NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Alexander Shane Luigi Molinari, DO

Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician · Sugar Land, TX

Alexander Shane Luigi Molinari, DO is an orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician with a practice address in Sugar Land, Texas, and NPI 1477948297, issued on Mar 30, 2015. Check the license (Texas V0059, 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1477948297
Name
Alexander Shane Luigi Molinari
Credential
DO
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician 207XS0117X
License numbers
V0059 TX
5101021505 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
16811 Southwest Fwy Unit 200, Sugar Land, TX 77479
Phone
(281) 690-4678
Enumerated
Mar 30, 2015
Record last updated
Jun 4, 2026
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240520002208); accepts Medicare assignment
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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Verify Alexander Shane Luigi Molinari in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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9% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician in 2024

416 Medicare Part D claims for 230 beneficiaries, against an average of 381 among the 1,714 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 122 claims were for opioids.

  1. Alexander Molinari416
  2. Specialty average381

Most prescribed

  1. Meloxicam76 claims
  2. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen74 claims
  3. Cyclobenzaprine Hcl65 claims
  4. Methylprednisolone52 claims
  5. Gabapentin38 claims
  6. Tramadol Hcl25 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: $8,740.14

22 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Globus Medical, Inc. The 1,726 providers of this specialty with any payment received $34,071.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Alexander Molinari$8,740
  2. Specialty average$34,072

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. Houston Methodist Specialty PhysiciansSugar Land, TX
  2. Tmh Physician Associates PLLCSugar Land, TX

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

Alexander Shane Luigi Molinari among 225 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in Texas

Alexander Shane Luigi Molinari, DO is one of 225 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 80% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 80% of these records are older, 16% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2005 among the 177 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 44% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0117X 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 of the Spine Physician providers in Texas

There are 225 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in Texas.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kenneth Lee, MDSugar Land, TX 774791134127764
  2. Hari Mitra, M.D.Sugar Land, TX 774791437546934
  3. Karl Vega Lelkes, M.D.Sugar Land, TX 774791477788776
  4. Mohammad Etminan, M.D.Richmond, TX 774691972509230
  5. James Showery, MDKaty, TX 774941205283272
  6. Samuel Adu-Lartey, DOKaty, TX 774501801096987
  7. Wade Karam, MDCypress, TX 774291649890732
  8. Marcel Wiley, M.D.Cypress, TX 774291326488123

Common questions

What is Alexander Shane Luigi Molinari, DO's NPI number?

Alexander Shane Luigi Molinari, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477948297, issued on Mar 30, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Alexander Shane Luigi Molinari, DO located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 16811 Southwest Fwy Unit 200, Sugar Land, TX, 77479. Phone: (281) 690-4678. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Alexander Shane Luigi Molinari, DO's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number V0059, 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 Alexander Shane Luigi Molinari, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Alexander Shane Luigi Molinari, DO had 416 Medicare Part D claims for 230 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician prescribers was 381. 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.