NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Derek W. Meeks, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Houston, TX

Derek W. Meeks, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1245509231, issued on Dec 20, 2011. Check the license (Texas P0854, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1245509231
Name
Derek W. Meeks
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
P0854 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
7200 Cambridge St Ste 8B, Houston, TX 77030
Phone
(713) 798-2500
Enumerated
Dec 20, 2011
Record last updated
Nov 23, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20131011000678); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston, 2005
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 7200 Cambridge St Ste 8B

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

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  2. Srijisnu De, MDNephrology Physician1508443516
  3. Tara Keihanian, MDGastroenterology Physician1255725735
  4. Megan Kelso, DNP-FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1982417424
  5. Nabil Mansour, MDGastroenterology Physician1295013241
  6. Richard Robbins, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1699033340

Verify Derek W. Meeks in five checks

  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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36% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

4,308 Medicare Part D claims for 464 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 17 claims were for opioids.

  1. Derek Meeks4,308
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium396 claims
  2. Losartan Potassium278 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate227 claims
  4. Levothyroxine Sodium159 claims
  5. Rosuvastatin Calcium117 claims
  6. Metformin Hcl110 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.

The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 91.3 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score81.6
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%89.1
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Baylor College OF MedicineHouston, TX

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

Derek W. Meeks among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas

Derek W. Meeks, M.D. is one of 9,175 internal 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 2011, is newer than 60% of them.

  • NPI issued2011 · 60% of these records are older, 37% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2005 · median 2004 among the 6,088 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

1,488 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Houston

They are 1,488 of the 61,221 NPPES records with a practice address in Houston, and 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ketti Awad, MDHouston, TX 770301740284710
  2. Parikshet Babber, MDHouston, TX 770301114915816
  3. James Baker, MDHouston, TX 770301477549566
  4. Ana Blackmon, M.D.Houston, TX 770301962402446
  5. Maria Cruz-Carreras, MDHouston, TX 770301376533893
  6. Marina George, MDHouston, TX 770301780680009
  7. Barry Goodfriend, MDHouston, TX 770301588666218
  8. Betty Halpern, MDHouston, TX 770301942292685

Common questions

What is Derek W. Meeks, M.D.'s NPI number?

Derek W. Meeks, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245509231, issued on Dec 20, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Derek W. Meeks, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7200 Cambridge St Ste 8B, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 798-2500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Derek W. Meeks, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number P0854, 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 Derek W. Meeks, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Derek W. Meeks, M.D. had 4,308 Medicare Part D claims for 464 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Derek W. Meeks, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.3 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.

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