Brian Elliott Straus, M. D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Irving, TX
Brian Elliott Straus, M. D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Irving, Texas, and NPI 1629137815, issued on Dec 6, 2006. Check the license (Texas M3755, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brian Elliott Straus
- Credential
- M. D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- M3755 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 400 W Lbj Fwy, Irving, TX 75063
- Phone
- (972) 556-2885
- Enumerated
- Dec 6, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 7, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (972) 506-8733
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070627000407); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Southwestern Medical School At Dallas, 2001
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 400 W Lbj Fwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Cameron Wampler, P.A.Physician Assistant1942373030
- Cheryl White, MD PHD PASpecialist1932178126
Verify Brian Elliott Straus in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license M3755Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
59% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
141 Medicare Part D claims for 56 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 71 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen55 claims
- Ondansetron Odt36 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): 96.2 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: $35,546.66
44 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Extremity Medical. 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.
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
- Las Colinas Orthopedic Surgery And Sports Medicine PAIrving, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Brian Elliott Straus among 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Texas
Brian Elliott Straus, 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 2006, is newer than 18% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 18% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2003 among the 1,016 with a school on file
- Record last updated2009 · 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.
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The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Walter Hurt, MDIrving, TX 750631881695559
- Merritt Pember, MDIrving, TX 750621164571527
- Robert Bayless, M.D.Irving, TX 750611346287604
- Bruce Faust, M.D.Irving, TX 750611891006086
- Richard Roberts, M.D.Irving, TX 750611902846819
- Steven Sanders, M.D.Irving, TX 750611346282225
- Duncan McKellar, MDMcKinney, TX 750691699750323
- Robert Mendonsa, M.D.Lewisville, TX 750571760430508
Common questions
What is Brian Elliott Straus, M. D.'s NPI number?
Brian Elliott Straus, M. D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629137815, issued on Dec 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brian Elliott Straus, M. D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 400 W Lbj Fwy, Irving, TX, 75063. Phone: (972) 556-2885. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brian Elliott Straus, M. D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number M3755, 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 Brian Elliott Straus, M. D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brian Elliott Straus, M. D. had 141 Medicare Part D claims for 56 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Brian Elliott Straus, M. D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.2 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.