Chris Dire
Hospitalist Physician · Fort Cavazos, TX
Chris Dire is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Fort Cavazos, Texas, and NPI 1154866135, issued on Dec 29, 2016. Check the license on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Chris Dire
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- 0102204789 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 509 Medical Center RD, Fort Cavazos, TX 76544
- Phone
- (545) 533-8082
- Enumerated
- Dec 29, 2016
- Record last updated
- Sep 7, 2023
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Chris Dire in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical BoardCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
35 Medicare Part D claims for 30 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Chris Dire among 1,587 hospitalist physician records in Texas
Chris Dire is one of 1,587 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Texas. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 58% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 58% of these records are older, 37% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 82% of these records are
- Record last updated2023 · 25% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
5 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Fort Cavazos
They are 5 of the 398 NPPES records with a practice address in Fort Cavazos, and 1,587 hospitalist physician records in Texas.
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The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Hayat Alhaj, M.DFort Cavazos, TX 765441326167099
- Faith Nimer, D.O.Fort Cavazos, TX 765441215290945
- Grace Owinje, MDFort Hood, TX 765441376837898
- Candace-Rose PaceFort Cavazos, TX 765441417215559
- Jordan Traub, M.D.Fort Cavazos, TX 765441144631268
- Michelle Marchessault, M.D.Killeen, TX 765481598909657
- Arpana Jaiswal, M.D.Killeen, TX 765491013374800
- Nancy Clay, MDGatesville, TX 765281962542118
Common questions
What is Chris Dire's NPI number?
Chris Dire's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154866135, issued on Dec 29, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Chris Dire located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 509 Medical Center RD, Fort Cavazos, TX, 76544. Phone: (545) 533-8082. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Chris Dire's license?
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 Chris Dire prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Chris Dire had 35 Medicare Part D claims for 30 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.