Brent J. Vasut, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Houston, TX
Brent J. Vasut, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1679660237, issued on Oct 6, 2006. Check the license (Texas L2724, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brent J. Vasut
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- L2724 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 211 Highland Cross Dr, Houston, TX 77073
- Phone
- (281) 784-1500
- Enumerated
- Oct 6, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 7, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (281) 784-1522
- Medicaid IDs
- 142045701 TX
135867310 TX - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090323000093); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At Houston, 1994
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 211 Highland Cross Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Neil Gandhi, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1457571804
- Gregory Gibbons, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1275726077
Verify Brent J. Vasut in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license L2724Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
15% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
192 Medicare Part D claims for 118 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 30 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen25 claims
- Ondansetron Odt22 claims
- Cefdinir17 claims
- Prednisone17 claims
- Azithromycin12 claims
- Cephalexin11 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Barrier Reef Emergency Physicians PLLCWebster, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Brent J. Vasut among 4,885 emergency medicine physician records in Texas
Brent J. Vasut, M.D. is one of 4,885 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 83% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 67% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2013 among the 2,779 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
818 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Houston
They are 818 of the 61,221 NPPES records with a practice address in Houston, and 4,885 emergency medicine physician records in Texas.
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The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- David Chen, MDHouston, TX 770731922275627
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- Neil Gandhi, MDHouston, TX 770731457571804
- Gregory Gibbons, M.D.Houston, TX 770731275726077
- Christopher Grieves, M.D.Houston, TX 770731144296237
- Pamela Hall, M.D.Houston, TX 770731144218348
- Felicia King, MDHouston, TX 770731437336773
- Jennifer Salinas, M.D.Houston, TX 770731679746473
Common questions
What is Brent J. Vasut, M.D.'s NPI number?
Brent J. Vasut, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679660237, issued on Oct 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brent J. Vasut, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 211 Highland Cross Dr, Houston, TX, 77073. Phone: (281) 784-1500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brent J. Vasut, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number L2724, 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 Brent J. Vasut, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brent J. Vasut, M.D. had 192 Medicare Part D claims for 118 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.