NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Andrew Brecher Kay, M.D.

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Houston, TX

Andrew Brecher Kay, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1194102699, issued on May 4, 2015. Check the license (Texas BP10053946, 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
1194102699
Name
Andrew Brecher Kay
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License numbers
BP10053946 TX
25MA10754400 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6565 Fannin St, Houston, TX 77030
Phone
(713) 441-3556
Enumerated
May 4, 2015
Record last updated
Jul 24, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210719002252); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Jefferson Medical College Of Thomas Jefferson University, 2015
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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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Also registered at 6565 Fannin St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

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  2. Akraam Abdel-KeremPharmacist1720831092
  3. Aliya Abdulla, PHARMD, BCCCPCritical Care Pharmacist1750207312
  4. Safiyah AbdullahAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1497200851
  5. Selma AbdurrahmanStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1659127090
  6. Catherine Achim, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1114215738

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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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2.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

952 Medicare Part D claims for 280 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 60 claims were for opioids.

  1. Andrew Kay952
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Meloxicam399 claims
  2. Tranexamic Acid147 claims
  3. Omeprazole136 claims
  4. Amoxicillin56 claims
  5. Oxycodone Hcl43 claims
  6. Gabapentin42 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: $143.08

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, 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. Andrew Kay$143
  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 one group practice

  1. Orthopedics Rhode Island IncWarwick, RI

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

Andrew Brecher Kay among 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Texas

Andrew Brecher Kay, M.D. 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 2015, is newer than 81% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 81% of these records are older, 16% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2003 among the 1,016 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 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. James Bennett, M.D.Houston, TX 770301699741520
  2. Mark Brinker, M.D.Houston, TX 770301861480386
  3. Thomas Edwards, M.D.Houston, TX 770301528056033
  4. Howard Epps, M.D.Houston, TX 770301194713784
  5. Gary Gartsman, M.D.Houston, TX 770301821086414
  6. Joseph Gugenheim, M.D.Houston, TX 770301730177320
  7. Melvyn Harrington, MDHouston, TX 770301851365258
  8. Richard Haynes, MDHouston, TX 770301689641789

Common questions

What is Andrew Brecher Kay, M.D.'s NPI number?

Andrew Brecher Kay, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194102699, issued on May 4, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Andrew Brecher Kay, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6565 Fannin St, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 441-3556. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Andrew Brecher Kay, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number BP10053946, 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 Andrew Brecher Kay, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Andrew Brecher Kay, M.D. had 952 Medicare Part D claims for 280 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.