Diego C. Marines Copado, M.D.
Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician · Houston, TX
Diego C. Marines Copado, M.D. is a colon & rectal surgery physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1588891659, issued on Jun 16, 2009. Check the license (Texas Q4802, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Diego C. Marines Copado
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician 208C00000X
- License numbers
- Q4802 TX
BP10035355 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 18220 Tomball Pkwy, Houston, TX 77070
- Phone
- (281) 737-8465
- Enumerated
- Jun 16, 2009
- Record last updated
- Dec 19, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid IDs
- 350607301 TX
350607302 TX - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150914000319); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 18220 Tomball Pkwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Diego C. Marines Copado in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license Q4802Check 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% more Medicare Part D claims than the average colon & rectal surgery physician in 2024
203 Medicare Part D claims for 89 beneficiaries, against an average of 192 among the 1,836 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 21 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf68 claims
- Metronidazole43 claims
- Neomycin Sulfate42 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen17 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: $149,251.37
185 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 1,524 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,468.16 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
- Tmh Physician Associates PLLCHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Diego C. Marines Copado among 209 colon & rectal surgery physician records in Texas
Diego C. Marines Copado, M.D. is one of 209 colon & rectal surgery 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 2009, is newer than 65% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 65% of these records are older, 32% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 84% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2004 among the 174 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208C00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician providers in Texas
There are 209 colon & rectal surgery physician records in Texas.
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- Donald Butts, M.D.Houston, TX 770901336150119
- Lisa Chen, M.D.Houston, TX 770901508879669
- Jean Knapps, M.D.Houston, TX 770901851559728
Common questions
What is Diego C. Marines Copado, M.D.'s NPI number?
Diego C. Marines Copado, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588891659, issued on Jun 16, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Diego C. Marines Copado, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 18220 Tomball Pkwy, Houston, TX, 77070. Phone: (281) 737-8465. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Diego C. Marines Copado, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number Q4802, 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 Diego C. Marines Copado, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Diego C. Marines Copado, M.D. had 203 Medicare Part D claims for 89 beneficiaries; the average among colon & rectal surgery physician prescribers was 192. 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.