David Franklin Sutter, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Corpus Christi, TX
David Franklin Sutter, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Corpus Christi, Texas, and NPI 1659351500, issued on Jan 18, 2006. Check the license (Texas J8391, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David Franklin Sutter
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- J8391 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 601 Texan Trl, Corpus Christi, TX 78411
- Phone
- (361) 808-7200
- Enumerated
- Jan 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 23, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (361) 653-0431
- Medicaid ID
- 156124301 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100526000725); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern Illinois University School Of Medicine, 1993
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify David Franklin Sutter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license J8391Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
8,100 Medicare Part D claims for 661 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 198 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium542 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium458 claims
- Losartan Potassium419 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate384 claims
- Metformin Hcl233 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate208 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: $240.10
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. 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.
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
- Shea Physical Therapy Specialists LLCCorpus Christi, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
David Franklin Sutter among 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas
David Franklin Sutter, M.D. 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 2006, is newer than 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2004 among the 7,095 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 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).
193 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Corpus Christi
They are 193 of the 5,600 NPPES records with a practice address in Corpus Christi, and 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is David Franklin Sutter, M.D.'s NPI number?
David Franklin Sutter, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659351500, issued on Jan 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David Franklin Sutter, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 601 Texan Trl, Corpus Christi, TX, 78411. Phone: (361) 808-7200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David Franklin Sutter, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number J8391, 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 David Franklin Sutter, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David Franklin Sutter, M.D. had 8,100 Medicare Part D claims for 661 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.