Daniel Francis O'Brien, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Houston, TX
Daniel Francis O'Brien, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1528421070, issued on Apr 1, 2016. Check the license (Texas T6004, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Daniel Francis O'Brien
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- T6004 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 10425 Huffmeister RD Ste 320, Houston, TX 77065
- Phone
- (281) 955-2650
- Enumerated
- Apr 1, 2016
- Record last updated
- Apr 18, 2022
- Fax
- (281) 955-5875
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220714003123); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Daniel Francis O'Brien in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license T6004Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
56% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
541 Medicare Part D claims for 181 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 189 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen136 claims
- Meloxicam93 claims
- Celecoxib31 claims
- Cefadroxil30 claims
- Mupirocin29 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl25 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: $696.17
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. 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 2 group practices
- Houston Methodist Specialty PhysiciansHouston, TX
- Tmh Physician Associates PLLCHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Daniel Francis O'Brien among 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Texas
Daniel Francis O'Brien, 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 2016, is newer than 84% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 84% of these records are older, 14% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2003 among the 1,016 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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
- Robert Bell, MDHouston, TX 770651366403735
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- Richard Larrey, M.D.Houston, TX 770651033167622
- Nurulhusein Nurbhai, D.O.Houston, TX 770651023064672
- Thomas Tanous, MDHouston, TX 770651205030897
- Darin Tessier, MDHouston, TX 770651164603866
- Anthony Melillo, M.D.Houston, TX 770621598754103
Common questions
What is Daniel Francis O'Brien, M.D.'s NPI number?
Daniel Francis O'Brien, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528421070, issued on Apr 1, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Daniel Francis O'Brien, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10425 Huffmeister RD Ste 320, Houston, TX, 77065. Phone: (281) 955-2650. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Daniel Francis O'Brien, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number T6004, 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 Daniel Francis O'Brien, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Daniel Francis O'Brien, M.D. had 541 Medicare Part D claims for 181 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.