Barbara I. Held, MD
Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician · Houston, TX
Barbara I. Held, MD is an obstetrics & gynecology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1861401457, issued on Aug 5, 2006. Check the license (Texas L2314, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Barbara I. Held
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician 207V00000X
- License number
- L2314 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6550 Fannin Street, Houston, TX 77030
- Phone
- (713) 797-9666
- Enumerated
- Aug 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 7, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (713) 590-6896
- Medicaid ID
- 145977802 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110524000258); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 6550 Fannin Street
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Barbara I. Held in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license L2314Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average obstetrics & gynecology physician in 2024
508 Medicare Part D claims for 145 beneficiaries, against an average of 165 among the 28,733 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Estradiol181 claims
- Premarin51 claims
- Progesterone43 claims
- Valacyclovir35 claims
- Estrace20 claims
- Medroxyprogesterone Acetate17 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: $58.25
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Daiichi Sankyo Inc. The 21,429 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,030.61 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
- Houston Methodist Specialty PhysiciansHouston, TX
- Tmh Physician Associates PLLCBellaire, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Barbara I. Held among 3,524 obstetrics & gynecology physician records in Texas
Barbara I. Held, MD is one of 3,524 obstetrics & gynecology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 78% 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 15% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2005 among the 2,093 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 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 207V00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician providers in Texas
There are 3,524 obstetrics & gynecology physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Barbara I. Held, MD's NPI number?
Barbara I. Held, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861401457, issued on Aug 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Barbara I. Held, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6550 Fannin Street, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 797-9666. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Barbara I. Held, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number L2314, 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 Barbara I. Held, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Barbara I. Held, MD had 508 Medicare Part D claims for 145 beneficiaries; the average among obstetrics & gynecology physician prescribers was 165. 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.