- Cinthya Carrasco Barcenas, MDHouston, TX 770301649790015
- Brittany Duong, DOHouston, TX 770301457918609
- Saad Farooq, MBBSHouston, TX 770301487215554
- Alexander Gazda, DOHouston, TX 770301831687136
Common questions
What is Alex Eduardo Lechin, M.D., F.C.C.P.'s NPI number?
Alex Eduardo Lechin, M.D., F.C.C.P.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790710895, issued on Jul 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alex Eduardo Lechin, M.D., F.C.C.P. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 14262 Gulf Fwy, Houston, TX, 77034. Phone: (281) 481-0091. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alex Eduardo Lechin, M.D., F.C.C.P.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number J3139, 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 Alex Eduardo Lechin, M.D., F.C.C.P. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alex Eduardo Lechin, M.D., F.C.C.P. had 3,078 Medicare Part D claims for 284 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.