NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Derek Ian Skinner, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Lubbock, TX

Derek Ian Skinner, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Lubbock, Texas, and NPI 1255394920, issued on Apr 11, 2006. Check the license (Texas L8194, 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
1255394920
Name
Derek Ian Skinner
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
L8194 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
7601 Quaker Ave, Lubbock, TX 79424
Phone
(806) 725-9603
Enumerated
Apr 11, 2006
Record last updated
May 4, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(806) 725-9600
Medicaid ID
164626703 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040609000563); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Texas Tech University Health Science Center School Of Medicine, 2002
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 7601 Quaker Ave

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

  1. Raymond Collier, MDFamily Medicine Physician1710940408
  2. Steven Crow, MDFamily Medicine Physician1740244078
  3. Jack Dubose, MDFamily Medicine Physician1447217880
  4. Kinsey Edwards, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1023844289
  5. Karyss HeadFamily Nurse Practitioner1669125043
  6. Kerry Hendershot, MDFamily Medicine Physician1700849544

Verify Derek Ian Skinner 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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11.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024

40,367 Medicare Part D claims for 1,611 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims. 1,503 claims were for opioids.

  1. Derek Skinner40,367
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Levothyroxine Sodium2,404 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium1,485 claims
  3. Furosemide1,347 claims
  4. Potassium Chloride1,173 claims
  5. Gabapentin1,158 claims
  6. Eliquis1,129 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: $21.75

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. 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.

  1. Derek Skinner$21.75
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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

  1. Paratus Medical, IncLubbock, TX

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

Derek Ian Skinner among 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas

Derek Ian Skinner, MD 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
  • Graduated2002 · median 2004 among the 7,095 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2015 · 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).

170 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Lubbock

They are 170 of the 5,735 NPPES records with a practice address in Lubbock, and 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Charles Addington, DOLubbock, TX 794241508837790
  2. Shen Chen, MDLubbock, TX 794241508820820
  3. Raymond Collier, MDLubbock, TX 794241710940408
  4. Steven Crow, MDLubbock, TX 794241740244078
  5. Stephen Dalton, DOLubbock, TX 794241396748554
  6. Joseph Dixon, M.D.Lubbock, TX 794241891784641
  7. Samuel HaleLubbock, TX 794241851369185
  8. Patrick Hanford, DOLubbock, TX 794241669444592

Common questions

What is Derek Ian Skinner, MD's NPI number?

Derek Ian Skinner, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255394920, issued on Apr 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Derek Ian Skinner, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7601 Quaker Ave, Lubbock, TX, 79424. Phone: (806) 725-9603. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Derek Ian Skinner, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number L8194, 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 Ian Skinner, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Derek Ian Skinner, MD had 40,367 Medicare Part D claims for 1,611 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.