NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Collin Ford Talhelm, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Victoria, TX

Collin Ford Talhelm, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Victoria, Texas, and NPI 1235620998, issued on May 29, 2018. Check the license (Texas BP10062855, 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
1235620998
Name
Collin Ford Talhelm
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
BP10062855 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
506 E San Antonio St, Victoria, TX 77901
Phone
(361) 582-0861
Enumerated
May 29, 2018
Record last updated
May 29, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220207002048); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 506 E San Antonio St

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

  1. Mark Julius Apopot, MDFamily Medicine Physician1659076834
  2. Maria Arauz Tobar, MDFamily Medicine Physician1134822620
  3. Kalpesh Bhesaniya, MDFamily Medicine Physician1922318179
  4. Irma Brand, NPNurse Practitioner1407865058
  5. James Brand, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1710996350
  6. Jennifer Brooks, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1518490424

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  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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55% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

1,605 Medicare Part D claims for 145 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 96 claims were for opioids.

  1. Collin Talhelm1,605
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium83 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium69 claims
  3. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen56 claims
  4. Rosuvastatin Calcium54 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate49 claims
  6. Losartan Potassium48 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $551.05

31 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Exact Sciences Corporation. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Collin Talhelm$551.05
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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

  1. Healthtexas Provider NetworkIrving, TX

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

Collin Ford Talhelm among 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas

Collin Ford Talhelm, MD is one of 11,119 family medicine 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 2018, is newer than 82% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 82% of these records are older, 15% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2004 among the 7,095 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2018 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

57 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Victoria

They are 57 of the 1,105 NPPES records with a practice address in Victoria, and 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Michael Bouthillette, MDVictoria, TX 779011578635835
  2. Shannon Casey, MDVictoria, TX 779011083678072
  3. William Celentano, D.O.Victoria, TX 779011912951120
  4. Edward Ferrell, M.D.Victoria, TX 779011598720054
  5. Mary Fragile, DOVictoria, TX 779011699831586
  6. Pablo Garza, M.D.Victoria, TX 779011013900497
  7. Dante Garza, MDVictoria, TX 779011528043312
  8. Richard Leggett, DOVictoria, TX 779011336162064

Common questions

What is Collin Ford Talhelm, MD's NPI number?

Collin Ford Talhelm, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235620998, issued on May 29, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Collin Ford Talhelm, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 506 E San Antonio St, Victoria, TX, 77901. Phone: (361) 582-0861. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Collin Ford Talhelm, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number BP10062855, 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 Collin Ford Talhelm, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Collin Ford Talhelm, MD had 1,605 Medicare Part D claims for 145 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.