NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christopher Deal, M.D.

Hospitalist Physician · Houston, TX

Christopher Deal, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1053760660, issued on Jun 6, 2016. Check the license (Texas T0075, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1053760660
Name
Christopher Deal
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License number
T0075 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1701 Sunset Blvd, Houston, TX 77005
Phone
(713) 526-5511
Enumerated
Jun 6, 2016
Record last updated
Sep 13, 2023
Fax
(713) 520-4755
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20221206003341); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1701 Sunset Blvd

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Arup Achari, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1538146022
  2. Nagham Al-Zubidi, MDNeurology Physician1619265717
  3. Mujahed Alikhan, M.D.Rheumatology Physician1396924106
  4. Shilka Babu, MDInternal Medicine Physician1407413651
  5. Mazen Barbandi, MDHospitalist Physician1659522928
  6. Garth Beinart, M.D.Medical Oncology Physician1396844262

Verify Christopher Deal in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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45% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

288 Medicare Part D claims for 157 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 24 claims were for opioids.

  1. Christopher Deal288
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Cefdinir21 claims
  2. Eliquis18 claims
  3. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass17 claims
  4. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen17 claims
  5. Pantoprazole Sodium15 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 2 group practices

  1. Houston Methodist Specialty PhysiciansHouston, TX
  2. Tmh Physician Associates PLLCHouston, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Christopher Deal among 1,587 hospitalist physician records in Texas

Christopher Deal, M.D. 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 fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2013 among the 1,298 with a school on file
  • 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).

Hospitalist Physician providers in Texas

There are 1,587 hospitalist physician records in Texas.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Mazen Barbandi, MDHouston, TX 770051659522928
  2. Benjamin Chang, MDHouston, TX 770051306428826
  3. Minjeong Kwon, MDHouston, TX 770051497288252
  4. Lakshmi Puppala, MDHouston, TX 770051477755510
  5. Mark Trisna, D.OHouston, TX 770051669799581
  6. Clarissa Aldape, MDHouston, TX 770041447638630
  7. Melanie Goebel, M.D.Houston, TX 770041649512971
  8. Barbara Hinojosa, M.D.Houston, TX 770071942611181

Common questions

What is Christopher Deal, M.D.'s NPI number?

Christopher Deal, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053760660, issued on Jun 6, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christopher Deal, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1701 Sunset Blvd, Houston, TX, 77005. Phone: (713) 526-5511. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christopher Deal, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number T0075, 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 Christopher Deal, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Christopher Deal, M.D. had 288 Medicare Part D claims for 157 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.