Darin D. Tessier, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Houston, TX
Darin D. Tessier, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1164603866, issued on Nov 21, 2007. Check the license (Texas R6119, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Darin D. Tessier
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- R6119 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 10425 Huffmeister Road Suite 320, Houston, TX 77065
- Phone
- (281) 955-2650
- Enumerated
- Nov 21, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jun 3, 2022
- Fax
- (281) 955-5875
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170309002356); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 10425 Huffmeister Road Suite 320
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Darin D. Tessier in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license R6119Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
79% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
620 Medicare Part D claims for 222 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 24 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Celecoxib228 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl225 claims
- Gabapentin67 claims
- Methylprednisolone29 claims
- Tramadol Hcl20 claims
- Naproxen19 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: $1,903.82
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ossio Inc. 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 one group practice
- Ortholonestar PLLCHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Darin D. Tessier among 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Texas
Darin D. Tessier, MD 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 2007, is newer than 54% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 54% of these records are older, 36% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · 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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- Daniel O'Brien, M.D.Houston, TX 770651528421070
- Thomas Tanous, MDHouston, TX 770651205030897
- Anthony Melillo, M.D.Houston, TX 770621598754103
Common questions
What is Darin D. Tessier, MD's NPI number?
Darin D. Tessier, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164603866, issued on Nov 21, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Darin D. Tessier, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10425 Huffmeister Road Suite 320, Houston, TX, 77065. Phone: (281) 955-2650. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Darin D. Tessier, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number R6119, 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 Darin D. Tessier, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Darin D. Tessier, MD had 620 Medicare Part D claims for 222 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.