Debbie G. Kurian, M.D.
Nephrology Physician · Houston, TX
Debbie G. Kurian, M.D. is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1962766386, issued on Jun 29, 2012. Check the license (Texas P0748, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Debbie G. Kurian
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- P0748 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8876 Gulf Fwy, Houston, TX 77017
- Phone
- (713) 947-9509
- Enumerated
- Jun 29, 2012
- Record last updated
- May 15, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (713) 947-0609
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120919000718); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 8876 Gulf Fwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Sibtain Ali, MDNephrology Physician1013933902
- Carey Jackson, MA, LPC-SCounselor1093916553
- Sharonte Lambert-Fowler, NP-CNurse Practitioner1457801342
- Jennifer McDowell, M.S. CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1528371184
- Vicente Ramirez, D.C.Chiropractor1952583379
- Courtney Thomas, LMSWSocial Worker1548603012
Verify Debbie G. Kurian in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license P0748Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
1,383 Medicare Part D claims for 315 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Furosemide124 claims
- Losartan Potassium101 claims
- Sevelamer Carbonate85 claims
- Veltassa64 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate61 claims
- Carvedilol59 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: $72.37
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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
- Renal Specialists OF Houston, PAWebster, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Debbie G. Kurian among 1,159 nephrology physician records in Texas
Debbie G. Kurian, M.D. is one of 1,159 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 89% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 80% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 80% of these records are older, 17% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2001 among the 954 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,159 nephrology physician records in Texas.
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The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mohammed Ahmed, MDHouston, TX 770171851545859
- Sibtain Ali, MDHouston, TX 770171013933902
- Camilo Barcenas, MDHouston, TX 770171932125929
- Eric Faust, MDHouston, TX 770171306862396
- Jennifer Finch, MDHouston, TX 770171225053879
- Salman Khan, MDHouston, TX 770171104842095
- Robert Leggington, MDHouston, TX 770171790704666
- Bilal Moukaddem, MDHouston, TX 770171497771489
Common questions
What is Debbie G. Kurian, M.D.'s NPI number?
Debbie G. Kurian, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962766386, issued on Jun 29, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Debbie G. Kurian, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8876 Gulf Fwy, Houston, TX, 77017. Phone: (713) 947-9509. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Debbie G. Kurian, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number P0748, 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 Debbie G. Kurian, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Debbie G. Kurian, M.D. had 1,383 Medicare Part D claims for 315 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.