Dexter Godfrey Turnquest, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Houston, TX
Dexter Godfrey Turnquest, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1720081938, issued on May 23, 2005. Check the license (Texas H9485, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Dexter Godfrey Turnquest
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- H9485 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 17070 Red Oak Dr, Houston, TX 77090
- Phone
- (281) 444-8090
- Enumerated
- May 23, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jan 27, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (281) 444-8195
- Medicaid ID
- 122263002 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040908001052); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of South Florida College Of Medicine, 1989
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 17070 Red Oak Dr
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Verify Dexter Godfrey Turnquest in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license H9485Check 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 surgery physician in 2024
333 Medicare Part D claims for 142 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 122 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen89 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium35 claims
- Ozempic34 claims
- Tramadol Hcl31 claims
- Sucralfate27 claims
- Ondansetron Odt24 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: $10,743.78
32 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ethicon Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Dexter G Turnquest MD PAHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Dexter Godfrey Turnquest, M.D.'s NPI number?
Dexter Godfrey Turnquest, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720081938, issued on May 23, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Dexter Godfrey Turnquest, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 17070 Red Oak Dr, Houston, TX, 77090. Phone: (281) 444-8090. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Dexter Godfrey Turnquest, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number H9485, 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 Dexter Godfrey Turnquest, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Dexter Godfrey Turnquest, M.D. had 333 Medicare Part D claims for 142 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.