Carl Plager, M.D.
Medical Oncology Physician · Houston, TX
Carl Plager, M.D. is a medical oncology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1447636857, issued on Aug 7, 2015. Check the license (Texas E5889, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the federal record below is the public data PlainDoctor holds for this provider.
- Name
- Carl Plager
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Medical Oncology Physician 207RX0202X
- License number
- E5889 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5151 Edloe Street, Houston, TX 77005
- Phone
- (713) 349-9418
- Enumerated
- Aug 7, 2015
- Record last updated
- Aug 7, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Carl Plager in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license E5889Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Carl Plager among 547 medical oncology physician records in Texas
Carl Plager, M.D. is one of 547 medical oncology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does not. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 89% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 89% of these records are older, 8% newer
- In a Medicare fileNo · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 76% of these records are
- Record last updated2015 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RX0202X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Medical Oncology Physician providers in Texas
There are 547 medical oncology physician records in Texas. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.
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The 8 medical oncology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Garth Beinart, M.D.Houston, TX 770051396844262
- Elizabeth Rogg, M.D.Houston, TX 770041952387631
- Zehra Kapadia, MDHouston, TX 770151417930876
- Ricardo Alvarez, MDHouston, TX 770241649441601
- Luis Campos, M. D.Houston, TX 770241578524765
- Maura Gillison, MDHouston, TX 770301760436927
- Anneliese Gonzalez, M.D.Houston, TX 770301245234889
- Kirk Heyne, MDHouston, TX 770301346227816
Common questions
What is Carl Plager, M.D.'s NPI number?
Carl Plager, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447636857, issued on Aug 7, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Carl Plager, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5151 Edloe Street, Houston, TX, 77005. Phone: (713) 349-9418. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Carl Plager, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number E5889, 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.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. 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.