Alexander E. Ropper, M.D.
Neurological Surgery Physician · Houston, TX
Alexander E. Ropper, M.D. is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1497998264, issued on Apr 9, 2009. Check the license (Texas Q4838, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alexander E. Ropper
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
- License number
- Q4838 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7200 Cambridge St, Houston, TX 77030
- Phone
- (713) 798-4696
- Enumerated
- Apr 9, 2009
- Record last updated
- Dec 1, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 907253 AZ
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150729007319); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tufts University School Of Medicine, 2007
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Alexander E. Ropper in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license Q4838Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
22% more Medicare Part D claims than the average neurological surgery physician in 2024
209 Medicare Part D claims for 70 beneficiaries, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 148 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen102 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen34 claims
- Gabapentin22 claims
- Acetaminophen-Codeine11 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 84.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $2,765.30
18 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Providence Medical Technology, Inc. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 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 2 group practices
- Baylor College OF MedicineHouston, TX
- Kelsey-Seybold Medical Group, PLLCHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Alexander E. Ropper among 669 neurological surgery physician records in Texas
Alexander E. Ropper, M.D. is one of 669 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 59% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 59% of these records are older, 36% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2004 among the 451 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurological Surgery Physician providers in Texas
There are 669 neurological surgery physician records in Texas.
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- Richard Harper, MDHouston, TX 770301174516116
- Paul Holman, M.D.Houston, TX 770301386698314
- Dong Kim, MDHouston, TX 770301043292550
- Thomas Luerssen, M.D.Houston, TX 770301245233808
- Jacques Morcos, M.D., F.R.C.S.Houston, TX 770301205899937
Common questions
What is Alexander E. Ropper, M.D.'s NPI number?
Alexander E. Ropper, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497998264, issued on Apr 9, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alexander E. Ropper, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7200 Cambridge St, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 798-4696. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alexander E. Ropper, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number Q4838, 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 E. Ropper, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alexander E. Ropper, M.D. had 209 Medicare Part D claims for 70 beneficiaries; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Alexander E. Ropper, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.1 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.
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.