NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Darrel W. Dodson, MD DPM

Pulmonary Disease Physician · Fort Hood, TX

Darrel W. Dodson, MD DPM is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Fort Hood, Texas, and NPI 1154403665, issued on Oct 20, 2006. Check the license (Texas M4038, 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
1154403665
Name
Darrel W. Dodson
Credential
MD DPM
Primary taxonomy
Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
License number
M4038 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
36000 Darnall Loop, Fort Hood, TX 76544
Phone
(254) 288-8090
Enumerated
Oct 20, 2006
Record last updated
Jun 28, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20070607000502); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
George Washington University School Of Medicine, 1998
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 36000 Darnall Loop

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

  1. Becky Adams, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1295893907
  2. Taiwo Adetutu, MDPediatrics Physician1316090129
  3. Philip Ainslie, R.PH.Pharmacotherapy Pharmacist1881667384
  4. Amanda Akogyeram-Salami, PHARMDPharmacist1023716651
  5. John Alamodin, M.S.W.Clinical Social Worker1629364526
  6. Steven Albert, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1851457865

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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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48% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024

737 Medicare Part D claims for 362 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 26 claims were for opioids.

  1. Darrel Dodson737
  2. Specialty average1,425

Most prescribed

  1. Naproxen98 claims
  2. Prednisone70 claims
  3. Metoclopramide Hcl61 claims
  4. Dicyclomine Hcl43 claims
  5. Ondansetron Hcl38 claims
  6. Mupirocin35 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: $17.10

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Eurofins Viracor, LLC. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Darrel Dodson$17.10
  2. Specialty average$5,159.88

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 3 group practices

  1. Bluff Creek Emergency Medicine Associates, PAEl Paso, TX
  2. EL Paso Pulmonary AssociationLas Cruces, NM
  3. Pearsall Emergency Medicine Associates, PAHorizon City, TX

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

Darrel W. Dodson among 967 pulmonary disease physician records in Texas

Darrel W. Dodson, MD DPM is one of 967 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Texas. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 16% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 52% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • Graduated1998 · median 2001 among the 773 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2011 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Texas

There are 967 pulmonary disease physician records in Texas.

The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Rubin Cohen, MDFort Hood, TX 765441740351139
  2. Joseph Kelly, D.O.Fort Cavazos, TX 765441376982793
  3. Pedro Lucero, MDFort Hood, TX 765441942291950
  4. Karin Nicholson, MDFort Hood, TX 765441871584540
  5. Naomi Mathew, M.D.Harker Heights, TX 765481376857292
  6. Freddie Morales, M.D.Killeen, TX 765491235169640
  7. Alfredo Vazquez, M.D.Killeen, TX 765491578773099
  8. Zunair Afghani, D.O.Temple, TX 765081376886853

Common questions

What is Darrel W. Dodson, MD DPM's NPI number?

Darrel W. Dodson, MD DPM's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154403665, issued on Oct 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Darrel W. Dodson, MD DPM located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 36000 Darnall Loop, Fort Hood, TX, 76544. Phone: (254) 288-8090. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Darrel W. Dodson, MD DPM's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number M4038, 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 Darrel W. Dodson, MD DPM prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Darrel W. Dodson, MD DPM had 737 Medicare Part D claims for 362 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.